ABOUT US
It all started due to the deep love for our Labradoodles, Jack and Oscar/Ozzy (named after The Osbournes)
Pictured - Jack, our old Labradoodle & Dad on Cox Bay, Tofino in 2019 a week after his cancer diagnosis.
Definition scallywag (noun)
someone who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous way; a rascal or a lovable rogue.
We are an ethical and responsible in-home breeder of the GANA Goldendoodle , Australian Bernedoodle and occasionally Aussiedoodles, living in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, BC.
We live on a 5 acre property in a rural location, so our dogs have over an acre of fully fenced park like yard to safely run and play in.
We produce standard, medium, miniature and petite goldendoodle puppies, as well we are the only Australian Bernedoodle / Aussie Mountain Doodle & Aussiedoodle Breeder in BC who fully health test our breeding dogs, we produce standard, medium and miniature Australian Bernedoodles / Mountain Doodles & Aussiedoodles,
We are intentionally breeding Australian Berne Doodles / Aussie Mountain Doodles and
Golden doodle puppies for Companionship and Therapy Work, for their outstanding temperament and trainability.
We raise our dogs and puppies as naturally and holistically as nature intended.
Our dogs are treasured pets and family members, raised holistically, as toxin free as possible, on a species appropriate raw diet and minimally vaccinated or medicated.
Our mission statement and breeding goal is to breed for temperament and health, improving the predictability of each generation created.
This is achieved through experience, careful selection for type and extensive knowledge of genetic traits and conformational structure.
We are Gold Level Breeder Members of the Goldendoodle Association of North America, aka GANA,
the first and only gold level breeder on Vancouver Island, the 2nd to become certified in BC in 2021 and the 3rd in all of Canada, leading the way in responsible breeding practices, that .
Our health testing includes OFA Cardiac, Elbows, Patella's, Eyes, Hips and genetic test for breed specific diseases.
Health testing documentation is available for all of our breeding dogs, please ask for certifications
not all testing is on the public OFA website, preliminary tests are not published on OFA, despite being completed, we do not publish the certificates online so they cant be stolen and used by unscrupulous inderviduals.
All of the dogs in our program live with us, or in loving forever guardian homes, most sleep in our bedroom, often on the bed with us - they are first and foremost our cherished pets and will always live here or with their guardians.
Every picture on this site is of our dogs over the years or of the puppies we have raised, now living with their families.
Elevating Breeding Standards
Whilst Doodles tend to be healthier than their parent breeds with lower COI's and Hybrid vigor, they can still be prone to conditions such as hip dysplasia and eye problems, amongst others. DNA testing can reduce the risk of many preventable genetic diseases, but only in depth and specific Xrays assessed by an orthopedic specialist can provide the type of clearances needed by ethical and responsible breeders. Only fully health tested parent dogs are entered into our breeding program. Their health certifications consist of DNA tests, X-rays - Pennhip & OFA, heart OFA and eye CERF exams, as well as routine physical wellness checkups.
As an ethical and responsible breeder we offer a 2yr health guarantee.
All puppies are adopted on a spay/neuter pet home only contract, unless prior discussion regarding breeding rights are obtained.
Picture of Coopers hips for Pennhip evaluation
Furever in our Hearts
Scallywag Doodles was created out of a legacy to our two 90lb Labradoodles, Jack and Oscar, who came into our lives in 2008.
Jack in particular was plagued with allergies all of his life, suffered chronic arthritis from hip and elbow dysplasia and crossed the Rainbow Bridge in February 2021 after a long battle with 2 types of cancer, he was just 2 months shy of his 13th birthday and survived 2 yrs longer than Specialists anticipated. Oscar, Jacks littermate brother passed away very suddenly in March 2019, just before his 11th birthday and will forever leave a huge hole in our hearts.
In fact both of our dogs had been diagnosed with cancers in later life and this led to our decision to switch to a more holistic way of raising our younger dogs, whilst palliatively caring for Jack. It was during our search for a playmate for Jack that we were inspired to start breeding. We found that even 12 years on from when we first researched doodles in 2006, very few breeders did any sort of health testing, it wasn't specific to Doodles, even purebred breeders provided little in the way of health testing.
We made it our mission to elevate the breeding of Doodles, to breed with a purpose and to improve the consistency of the breed with each pairing we do.
Our labradoodles brought so much unconditional love, joy and healing to our lives, they truly are our inspiration and guardian angels.
Their legacy lives on in our younger dogs and we hope their puppies will bring as much love and life enrichment to other families lives, as they do ours.
Pepper, Tia, Cooper and Misty as puppies
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