Guardinship Program

• Guardian homes must feed their puppy a high quality diet approved by us. Free from fillers, corn, and by-products. We are advocates for healthy nutrition and there is extensive research showing great health benefits and reduced chances of disease such as cancers and tumors, by feeding a well balanced diet.
• Guardian home is responsible for keeping the dog up to date on all vaccinations.
• We ask the family to practice safe handling of the dog. To not leave the dog outside if they are not at home. Don't let the dog sit in the back of an open pickup. Use a leash in public. Provide basic obedience training so the dog has manners. All things that should be done to protect your dog anyway.
• The guardian home is responsible for the transportation of the dog to us when needed for breeding, litters, or health testing. This is the most inconvenient part of the guardian responsibilities. Please think through this carefully. We can not meet families or pick up dogs ourselves. This is the guardian home responsibility and part of how they earn the dog through the program. We do expect that the dog only come to us within 1-2 days of when needed, and be picked up 1-2 days after they are ready to go. 
• Commit to in-person playdates and get together every 3 months.

• After all health tests are completed. 
• We will usually breed on the second heat. If a dog goes into heat at any time beyond 12 months, you must notify us immediately.  We would also like to be notified when your puppy has its first cycle, somewhere around 9-12 months of age, so we can have a calculated guess on when her next cycle will be.
• For males- Between 12-18 months dependent on the breed.

Typically between 55-63 days.

She will come to us between 7 - 9 days before she is due with her litter. This gives her time to settle into our house, get used to seeing the whelping box. It is important that she becomes very comfortable with being in our house and being with us all the time. We do not want the mom to feel threatened by us when she is getting ready to whelp. She will go home after the puppies are weaned.

• Pregnancy is actually very easy. I have a list of what happens each week during the development of puppies, and I give that to our guardian homes at the time we begin breeding. The dog may act a little more tired, or not eat normally for a few weeks. The last couple weeks of pregnancy she is usually becoming more hungry and sleeps more as time progresses. Otherwise, normal activity is typical and it is important to continue with walking the dog right up to the end. This helps during delivery. Being in shape is always best. Normal play and romping and running during the first half of pregnancy is great. After that, we limit activity to walks on a leash and no ball chasing type of activities.
• No chemicals may be given during pregnancy. We have to be notified immediately of any illness or injury so we can be involved in determining how she is treated.

• While the dog is in guardian's care and home, any illness or injury that happens is their financial responsibility. We must be involved in treatment plans and know what is going on and determining medications, but the family is responsible for those expenses. 

• The guardian home pays for any normal care items. Food, dishes, leashes, beds, normal vaccinations or wormings, flea meds, heartworm meds, toys, grooming needs etc. If the dog needs meds due to worms, illness, infection or anything unrelated to pregnancy, it is the guardian’s responsibility to pay for those expenses.
• We pay for all expenses related to health testing for breeding purposes, all breeding expenses and litter expenses.

• We contract for four litters. We may only breed three or two, or one, but we have the option of four. We are concerned for the well-being of our program dogs. If we find that the girl has problems with deliveries or it would be unhealthy for them to breed again, we will stop the breeding program with her and she will be yours.
• For males, this will vary based on each individual agreement.

• Guardian homes must feed their puppy a high quality diet approved by us. Free from fillers, corn, and by-products. We are advocates for healthy nutrition and there is extensive research showing great health benefits and reduced chances of disease such as cancers and tumors, by feeding a well balanced diet.
• Guardian home is responsible for keeping the dog up to date on all vaccinations.
• We ask the family to practice safe handling of the dog. To not leave the dog outside if they are not at home. Don't let the dog sit in the back of an open pickup. Use a leash in public. Provide basic obedience training so the dog has manners. All things that should be done to protect your dog anyway.
• The guardian home is responsible for the transportation of the dog to us when needed for breeding, litters, or health testing. This is the most inconvenient part of the guardian responsibilities. Please think through this carefully. We can not meet families or pick up dogs ourselves. This is the guardian home responsibility and part of how they earn the dog through the program. We do expect that the dog only come to us within 1-2 days of when needed, and be picked up 1-2 days after they are ready to go. 
• Commit to in-person playdates and get together every 3 months.

• We pay for the spay surgery after the girl has had time to recover from the last litter and have her hormone levels return to normal. This is usually about 2 months after puppies are weaned. 
• For males, we will pay for the neuter once the contract is expired.

• Committing to being a guardian home means you are committing to stay within 1 hour of State 48 Doodles and Yorkies until your dog has completed his/her contract and ownership has been transferred to you.
• If you decide to move out of these boundaries you must inform us immediately and we will discuss options. If you're moving too far we will have to place the dog in a new guardian home or possible option to continue in program as long as dog is still delivered to us for breeding and whelping. 

• Yes! We compensate our guardian home owners for their time and commitment to our program with a monetary bonus after each litter.