Thank you for applying to become an extended part of our family by welcoming a guardian dog into your family. Guardian dogs help ethical breeders to ensure each dog in our program has a loving family and the best care and attention to thrive and live their best life. It is a partnership, and we are here to walk alongside you through this journey.
Guardian dogs are carefully selected for their temperament and coat. They are the pick of their litter. They then join our breeding program providing they pass all their health tests at 16 weeks. As a guardian family you would need to be willing to bring the dog to us when they are required for breeding purposes, this could be to our property in Rochedale (South of Brisbane) or to one of our vets in Brisbane, we use a reproductive specialist vet (Queensland Veterinary Specialists) for our breeding.
Our female dogs have 2-3 litters each and once she has been retired (before five years old) she becomes your forever pet.
There are benefits and responsibilities to guardianship and we really want to find the right families for this opportunity.
Please see below what benefits and responsibilities are involved and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.
Benefits
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Pick of the litter for temperament and coat
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Deposit of $1000 rebated when retired (desexed at breeders’ expense)
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Lots of videos and updates on your pup and her litter as well as visits for snuggles
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Boarding for long weekends as we always like to have a close relationship with our pups
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Lots of support from us!
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Seeing your pups’ beautiful babies grow and make their families lives so much richer
Responsibilities
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Taking your dog to QVS for breeding purposes on specific heats
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Keeping them in a secure area when they come into season (usually every 6 – 9 months)
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Caring for your dog during pregnancy and bringing her to us 5 days before birth (approx. 63 days) Females
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Being prepared for your dog to stay with us while we care for her and her litter for 5-6 weeks (a lot of families find this a good time to book a holiday)
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your dog does not pass the health checks at 16 weeks the deposit will become the payment and full ownership will be given to the guardian.
We are very grateful for all our Guardians and will always do what we can to support you.
We look forward to taking this amazing journey together.