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Guardianship

This is a temporary shared custody program. It is an affordable way to have one of our best Goldendoodles for your family. But it's much more than a free puppy. And as a Guardian family, you are much more than a guardian. You are the heartbeat of our program. You are partnering with us to make this the most ethical way to bless other families with puppies. How? It's assurance that every single dog is someone's loved-on pet, living a normal day-to-day life, and is only in our program for a brief time to bring love to others through their precious puppies. When a dog is someone's treasured pet, it goes without saying that he or she is never kenneled and never retired and given away after lengthy and exhaustive years in a breeding program.

To this end, we interview to place the pick-of-the litter pups in forever homes with loving families while Beechwood Goldendoodles retains breeding rights. This means the dog will stay in your home and ultimately be YOUR family pet. Your commitment means that these dogs will experience the joy of everyday life while also sharing their love with other families. Beechwood Goldendoodles pays for all health testing, all breeding expenses, and eventually spaying or neutering. The dog’s normal daily pet expenses are paid by you, the Guardian family.

So, how exactly does it work? When your female is in heat, or we need your male to breed to a female, your dog will come back to Beechwood Goldendoodles for breeding. Then the female comes back again for whelping, and is with us for about six weeks. 

When breeding obligations are fulfilled, full ownership passes to you.  Each female will be bred four to five times. Males may be needed for several more years, but will only need to be away from their families a couple of days at a time and not too often during the year. 

If it is determined that the guardian dog is not needed for our breeding program when he or she comes of age, the contract is dissolved.  If your family moves more than 100 miles from the breeder during joint custody, the contract is dissolved and the current pet price, or percentage based on time remaining in program, must be paid for the guardian dog, and he or she must be spayed or neutered. If Beechwood Goldendoodles as the breeder determines that the guardian dog is necessary to continue our breeding program, then other arrangements can be met for his or her return to Beechwood Goldendoodles for the period of time needed to breed. Contract terms can be modified and altered to meet an individual need or situation. The dog must be kept healthy, on prescription heart worm meds, up-to-date on vaccinations and well-groomed. 

If we feel that the terms of the contract are not being met by the guardianship family, we retain the right to take possession of the guardian dog and return him or her to Beechwood Goldendoodles. 

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