GUARDIAN OPPORTUNITIES
Have you ever considered becoming a Guardian Home for Fleury Farm Doodles?
We are always accepting Guardian Home Applications for some amazing adult dogs, and future puppies. If you think you’d be a great fit, read about our Guardian Home Program below and fill out an application today!
THE PROGRAM
Fleury Farm Doodles works hard to provide the best for our adult breeding dogs who serve as loving members of our family. In order to give these dogs the best possible home life while being able to expand and produce the best possible puppies, we like to limit the number of dogs we have living in our home. We are now offering a guardian program where qualified families will receive a puppy or adult dog while we retain the breeding rights, or he/she may be a retired breeding dog. The Guardian fee is $500.
Guardian families are expected to provide the best possible care for their new puppy/dog physically and financially. We will cover all costs associated with breeding and care for/own all litters produced by guardian family dogs. Basically, you will get an adorable dog to add to your family and we get to use him or her in our breeding program. Pretty simple! Guardian dogs will remain your forever family pet but will come to us a few times a year to sire/whelp their litters, unless or until they have been retired from our program. In this case, we will have them spayed/neutered before sending them home with their guardian family to be loved and cared for for the rest of their life.
QUALIFICATIONS
Guardian families must have:
A fenced yard
Previous experience with owning a dog or puppy, or have adequate knowledge on caring for a dog or puppy
Must be a good fit for a guardian dog
Secure pet insurance on their guardian dog/puppy
Guardian families must be able to:
Provide a puppy/dog with proper health care, nutrition, and exercise
Properly train (both professionally and at home) and socialize a puppy/dog with appropriate tools and methods
Keep up with grooming (both professionally and at home) including regular brushing/bathing
Guardian families of intact dogs must live within 60 miles of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, or within 120 miles of Knoxville, TN.
OWNING AN INTACT MALE GUARDIAN DOG
Once your dog is of age, has passed all of his health testing, and is ready to breed (whenever he has matured), our male dogs will spend a few days with us at a time when needed during breeding, typically a few times a year. Guardians must be able to keep male dogs away from un-spayed female dogs in heat. Males retire at around the age of 5-7. After retirement the male will be neutered and continue to live the remainder of his life with his guardian family.
OWNING AN INTACT FEMALE GUARDIAN DOG
Once your dog has experienced at least one heat cycle and has passed all of her health testing, our female dogs will spend a few days with us at a time when needed during breeding. Females are bred yearly every 6-7 months for several years. She would come to Knoxville, Tennessee or Elizabeth City, NC for breeding, return to the guardian home until a few weeks before whelping, and return to the guardian home after weaning 5-6 weeks later. Guardians must be able to keep their female dogs in heat away from intact male dogs. After retirement the female will be spayed and continue to live the remainder of her life with her guardian family.
Other requirements:
For Doodles: We ask that you let the puppy’s coat grow out until around 6-12 months, although hair around the face, on the belly, and under the tail must be kept trimmed. Brushing and bathing should be done regularly.
We ask that you allow us to make arrangements to pick up the puppy/dog throughout various stages in its life to get photos taken to display on our website/social media channels, until they are retired.
Guardian dogs we are still breeding are to be kept on a healthy diet at all times, including feeding our chosen food brand and any required supplements.
Guardian families are required to take their puppy/dog to the vet for annual vaccines and whatever else is needed (except for breeding related visits).
Some of our Guardian Dogs will be registered with either the AKC or CKC. Those dogs must keep their given names, although we will work with families of guardian puppies on selecting a name that he/she will answer to.
Guinness, affectionately known as “Guinny,” is our affectionate, funny and smart mini Goldendoodle stud, thoughtfully selected to pair with our beautiful Freya. We anticipate his adult weight to be between 18–22 pounds, making him an ideal size for both companionship and versatility. Since he will be a part of our breeding program, whoever the lucky family is to bring him home will need to be prepared for an intact male who will need to make visits back to Camden, NC for one, possibly two, breedings a year for the next year or two, so his family must live within 75 miles of Camden, NC.
Guinny has undergone comprehensive genetic health testing and is clear of all breed-relevant conditions, giving us great confidence in the health and quality he will pass on to future generations.
Temperament-wise, he is everything we hope for—calm, well-mannered, and easygoing, yet playful and full of joy. He thrives in new environments, adapts beautifully to new people and experiences, and shows a strong eagerness to learn. Most of all, Guinny loves to be close—always ready to snuggle up and soak in every bit of affection.
He is available now. Please read through the information on this page and complete the application if you are interested in this special boy.
Belle Velvet, aka Belvie, is our beautiful 42-lb AKC-registered Poodle and future foundation girl from our beloved Bonaparte and Marseille pairing. She beautifully combines the best qualities of both of these exceptional Poodles, resulting in a truly stunning girl with an outstanding temperament and structure. Belvie is one of our future mamas for Fleury Farm Doodles’ Whoodle program, and we couldn’t be more excited about the wonderful puppies she will bring to future families. Since she will remain an intact female she will need to go to an approved home within 200 miles of Knoxville, TN.
She has the sweetest personality wrapped up in a playful, spunky spirit that keeps everyone smiling. Belle Velvet absolutely loves people and thrives on attention, affection, and being part of the action. She is incredibly social, confident, and loving with both adults and children, making her the perfect combination of fun companion and gentle family dog.
Beyond her excellent health, Belvie possesses the intelligence, trainability, and affectionate temperament that make Poodles such beloved companions.
She is available now. Please read through the information on this page and complete the application if you are interested in this special girl.
Bonaparte has been our amazing, tried and true, BEAUTIFUL, moyen sized, merle AKC poodle stud for the past 5 years. He will still be a part of our breeding program, so whoever the lucky family is to bring him home will need to be prepared for an intact male who will need to make visits back to Knoxville for one, possibly two, breedings a year for the next year or two, so his family must live within 200 miles of Knoxville, TN.
Bonaparte is affectionate, playful, smart, and intuitive. He loves to run and play, and is always up for a ride in the car, or a snuggle on the couch.
He is available right now. Please read through the information on this page and complete the application if you are interested in this special boy.