Where can a Guardian Home live?

As part of our guardian home programme, we kindly request that you reside within a 90-minute drive from Moira, Northern Ireland.

This allows for reasonable accessibility for regular visits and essential care for the dog.

Additionally, we require a commitment from you that you will not plan to move beyond a 90-minute distance from us during the dog's breeding career. This commitment ensures the utmost care and continuity for our beloved Australian Labradoodles.

What is the Cost Involved to Be a Guardian Family?

Our Guardian Dog Programme offers a unique opportunity to welcome a top-quality Australian Labradoodle into your home at a significantly reduced cost. Rather than paying the full pet price, guardian families receive the pick of the litter – hand-selected by us for their exceptional temperament and structure – and become a valued part of the N.I ALD community.

What We Cover

At Northern Ireland Australian Labradoodles, we cover all breeding-related expenses, including:

• Health testing

• Reproductive care

• Travel for matings (if required)

• Whelping and postnatal care (for females)

• Annual care plan, including vaccinations, flea and worming treatments

• Initial puppy training, either 1:1 or a puppy class, depending on location

What You Cover

As a guardian, you are responsible for:

• Daily care, including high-quality food, regular grooming, and general wellbeing

• Emergency veterinary treatment, if required

• Ongoing socialisation, training, and exercise

Additional Guardian Benefits

We believe being a guardian family should be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. As part of our commitment to you and your dog, we also provide:

• Access to a private Guardian Group Chat for support and updates

• Regular meet-ups with other guardian families

• Thoughtful gifts throughout the year, including a financial token of appreciation each time your guardian dog participates in a planned breeding.

• Free boarding for your guardian dog when you go on holiday

This mutually beneficial arrangement ensures our breeding dogs live happy, enriched lives in loving family homes while maintaining the highest standards of ethical breeding. In return, you gain an exceptional companion, ongoing breeder support, and the opportunity to be part of something truly special.

What are the requirements?

• Be prepared for a home-visit and provide references prior to the dog/puppy being placed in your care.

• Must be a non-smoking home.

• Attend puppy obedience and socialisation class, and provide proper socialisation with adults, children, and other animals. 

• Crate train your puppy.

• Maintain a schedule that does not require you to leave the dog home alone for long periods of time (4 hours max).

• Feed our recommended diet - Raw.

• Keep your dog well-brushed and attend the groomers every 6-8 weeks.

• Monitor the dog regularly and inform us immediately when the dog is in season.

• Communicate regularly with us about the well-being and health of the dog.

• Finally and most importantly provide the dog with lots of love and affection!

What Are the Benefits of Becoming a Guardian Family?

Our Guardian Home Programme isn’t the right fit for everyone, and we fully respect that. However, for the families who do choose to be part of it, the experience is truly special. You’ll have the opportunity to join us on the journey of ethical breeding and share in the joy of seeing your much-loved dog bring beautiful, well-raised puppies into the world.

As a guardian family, you’ll receive a top-quality, pick of the litter Australian Labradoodle puppy, chosen specifically for their outstanding health, temperament, and structure – all at a significantly reduced cost compared to a pet puppy.

Additional Benefits Include:

• All breeding-related costs covered by us, including health testing, reproductive care, and whelping

• Puppy and annual vaccines (including flea and worming treatments) fully covered during your dog’s breeding career

• Professional puppy training supported financially by us from the start

• Free boarding in our home whenever you’re away – no need for kennels

• Ongoing breeder support and inclusion in our Guardian Family community

• Thoughtful gifts throughout the year, including a financial thank-you for each planned breeding your guardian dog participates in

But perhaps the most rewarding part of all is knowing that you are helping bring happy, healthy puppies into the world – and seeing them go on to enrich the lives of families across the country.

Becoming a guardian means more than just owning a dog – it means becoming part of something meaningful. If this sounds like the right fit for your home, we’d love to hear from you.