GUARDIAN HOME
REQUIREMENTS

Own your home, this is necessary to ensure stability.

Maintain a secure, fenced in yard (potential exceptions considered).

Keep the dog off grounds where other dogs frequent, such as dog parks and pet stores, until the puppy is fully vaccinated at 16 weeks.

Teach basic commands such as sit, lay down, no, leave it, etc. as well as how to walk calmly and politely on a leash.

Potty train and crate train your dog.

Be willing and able to socialize the dog with other dogs as well as other people (both adults and children).

Must be willing and able to train with the use of positive reinforcement only.

Have the dog as an indoor pet (always), and never allow them to stay outside for extended periods of time unattended.

Provide adequate exercise such as daily walks, as well as proper mental stimulation.

Must be able to communication, co-operate and collaborate with the breeder effectively and realize that the dog may need to come to the breeder on short notice at times.

In the case of a female dog, you must familiarize yourself with the signs and be able to identify when the female enters her heat cycle and notify the breeder immediately. *The female heat cycle can last up to 3 weeks at which time you may need to use doggy diapers.

Take care of regular pet related expenses such as vaccinations, deworming, and grooming and keep this up to date.  *Any expenses related to the breeding of the dog would be the breeder's responsibility, as well as spaying or neutering the dog upon their retirement from the program.

Feed the parent dog high quality food to ensure optimal health of dog as well as any future litters they produce.  *We stock high quality food for our dogs and would provide you with this at a discounted price should you choose to stick with the food we use.

Understand that the dog would have to come and stay with us as needed throughout the year.  We will explain this in more detail when we talk about male and female guardians below.

Maintain a grooming schedule every 6-8 weeks as well as brushing and nail clipping between grooms.

Provide Dynamic Doodles NL with monthly photo updates of the dog.

If the parent dog is a female, she would need to be kept away from any intact males during her heat cycle and alternatively any intact males in our breeding program would need to be kept away from any outside females that are in heat.

Breeder must be notified immediately if the dog becomes ill or is involved in an accident.

Guardian family must be willing to sign a detailed contract agreeing to the above.