Family Guardian Homes
Pick of the Litter Puppy
An exceptional example of the Australian Labradoodle at no charge to yourselves
Fully Health Tested
Peace of mind that your is puppy extensively and regularly screened and Health tested funded by Kelsey House
Generous Puppy Bonus
We truly appreciate your involvement & support so feel its only right that you are rewarded for that.
Support & Training
Ongoing support to raise your puppy and additional training in welfare, breeding, diet and grooming
Why use guardian homes?
For us to achieve our breed development goals, we need to have a number of dogs in our programme which can be more than we have the space for in our home.
Australian Labradoodles are companion dogs, very sociable and people oriented and don't do well outside a family environment so to give them the best possible life a Family Guardian home provides us with the perfect solution.
A Family Guardian home enables our puppies with the potential and qualities to join our programme to live with selected families, and participate in our breeding programme for a set period of time.
The Guardian home is entrusted with an important part of our breeding programme and a relationship of honesty and trust is essential for its success. The guardian puppy is part of the Guardian Families home forever, whilst breeding rights are retained by Kelsey house for an agreed period of time. ​​​
There are many benefits including a ‘pick of litter’ puppy with no purchase cost for the puppy to join your Family. The puppy will live with you and enjoy life as your family pet with all the normal responsibilities it brings as for any pet; food, toys, routine vaccinations, insurance etc. Kelsey House is responsible for all costs related to breeding healthcare.
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In brief once the puppy reaches maturity we complete the required health screening and If all meets our standards they join our breeding programme once the girl has reached the minimum of eighteen months or older (normally nearer to 2 years) dependent upon her season cycle.
A breeding girl would have a maximum of 3 litters, as long as all goes well. Normal breeding cycle would mean that your girl would stay or visit Kelsey House for mating typically 3-5 days, and then return to us one week before expected delivery date with the expectation that she would stay at Kelsey House until her puppies are weaned fully or leaving to join their new families at 8 weeks of age (spending approximately 2 months with us as a breeder per litter) This cycle would be repeated annually for three mating’s total meaning the girl will retire around 5 years of age.​
At this point the girl will be spayed (paid for by Kelsey house) and all ownership will be passed to the family and they will continue to live out their life with you as, I’m sure, a much loved family pet.
​The process is the same as puppy selection, a completed application form would be required followed by an informal chat, then a visit to meet us and our lovely lot if we both think we would suit each other and wish to proceed.
We would like our families keep in close contact with us and visit occasionally to maintain familiarity and follow certain guidelines with regard to diet, exercise and grooming.
If you are interested in becoming a guardian for one of our puppies please complete the Puppy form and select "Guardian homes" as the option to "what do you plan on using your puppy for?"