Big News!  We are VERY excited to report that we have “leased” this litter from retired and highly esteemed Riverbend Labradoodles! What does leasing mean? Leasing is when a breeder such as us, takes a pregnant mother from another TRUSTED breeder and takes over the whelping process as well as the responsibility for the sale of all puppies in the litter in exchange for a fee to the owner of the pregnant dog.  Why do breeders lease? Because it presents a very unique opportunity to secure a potential future breeder from a litter that is outside of a breeder’s bloodlines by keeping the “pick of the litter” for testing.  So if we LOVE the parents of the litter, this is something we have done about once per year for the last several years.  I expect the puppies to be large mini to small-medium in size (25-30 lbs). The mother of this litter (Hattie) is from a GREAT bloodline that we know quite well!  Her half sister was our very first breeding dog (Summertime- now retired) and we’d love to get that bloodline back…which is why we chose to lease this litter. The father of the leased litter is Banner, who is our Mellie’s father and we LOVE our Mellie! Additionally, the Grandfather of the leased litter is Clark, who is the father of another one of our favorite retired breeders (Lulu).  As you can see, we KNOW the parents and Grandparents of this litter well and we have very high expectations for Hattie’s puppies. Hattie has been with us since July 3rd and we are obsessed with her temperament! 

This is a great opportunity to get in on a litter that is expected to produce breeder quality puppies! 

Please complete an application to be added to our interest list or to deposit and reserve your pup from an upcoming litter.  

Vivy and Mojo’s puppies are expected to be born on September 5th. We are expecting them to mature between 20-32 lbs. The puppies will go home or start training at 8 weeks of age, which will be October 31st. (Visit the trained dogs page and click on the green button for training option information if interested.)

Vivy is a gorgeous red girl with a mellow heart and the sweetest soul. She weighs about 27 pounds, but it’s her gentle presence that makes the biggest impression. Vivy has this calm, easygoing way about her. Vivy isn’t a high energy activity seeking girl; she’s more of a lean-in-and-sigh kind of lady. Her coat is a beautiful reddish color and very soft to the touch. She’s the kind of dog who reminds you to slow down and take a breath. She’s steady, loving, and full of quiet magic, the kind of companion who doesn’t need to do much to fill your heart completely.

Mojo is a 15 pound boy that can be described with no better word than JOY! We don’t think there is a dog on the planet that is so expressive in communicating that he adores you… and by you…we mean every single person he comes in contact with. Everyone instantly falls in love with Mojo. His coat is super soft, and his love of ear rubs makes him melt in your hands. Mojo’s favorite thing to do is sneak up quietly and set his chin right on your shoulder or chest to wait to be petted. He is small and cute, but not too small to jump up and catch a frisbee right out of the air. He’s a go anywhere and do anything kind of guy.

Please note that 32 lb Rocky was also used as a “dual-sire” on this litter. Rocky can best be described as a true gentleman. We are VERY excited about seeing his temperament passed along and truly hope to find puppies sired by Rocky in this litter. 

What is a dual-sired litter? It’s when more than one stud is used during the Mother’s fertile period of time. Why do we dual-sire? A breeder will dual-sire when testing out a new stud who has not yet “proven” himself by producing offspring just yet. This gives us opportunity for him to “prove” himself without risking that we will miss the heat cycle if he is not yet fertile…so a second stud is used as “backup.” 
That said, we won’t know until after the puppies are here whether Rocky has indeed “proven” himself and if the puppies are Rocky’s or Mojo’s (Mojo was used in artificial insemination with Vivy as our primary stud). How do we know who the father is and how will we predict size without knowing who the father is? DNA testing! We will DNA test the newborn puppies and make sure the pedigrees clearly mark the true sire of each puppy. Additionally, shortly after birth I will be able to predict the size and very likely the father based on each puppy’s weight, since Mojo and Rocky are different sizes. Additionally, if we get any parti puppies (mostly white with spots like Mojo) those will definitely be Mojo’s since Rocky doesn’t carry for parti. Sizes could include both mini and medium. Colors could include red, caramel, apricot, chocolate, black parti (mostly white with colored spots of any of the previously mentioned colors). 

Please complete a puppy application on our website if you are interested in this litter!