I believe a family dog member completes a home. There are many wonderful breeds, and I have breed Standard Poodles and trained them in agility...but, I was looking for the crown jewel. The Doodles were everything that I was looking for: smart, standard size, athletic and loving.
My genetic health guarantee is to 3rd birthday. So, your part is to take your new guy or gal to the Vet within 48 hours (yes, you will have to make an appointment before pick-up) or 72 hours, if traveling more than 6 hours to your destination.
What my guarantee covers: any congenital anomalies that were playing hide-n-seek (not visible birth-to-new home) but, caused an organ to fail; a genetic disease (that decided to partner-up and become dominate) that was NOT "disclosed" to me by a prior breeder; a "poor" OFA hip & elbow report with hip-dysplasia tested before 25 months old. *besides the OFA report, any genetic mutation expressed MUST have two Vet's opinions with xrays & blood-work.
What my guarantee does NOT cover: parvo (48 hours after leaving my sanitized puppy room), distemper, rabies, worms, coronavirus, a retained testicle (unless we have agreed to full registration rights because neutering will remove it), ear infections, cancer, double teeth, cross & under & over-bite, missing teeth, coat color & style, weight, height, nose or eye color fading, tail length, aggression, chewing, swallowing objects, barking, nipping, excessive licking, potty training issues, food allergies, bloat, separation anxiety (some dogs take awhile), hepatitis, diabetes due to poor diet; sudden death without a postmortem necropsy report by a Vet...hmmm, I think that sums it up!
Any of the "covered" medical conditions expressed by 3rd birthday or by 25 months old for hip-dysplasia, you will refunded the full price paid (I am not covering your vaccines, food costs, misc) towards the Vet care.
Doodles are a newer hybrid of canines, which many genetic diseases have not be fully documented; to minimize the recessive and dominate diseases, when available breeders need to run tests based on looking at the lineage of the parent's tests and their breed standards. This is expensive.
I am not a geneticist or veterinarian.
Due to my extensive testing, my breeding program has been invited to "Premier Breeders Goldendoodles & Labradoodles" you can NOT buy your way onto their elite list of breeders. http://www.goldendoodle-labradoodle.org/goldendoodle-labradoodle-breeders-kennels/#nevada
WHAT TESTS YOU ASK:
OFA hips/elbows (see certificates on website/some pending publication with OFA), Cardiac & CERF & Thyroid; NORMAL or GOOD or CLEAR
CLEAR or NEGATIVE or NORMAL: Thyroid disease, DMD-Dystrophin Muscular Dystrophy, DM-Degenerated Myelopathy, PRA (GR-PRA2)-Progressive Retinal Atrophy, vWD-von Willebrand Disease, EIC-Exercised induced Collapse and Addisons.
Lots of LOVE & Doodle KISSES,
Wendy, Dexter, Piper & Skylar