🐶 Why would a family want to be a Guardian Home?

1. They can receive a beautiful puppy usually pic of the litter at a discounted price. A pick of the litter can normally range $4800-$7000.00 We discount our guardians to $1500-$2000.00
 

2. They get to raise the puppy from the beginning.
The family gets to experience all the fun parts—puppy training, walks, playing, vacations, cuddling and watching the dog grow—rather than receiving an adult dog later.

3. The dog is their family member.
The goal is for the dog to live as a normal, loved family pet. Guardian programs specifically emphasize that the dog lives in the home and receives individual attention and socialization.

4. They are helping produce future Chicago Goldendoodles.
The family is helping Chicago Goldendoodles maintain a carefully selected breeding program while giving the breeding dog a wonderful home life.

5. They can have the dog for life.
Once the dog completes its breeding responsibilities, the breeder will give $500 toward the spay and neuter.

What does being a Guardian actually entail?

I'd explain it to prospective families like this:

🏠 The dog lives with you

The dog is your family pet. You provide:

• A loving indoor home

• Food and treats

• Exercise and play

• Basic obedience training

• Socialization

• Grooming

• Routine veterinary care

• A safe environment

• Lots of love and attention

The family should understand that this isn't simply a "discounted puppy." It is a partnership with Chicago Goldendoodles and comes with responsibilities. Guardian programs commonly require the family to live within a reasonable distance, maintain training and communicate closely with the breeder.

🧬 Chicago Goldendoodles retains breeding rights

The dog remains part of the Chicago Goldendoodles breeding program until the requirements of the Guardian Agreement are fulfilled.

Before breeding, the dog would undergo the appropriate health testing. I the breeder will pay for the  health testing. 

🐕 If it's a FEMALE
They can come into heat 1-2 times a year. they would only be bred once a year. Some guardians will put their female in a diaper when they bleed. Just depends on your home. We have tile floors so I don't bother at my home. They can bleed on average 10-20 days. We always need to know when its day one of their heat cycle so we know what day to take them to the vet to get their progesterone checked.
If the female has at least 4 babies we give you $500.00 when she returns home.

This is the biggest commitment families need to understand.

When she comes into heat, the guardian family would notify Chicago Goldendoodles. She would come back to the breeder for breeding.

After breeding, she will return to her guardian family for most of the pregnancy.

Then, approximately a week before she is due to have puppies, she would return to Chicago Goldendoodles to have her puppies and raise them until they are weaned/ready to leave.

Depending on the breeder's program, this can mean the female is away from her guardian family for approximately 6–8 weeks per litter.

After she completes the agreed number of litters usually 3-4, Chicago Goldendoodles would retire her from the breeding program, give the guardian $500 toward the spay., and she would return to her guardian family permanently.

🐾 If it's a MALE

The commitment is generally easier.

He lives with the guardian family full-time but comes to Chicago Goldendoodles when he is needed for:

• Health testing

• Breeding

• Other breeding-program appointments
  We give the guardian home $100.00 anytime we use the male as a stud.

After his breeding career is finished, he is neutered and ownership transfers to the guardian family. Male guardian dogs generally spend much less time away from their families than females. Guardians for males need to live close because breeding we usually just need then for an hour or two then they return home.

❤️ The biggest selling point for your Chicago Goldendoodles program

"You get the opportunity to raise one of our exceptional Goldendoodles as your own family pet while helping us bring healthy, happy puppies into the world."

That makes the program feel like the special partnership that it actually is, rather than a discount program.

Our Guardian Home Program gives select families the opportunity to raise one of our carefully chosen Goldendoodles as a beloved member of their family while helping Chicago Goldendoodles build the next generation of healthy, happy puppies.

As a Guardian Family, your dog lives with you and is your family pet. You provide the love, training, exercise, socialization and everyday care that every dog deserves. Chicago Goldendoodles retains breeding rights while your dog is part of our breeding program.

Summary
What You Receive

• A carefully selected Chicago Goldendoodles puppy or young adult

• Disounted price on the pick of a litter

• A wonderful family companion to love and raise

• Breeding-related health testing and expenses handled by Chicago Goldendoodles, as outlined in your agreement

• Support and guidance from our team

• The opportunity to be part of our breeding family

• Once your dog's breeding career is complete, the dog is retired, money toward spayed or neutered, and becomes your forever family member.

What We Ask From You

Guardian Families must be committed to providing:

• A safe, loving indoor home

• Proper nutrition and routine veterinary care

• Regular grooming and exercise

• Basic obedience and continued socialization

• A healthy, happy lifestyle

• Excellent communication with Chicago Goldendoodles

• Transportation to Chicago Goldendoodles when health testing or breeding appointments are needed

• Flexibility when your dog is needed for breeding-related care

For Female Guardian Dogs

When your female comes into heat, you will notify us immediately. She will come to Chicago Goldendoodles for breeding and will return to us approximately one week before her puppies are due. She will remain with us while she gives birth and raises her puppies until they are ready to go to their new families.

Once she has completed the breeding requirements outlined in your Guardian Agreement, she will be retired from our program, money toward the spay, and return home to you permanently.

For Male Guardian Dogs

Male Guardian Dogs live with their families full-time and come to Chicago Goldendoodles when needed for health testing and breeding. Once their breeding career is complete, they will be neutered and ownership will transfer to their Guardian Family.

Why We Have Guardian Homes

At Chicago Goldendoodles, we believe our breeding dogs deserve to experience life as family dogs—not kennel dogs.

Our Guardian Families allow our dogs to grow up surrounded by love, attention, training and everyday family experiences. In return, our families get the incredible experience of raising a special Goldendoodle and helping us continue our commitment to producing healthy, well-socialized puppies with wonderful temperaments.

It's a partnership built around one thing: giving our dogs the best life possible. You can be proud that you are helping to improve a breed that spreads nationwide