Hi Prospective Doodle Family,
Welcome to our site and our lives. We are so happy you've found us and that you are beginning your search for your new family member. I remember my search, many years ago, for my dream dog, an Australian Labradoodle and I was so nervous and excited all at the same time. All I knew was that I needed a non-shedding pet for my children that had just been diagnosed with pet allergies. My son's eyes kept swelling up and my daughter was a mess the more she played with our cats. If my son went anywhere near our rescued Rot (oh, I have photos of my son as an infant next to "Harley" and I need to dig those up and add them here), we noticed my son's face swollen after being around our dog. I took both of my children to the doctors and they confirmed allergies. I sat there in a fog, feeling guilty for having my animals and asking myself how I could have not realized they, my young children, were suffering because of them. I had so much anxiety because I needed a dog in my room and in my children's rooms at night while we sleep so what began as a simple search turned into something else. In my searching, I learned of the doodle and how many were service dogs for children with diabetes. At the time, my father and my best friend were just diagnosed and I knew I had to adopt a doodle. I looked everywhere for rescues and found none. At the time I did have three rescued pets, so I felt compelled to adopt another. But this time a real multi-generation Australian Labradoodle was necessary and needed. I had to make sure our new pet could be in the home, with my allergic children, and the rest is history.
