Ausm Labradoodles
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Doodles on Duty
My husband and I began a search in the fall of 2004 for a service dog to assist my husband (C5-C6 quadriplegic, due to a motorcycle accident in 2001) in his daily activities. Being partial to Labrador Retrievers, I began to search for organizations that used Labs in their training programs. My husband, on the other hand, was interested in a non-shedding breed in order to minimize all the extra housework for me associated with a shedding dog (he’s such a sweetie!). I searched for a while in vain for the perfect dog, but then "Voila!" I found the answer to our dreams, the Australian Labradoodle! Because we were unable to find a service dog organization that trained Labradoodles exclusively, we knew our chances would be slim for Matt to be matched with a Labradoodle as there are no allergy problems in our family. Well, we decided to take matters into our own hands: Our first goal was to train our own service dog for Matt. Our vision is to develop a training organization for Labradoodle assistance dogs. Our mission is to produce a superior line of Labradoodles much like the founder of the breed, Wally Conran of Australia, with an extraordinary talent for assisting people with disabilities. The beginning of our first dream came true when we brought seven-week-old Down Under’s Scooby Doodle Doo home to live with us in May, 2005. Since then, Scooby has exceeded our wildest expectations! He has developed into a wonderful service dog, a true testament to his breed. The only problems Matt has in public now is getting around without 20 people stopping and asking about Scooby! Scooby is also available for breedings to approved bitches, and has sired a litter with Belle of Tortoise Island Labradoodles. We acquired Velma as a pick puppy from that litter and she will help continue our efforts in developing our breeding line. We plan to eventually train or donate one puppy from each litter (assuming temperament testing is successful) to serve as a service dog for people with disabilities, in honor of my husband Matt’s daily struggle with life as a quadriplegic.
Committed to helping individuals with disabilities achieve their highest level of independence
