News from Prince Edward County's Waring Creek Farm

JAZZ IS PREGNANT!!! An ultrasound performed today (March 7, 2010) has confirmed at least seven 3 week old embryos - all with strong heartbeats. We will now be taking reservations. Our policy is first come first serve. The first deposit received by us will get first pick, and so on.

Below is an ultrasound image taken today. The calipers measuring the length of one of Jazz's pups.The black is the amniotic fluid surrounding the puppy.

The embryo measures 1.57 cm. If this was a human embryo it would be about 12 weeks old. But this embryo is only 3 weeks old. The total gestational period for a dog is about 62 days -- so this pup will be born in about 7 weeks It has a lot of developing to do in such a short period of time. . The pups will be due around April 10th. Then 7-8 weeks later they will be ready to go to their new homes -- at the end of May. That is a perfect time to have a new puppy!

A little bit about Jazz. This great dog, is our newest member of our pack. Jazz is a wonderful apricot standard poodle. Her colouring is a warm gold, very similar our Golden Retriever's colour. She is literally a "French" poodle, as Jazz was born in Quebec City.

Jazz is a smart, smart poodle who loves extremes. She loves to cuddle on the couch with you, but loves, loves, loves to run with you in the fields. Jazz and Joe will be expecting their first pups in April, 2010.

 

General Information

Goldendoodles combine the best characteristics of a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. A Standard Poodle + Golden Retriever combo creates a dog that has less inherited disease and less shedding, while retaining the kind dispositions, intelligence and people-friendly traits of the classic breeds.

Our Goldendoodles are First-Generation hybrids (known as F-1’s), which means each parent is a purebred and the puppies are a First-Generation crossbreed.

We non-registered breeders are often regarded disparagingly by professional kennels as “back-yard breeders.” We don't take offense to the term. We believe it is much better to get a pup that has been raised in a home (not outside in a kennel) and has spent its formative first few weeks in a loving, nurturing environment.

Our dogs are members of our family. They live, work and travel with us. The puppy nursery is in our front hall, where the pups have a direct line of sight to our every move in the house. As a result, the pups are highly socialized and focused on people by the time they go home. They are used to the sounds of a busy household. They are also exposed to other dogs besides their mom, and cats, too. We know (because we’ve seen with our own eyes) how these early social conditions produce beautifully well-adjusted family pets.

Because they are hybrids, it’s difficult to predict exactly which physical characteristics of the parents the pups will have. But there is one certainty: they will share their parents’ kind, smart and loving eagerness-to-please. And they will make beautiful, family pets.

Below are our dogs: From left to right: Jax, our old faithful yellow lab. Joe, the 4 year old father of our Goldendoodles. JIll, our gorgeous white Standard Poodle.