About Lovedale Australian Labradoodles
All puppies are born in our houses and raised with our families. We are extremely passionate about placing the right puppy with the correct family mix, which we allocate once we have completed temperament testing and believe this to be paramount in our decision making. We also provide boarding and training services and work especially with therapy and facility dogs for schools and workplaces alongside our responsible breeding practice.
Approximate puppy price: $4,000 AUD
Association number: B000691200
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We’re registered with RightPaw. If you would like to be on our puppy waitlist, please follow the link below. If you have previously submitted an application, please follow the link to submit another one and note that you will NOT lose your place on the waitlist.
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Our Breeding Practices
Behaviour and socialisation
We follow the Puppy Culture Program, and more recently follow “Badass Breeder” which we love and recommend to new owners. These programmes we believe are well structured to start early neurological stimulation from a few days post birth until the puppies leave us at 8 weeks of age. The puppies are then at the stage where they are equipped with beginning their training and socialisation foundations. We do lots of work on healthy socialisation, positive reinforcement, enrichment, exposure/desensitisation which forms a big part of our professional background as dog trainers.
Health
Our breeding dogs are all hip and elbow scored, Orivet DNA tested with complete healthy breed profiles. All our puppy owners will be provided with a full DNA profile of parents plus a video of the parents being scanned for microchip numbers so that you can check hip and elbow scoring against the said parents. We feed our dogs a high quality raw diet and give them plenty of daily regular exercise. We also assess each breeding dogs temperament and will never breed from dogs who display anxieties or other undesirable traits.
Home environment
Both our homes/kennels are built on acreage and are fully air conditioned with individual dog pens containing quality beds, enrichment, TV’s and radios. Our dogs are socialised around other dogs, cats and farm animals including chicken, horses and alpacas. Our pregnant females give birth in designated whelping spaces inside our homes and we raise our puppies inside the home to keep a watchful eye on their health and early development. We have set up puppy specific yards outside with slides, ball/sand/water pits and climbing frames for their enrichment.
Included with our puppies
Our puppy pack contains birth certificate, vaccination and worming records, information on training, diet, grooming and exercise guidelines. We provide a toy, grooming comb, car seat belt, some treats and a long lasting chew. Throughout their development we send photos and updates and offer a lifetime dog guarantee on supporting you and your dog with ongoing advice and help. We also offer access to our training workshops.
Health tests
Core tests
We conduct 3 core health tests which we believe are most important for the Australian Labradoodle.
Canine Elliptocytosis (Genetic Test)
Canine Elliptocytosis is a rare genetic disease causing the red blood cells to be abnormally elliptical in shape, rather than round. It generally does not cause a clinical problem to affected dogs, but puppies may be mildly anaemic and smaller than others. There is a DNA test available to identify if a breeding dog is carrying this disease.
Hip Dysplasia (Physical Test)
We have had x-rays taken on our breeding dogs to assess their ‘hip score’. Dogs with low hip scores have better hips and are less likely to develop problems in the future. Most large and medium sized dog breeds benefit from hip scoring to ensure they are unlikely to pass hereditary hip problems on to their puppies.
PRA (Genetic Test)
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) in dogs is a type of genetic eye disease causing deterioration of the retina and eventually, blindness. There are a variety of sub-types of PRA, which can occur in various breeds. There are various DNA tests available to identify whether a breeding dog is carrying this condition.
Additional tests
We conduct 13 additional tests available for the Australian Labradoodle.
Cystinuria (Genetic Test)
This condition mainly affects Newfoundlands although other breeds can be affected. It is a genetic condition which results in the production of kidney and bladder stones. There is a DNA test available to confirm that breeding dogs are not carrying this condition.
Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) (Genetic Test)
This is a disease affecting the spinal cord of older dogs, initially causing wobbliness and eventually hindlimb paralysis. It can affect a wide range of breeds. There is now a DNA test that can indicated if a breeding dog is carrying this disease.
EIC (Genetic Test)
Elbow Dysplasia (Physical Test)
These breeders have had x-rays taken on their breeding dogs to assess the quality of their elbow joints. Dogs with very low ‘elbow scores’ are less likely to develop elbow problems in the future and less likely to pass hereditary elbow problems on to their puppies.
HNPK (Genetic Test)
Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis (HNPK) is a genetic condition that can affect Labradors. It causes very dry and crusty skin around the nose that predisposes to infections. There is a DNA test available to determine whether a breeding dog is carrying this condition.
HUU (Genetic Test)
MPS (Genetic Test)
Myotubular Myopathy X-Linked (Genetic Test)
X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is an inherited muscle disease causing severe, progressive muscle atrophy in puppies. Affected puppies are small and lack coordination. Within weeks, the puppies may have difficulty holding their head up or standing and may collapse after exertion. There is a DNA test available to identify whether a breeding dog might be carrying this condition.
Narcolepsy (Genetic Test)
Narcolepsy is a genetic disease which causes affected animals to fall asleep suddenly following periods of excitement, such a feeding or play. These dogs might collapse and appear drowsy or might completely fall asleep. They usually grow out of the condition after about one year of age. There is a DNA test available to identify if a breeding dog is carrying this condition.
Neonatal Encephalopathy (Genetic Test)
Neonatal Encephalopathy (NE) is a brain disease that can occur in Standard Poodle puppies. There is a DNA test available to identify whether a breeding dog is carrying this condition.
PKD (Genetic Test)
Skeletal Dysplasia (Genetic Test)
VWD-1 (Genetic Test)
Transportation options
Our puppies can be transported to their new homes anywhere in Australia.
Getting your puppy home
We support the following options for getting your new puppy home safely.
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In person puppy pick up
Meet us in person for puppy pick ups -
Ground transport service
We can assist in arranging transport by car -
Domestic air travel by plane
We can assist in arranging domestic air transport by plane
