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Thank you for the information...sounds nteresting. Maybe when you get him we can figure it out. 6 months sounds great. wonder what is up with the husband thing-I have one of those! check it out and let me know. what does shipping cost? what would the adoption fee be? thanks again. Paige

Mary...I'm proud of you and your ethics as a breeder and a human being for how you are handling this rehome...What can we do to help?....I know I speak for Karen (who happens to be my personal idol), LynneNJ, Adina and many others.....

Hi Mary:
It touches me that your concerns for this rehome are for his well-being only...you are one of the good guys! I would suggest that you contact IDOG RRR
(rescue@idog.biz) for help in rehoming this puppy. They are the absolute best at screening prospective adopters and matching doodles with forever homes...you will not have to do a thing other than provide them with the info and keep him until they place him...they may even have good applications already on file. They are very careful about who they allow to adopt a dog. They will charge a modest adoption fee as a donation to IDOG, and they will have contracts stipulating that he must be returned to IDOG if given up for any reason.
You may also want to contact Jacque here at Doodle Kisses...she was "Back Porch labradoodles" but has recently changed over to breeding service dogs only and has changed her name. You can just enter "Jacque" in the member search to find her. She's in Northern CA, and has lots of experience with rescue and rehoming doodles, she may have some tips for you.
By all means, if you want to handle the screening process, etc., yourself, you can post on the "doodles in Need" discussion on "Rescued Doodles", but please be aware that you may have any type of not-so-educated person trying to adopt him, and you will have to do the screening, educating, contracts, etc., yourself. You may just want to start a discussion about this kind of situation there, too, and see what kinds of tips or advice you get. Maybe wait until you see what his issues are before deciding.
Thank you for being an ethical & conscientious doodle breeder!

Hi, Mary:
Got your message about your rehome puppy; this has been kind of a sticky issue for some of us in rescue. We have had breeders who have rehomed their "returned" puppies through IDOG for a modest adoption fee to IDOG, which are considered true 'rescues', and we have had the opposite extreme, where a breeder was reselling an 8-mo.-old returned puppy for the full purchase price-which has absolutely nothing at all to do with rescue. Many cases fall in-between. If you are going to resell him at a reduced price, that would probably fall under the "Labradoodle Puppies for Sale" group, and you would probably find the greatest response there, since many people would like to get a puppy but can't afford the full price. We are always concerned about these cases, because the next home for this guy really needs to be his last...many people have no idea how hard it is on the dogs. If you do want to work with a rescue group, we can post him on the "dogs in need" forum at Rescued Doodles. Once you know what his issues may be, we might also be able to help get the word out through a separate discussion on the "RD" group. I hope this is helpful...sorry that this has happened to you & the poor little guy.

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Wow! I am glad you joined. Ned's sister is Pam (Ruby). We get people asking where we got Ned all of the time.

Welcome Mary! Hope you have fun here...do stop by our Breeder's group too and request an invite =)

Forgot to ask. Is that Master Aladdin in your photo?