Guardian Homes

Guardian homes allow us to expand our breeding program while giving our dogs the best life they can have. All our dogs are raised in family homes and kept out of a kennel environment

A Guardian Home

As a Guardian home, you get a quality, pick of the litter puppy free of charge, and you become that puppy's forever home. Hartland Doodles retain breeding rights, starting at sexual maturity and for females ending up to 4 litters. Male dogs contracts are a little different and they are bred on an "as needed' basis,

Things to Consider

*Guardians of females have to deal with heat cycles and keeping their girl protected from unwanted males Guardians of females will also have to be comfortable being away from their dog for extended periods

of time, usually 2 months each litter.

*Guardian homes will need to be within a 60 minute drive of Auckland for picking up and dropping off for health testing, vet visits, breeding and whelping

*Be prepared for a home visit and provide references prior to puppy being placed in your care

*Keep the dog safe and contained at all times (fenced back yard)

*Provide basic training like leash training,and basic obedience

*Keep the dog free of matting and have the dog groomed every 8 weeks

*No plans of relocating in the next 5 years

*Take the dog to our vet for vet care. Hartland Doodles pays for any breeding related pet care but you pay for all routine, pet related vet expenses as you would with any typical pet dog.

*Hartland Doodles are waiving the purchase price of the dog in exchange

for a service-you must be willing to communicate and co0rordinate with us during their time in our program, and be dedicated to providing a safe, loving home for the lifetime of the dog.

We are looking for Guardian homes for Bernese Mountain Dogs & Bernedoodles 2023/2024