Velvet's Ultrasound Results!

Velvet has had an unltrasound and we have confirmed that she has at least six babies!  The Vet said that she is doing well and that the babies are all the right size and look healthy.  The puppies should be born around January 19th.  This litter will have beautiful puppies with red and black, silky fleece coats.  They will not shed and will be hypo-allergenic.  Mom and Dad have been fully health tested and passed their tests with flying colors.  Seeker has passed his Penn Hip test with 90% and Velvet has passed her tests with 60%.  They have passed OFA tests for hips, elbows, heart, and have passed their thyroid tests.  These puppies will be healthy!  If you want to reserve one of these puppies, fill out our on line application and send in a deposit.  Once we have these two items we will reserve your place in our puppy list!

Juliet is also close to having her puppies!  We have confirmed that she has at least six puppies from her breeding with Michelangelo and they are due the day after Christmas!  It will be an exciting time around the Green household.  Michelangelo and Juliet have also passed all the health tests they have taken.  They will produce a litter of medium chocolate puppies with soft and silky fleece coats that will not shed.  The puppies will be medium in size and will have been crate and potty trained by the time they come home to you.  We will also work with them to train them on what is a chew toy and what is not (much more being not chew toys than being chew toys!)  We will begin training and socializing them from the time they are born and they will be used to people, noise, lights, animals, and other normal experiences.  We have three of these puppies already spoken for, so if you want one of the beauties, send in an application and deposit quickly!

We have also bred Bella with Zac.  We have not yet confirmed the pregnancy with the irrefutable ultrasound, but we are completely confident that Bella is pregnant.  She will deliver her puppies right around Valentines Day (shortly before Juliet's puppies are heading to their new homes).  These puppies will be red and apricot in color and will have straight to curly fleece coats.  They will be a bit larger than Juliet and Velvet's litters.  Bella will pass on her delightful and gentle personality.  These puppies will be spectacular family dogs for those who have younger kids.  We have a list already going for this litter and still have some spots available.  If you are looking for a medium red or apricot Australian Labradoodle this is the litter for you.  Send in your on line application along with your deposit on Pay Pal quickly to reserve your puppy!

If you have any questions about these litters please contact us at Steve@EvergreenManorLabradoodles.com or call us at 301-335-5920.  

Three litters on the way!!

We have confirmed with an ultrasound that Juliet is pregnant and has at least six puppies.  These puppies will be chocolate and medium in size.  They will have outstanding personalities and gorgeous fleece coats.  We have three of these puppies allocated already, and we can take reservations for three more.  Once the puppy list is full we will take names and deposits for a waiting list.  

We will soon have an ultrasound for Velvet to confirm the pregnancy and get a sense of the number of her puppies.  She is a black girl bred to Seeker, an outstanding red stud and will produce a litter of deep red and black puppies.  Both Velvet and Seeker are gentle and athletic.  Their puppies will be wonderful dogs with service temperaments.  If you are looking for a deep red this litter will produce the most stunning reds and blacks.  On top of their color and soft fleece coats, these dogs will be remarkable pets for families with children.  One of these puppies is already allocated.  Breeders are welcome to ask about this litter as we think that there will be amazing reds produced.  If you are looking for a dark red to breed, give us a call.

Lastly, our girl Bella, who is a beautiful red has been bred with Bedrock Labradoodles' Zac who brings an ideal conformation and size so that these puppies will be red and apricot and will be large mediums to standards.  Bella is one of the sweetest dogs we have bred and will pass her personality on to her puppies.  We have two of the puppies from this litter already allocated.  If you want a red large medium or standard you want to put in a deposit soon.  

Juliet will deliver shortly after Christmas and her puppies will be ready to go home in late February.  Velvet will deliver in early January and her puppies will be ready for their new homes in early March.  Bella will deliver late February with puppies ready for their new homes in late April.  

Confirmed Preganancy!!

We just got back from a very exciting visit to the vet's office.  We have been waiting with hope and anticipation for the ultrasound that would confirm Juliet's pregnancy.  If you have been following our blogs over the fall you know that we had two breedings that resulted in non-pregnancies.  Both Cappi and Lacy were breed this fall and neither one became pregnant.

We have recently bred two other girls, Juliet and Velvet, and have been waiting to get assurance that they were indeed pregnant.  These girls are both completely health tested.  They have passed their tests with flying colors, as have the studs we used with them.  Juliet's hip tests put her in the 90%.  The stud we used, Mojo, also has good hips (70%).  They have been tested for Thyroid as well and both passed.  Velvet has also been fully tested and passed her hip tests with a 60% and the stud we used, Seeker, has 90% in his hip scores.  The puppies from both litters will be very healthy!

We have been confident about Velvet due to the progesterone tests that we did while breeding her.  We didn't do a final progesterone test for Juliet once we bred her after she reached 3.4.  Dogs ovulate once they hit 5.0.  We have regretted not getting that final test.

Today we had an ultrasound done to find out if Juliet is indeed pregnant, and if so, how many puppies we would see.  The answer is yes she is indeed pregnant and will deliver shortly after Christmas!  Yay!  We also saw at least six puppies and so we know that we have at least six, and possibly eight or nine puppies on their way.

We are grateful to Jennica, Juliet's guardian, for bringing her down to the vet and for taking such good care of her.  I know that Jennica and her family will share our excitement about this litter.  

We already have four of these puppies allocated.  If you are interested in a chocolate Australian Labradoodle who will have great conformation and temperament, contact us soon and we will be glad to put you on our puppy list once we receive your application and deposit.  

Check back for more blogs and updates.

 

More Progress in Breeding

Ivy Lane's Michelangelo

Seattle's Love Sweet Promise--Juliet

We are pleased to let you know that our girl Juliet has successfully been bred with our boy Michelangelo.  They had three different times where they bred, and we are eagerly waiting until the pregnancy has progressed far enough to have an ultrasound to confirm how many puppies we can expect.

Chocolate Puppy

We anticipate chocolate puppies, like those pictured above, from this breeding.  The puppies will be medium in size, ranging from around 25 to 30 pounds when mature.  The will have very soft fleece coats with a dark chocolate color like their mom.  Both parents are very friendly and well behaved.  They love to be with people, rarely bark, and love to play. 

SpringCreek's Seeker of Legend

Waltzing Matilda's Velvet

 

We are also pleased to tell you that our girl, Velvet, has gone into heat. We anticipate we will be breeding her this weekend (November 12-13) with our boy, Seeker of Legends.  They are both amazing dogs with silky fleece coats and love being with people.  We are introducing black into our lines to intensify the reds we produce.  We have looked forward to this litter for over two years.  These puppies will be deep reds and blacks with fleece, non-shedding coats.  These two parents are particularly people oriented and will produce delightful puppies.  

Look below for pictures that are examples of the reds we anticipate in this litter.

 


 

Juliet and Mojo

The long awaited day has come!  We have Juliet staying with us while she is fertile and she has been a dream!  Thank you Jenica and Patrick for letting us have this visit with Juliet.  We have had Juliet and Mojo tested thoroughly for a variety of health issues to insure that they are premium breeders.  They have passed all the tests with flying colors.  We also know that Juliet was very close to ovulating on Monday morning.  Monday evening Mojo and Juliet had a tie (honeymoon for those of you who aren't breeders) and we will have them breed again this evening (Wednesday) and then again on Friday.  We may test Juliet's progesterone again on Thursday to make sure it indicates she has ovulated and that we can expect a pregnancy.

The puppies these two will have should be solid dark chocolate in color, with soft fleece coats and great conformation.  Juliet brings a beautiful dark chocolate color that has held up long enough to show us that she will not likely lighten up much.  Most chocolate Labradoodles do lighten up and we have been working hard to have a line that will keep its dark color.  Juliet also brings a very sweet and warm personality into the mix.  She is a lovely young lady and has stolen our hearts again with her visit.  She has matured into a beautiful girl.  

Mojo brings a great personality as well.  He has been home with us for over a month now, and has been in a trial guardian home for a little over a week of that time.  He is quite the lover.  He tries to sit on our laps when possible.  He is about 26 pounds and thinks he should put his face right next to ours whether we are sitting with him on the floor, or are on the couch.  He wants to be as close to us as possible.  He has great conformation and boning and will pass that on to the puppies.  He loves to play and will take all the time we can give him.  His caramel coat is buttery soft.  

We are looking forward to a litter of dark chocolate puppies that will be under 30 pounds when mature and will stand about 17 inches at the shoulder.  These puppies should be born around December 20th and will be ready for their new homes around Valentine's Day.  If you want a puppy for your family, these puppies will be great Christmas gifts, (notes in a gift) and can be yours on Valentines!

Finally, Signs of Heat

While the weather is turning crisp, the big news at our house is heat.  That is right, we have signs that our girl Tiramisu is going into heat and will be ready to breed in the next couple of weeks.  That means she will be having a litter of puppies by the end of December.  She is a beautiful parti factored dog with milk chocolate and cream coloring.  Her coat is a buttery soft straight fleece and will not shed.  Misu also is a wonderful dog that lives with a guardian family in Newberg and loves being with kids.  She will produce puppies with a similar temperament.  In fact, we have selected the male we will use with Misu on the basis of his temperament.  These puppies will be very friendly and loving.  They will be chocolate in color with luscious soft fleece coats.  We will be training them as they grow to be used to people, to be potty trained and crate trained, as well as to know the basic commands of sit, down, stay, and come.  We also will be working on training the puppies what they can chew and what they can not.  You will love these puppies!  If you would like to give your family a “coupon” for their Christmas gift that shows the puppy you will be receiving once the craziness of Christmas has passed, we can help you.  

 We also have our beautiful midnight colored girl, Velvet, showing signs of going into heat.  Velvet is a gentle and loving girl who just spent the weekend with us so that we could perform some health tests on her.  It was hard to let her go back to her guardian home.  She just fit so well with our family and the other dogs in the house.  We not only did not have trouble adding another dog into the mix, we were sad to see her go home.  She would sit at our feet and snuggle, making us feel good.  We are confident that she will pass this on to her puppies.  The stud we will be using is also a dog who is just comfortable to be with.  

Seeker is the stud we will use to produce stunning red and black fleece coats.  These dogs will have silky fleece coats that will make you run your fingers through their fur.  We expect that we will be holding back breeders from this litter and already have had some breeders express interest.  If you want a pet from this litter, reserve your place now.  We have waited for this breeding for two years.  We are very eager to have this litter on its way. 

 

Joys and Heartaches

This past week has been another time of joys and heartaches as a breeder.  We got a new stud that we just love.  He is three months old and we have a lot of tests to run on him to make sure he is a good breeder, but he is a love.  His name is Deacon and we got him from Bedrock Labradoodles.  Maggie is a dear to let us get Deacon.  She had been planning to keep him for her own program, but was willing to let us have him.  He is going to be a small standard in size and he is a dark apricot with the most luscious fleece coat.  He is still young enough that we understand how our buyers have to continue the training we begin in order to make sure that the puppies build on their training.  We are working hard with Deacon to make sure that he knows how to potty outside.  We take him out frequently, and we are still working on keeping an eye on him while he is inside.  He wants to please, but he is not familiar with our home yet, and we owe it to him to train him with what we want from him.  He is also doing really well with commands like sit, down, wait, and come.  It is a lot of work, but the result is an amazing dog who knows how to please us.

Deacon is also a very beautiful stud.  He has the boxy conformation we are looking for and a great face.  He is stunning.  We look forward to getting his tests back and being able to both use him in our program and studding him out to other breeders who are looking for the characteristics he brings:  great color, coat, temperament, and size.  We will have to take a lot of time and money to make sure that he passes the health tests.

Speaking of health tests, we had another heartache this week.  We had bred our girl Cappi recently and had hoped that she would produce a litter of reds and apricots with our boy Seeker.  When we went to have the ultrasound done we found out that she was not pregnant.  That was quite the blow to our plans for this year.  We struggled a lot with why.  We recently had her eyes retested (we do this every 12 to 18 months according to our breeding association guidelines) and found that she has a problem with her retinas.  The problem will mean that we cannot breed her (we have not had a litter with her yet and so she will never be a breeder) because her puppies will have serious problems that will lead to blindness.  Her problem is not so serious for her, it will not affect her quality of life, but it would be very serious for her puppies.  This did not show up at all in her earlier tests, but did show up now.  We are so grateful that she was not pregnant and that she will not produce puppies with vision problems.  We are very sad that such a beautiful girl with a wonderful temperament will not pass those characteristics on to puppies.  

As we have said before, breeding is not for the faint of heart.  

We are looking to have an open house in the coming months and in particular are looking for great trainers in our area to invite to meet us and our breeders.  If you know of any really good trainers in the Portland area, please pass on those recommendations.  Also if you are interested in coming to our open house, let us know and we will give you all the details when we pull them together.

Thanks, Steve