Guardian Home Program

Becoming a Guardian home!

At Moondancers Poodles we believe that every dog deserves to have a loving, forever home. All our dogs are part of our family and live in our home rather than kennels so that we know they are getting as much attention as possible. Because of this, we have decided to offer a Guardian Home Program. A Guardian Home is a permanent home for one of our breeding males or females.

Becoming a Guardian Home gives you the opportunity to have one of our puppies or young adults as a family pet while he or she remains in our program for up to 4 litters or the age of 6 for females & up to the age of 7 for males. Moondancers Poodles will retain ALL rights to the dog. We reserve the right to cancel our guardianship program at any time if we deem it necessary. Once retired, he/she will be neutered/spayed at our expense and will get to retire with his or her family.

If you are a Guardian for one of our females, you are welcome to schedule a visit while she is with us to see her and play with the puppies!

As a Guardian Home, you will be required to pay for the everyday expenses of owning a dog including annual exams, vaccines, food, etc. We will pay for all breeding-related costs including health testing, progesterone testing, breeding-related X-rays, etc.

Becoming a Guardian Home is not for everyone. You MUST be willing and able to follow these requirements:

Have previous experience with dogs.
Be willing to teach basic commands such as sit, stay, lay down, place, and leave it.
Pass the Canine Good Citizen test after the dog is 1 year old.
Gain at least 1 title on the dog. (Trick dog, obedience, agility, rally or show title)
Be willing to socialize the dog. This is very important!
He/she must be an indoor pet and never be left unattended outside.
Feed a premium, quality food. Must be rated 3.5 stars or higher.
All other dogs in the home MUST be fixed if they are the opposite sex.
Provide regular exercise.
Willing to let us, the breeder, visit your home.
Contact Breeder immediately in the event of a serious illness or accident.
Send a copy of all vet visits to Breeder.
Must not allow him/her to mate with any unapproved dogs.
Provide veterinary care when needed.
If you are a guardian for a female dog, you must be willing to drop her off for 1-2 weeks while she is bred. Then drop her back off 1 week prior to her whelping date. She will stay with us until the puppies are weaned.
If you are a guardian for a male dog, you must be willing to drop him off for 3-5 days for breeding unless arrangements are made ahead of time for us to pick him up. Sometimes we are able to come to you for a breeding so you must be able to meet with us.
Be able to communicate with us, the breeder, about scheduling testing, mating, whelping, and anything else breeding-related.

If you or your family are within two hours of Lillian, Alabama and think you would be a good fit as a guardian home for a Standard or Miniature Poodle or would be interested if an adult Standard or Miniature Poodle were to become available, please reach out to us at moondancerspoodles@gmail.com for more information.

We look forward to hearing from you!