WHO WE ARE

We are large family who love our dogs (as well as our cats, chickens, and honey bees).  Your puppy will be raised in-doors (in our music room to be exact) around people who love them. They are handled daily as the kids (and parents!) love to cuddle sweet puppies.  As soon as they are big enough, we will begin the potty training and kenneling process.

Who we are not:

• We are not a puppy mill. We are NOT trying to make as many puppies as we can as we disregard the health of our dogs in order to maximize profits. Our four dogs are part of our family and their health and quality of life is our first priority.  We therefore do not breed them every opportunity we get, but allow them to  fully recover and get a good break after raising a litter.  For this reason, we waited until they were over two years old before we bred them.
• We are not a large scale commercial breeder. Therefore, you will not find professional photographs (we will do our best!), long applications or required puppy-family matching services. But, you will also notice our prices for our puppies are much less than what many large scale professional operations charge.
• We are not trying to get rich off of puppies. Our adoption price is far below what you will find out there with other breeders. That doesn’t mean our puppies are inferior.  Our breeders certified by the Australian Labradoodle Association of America. We are simply committed to providing a wonderful dog at a far and affordable price.

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THREE REASONS WHY WE STARTED NEVERLAND DOODLES

1)  We love labradoodles.  Allegra and I grew up with dogs.  In our early marriage we continued that tradition. Over the years we have had a Bluetick hound, Dachshunds, Dalmatians (which we bred), an Irish Setter, a Labrador, a Mastiff mix, Springer Spaniels (which we bred), and a Weimaraner.  And after all those, nothing compares to the intelligence, loyalty, desire to please and contentment of our Labradoodles. They are simply, in our mind at least, the best!

2) Provide life-experience for our children: As Allegra and I decided to breed these wonderful dogs, we realized the wonderful opportunity this provides for our kids to care and provide for these amazing animals and their puppies, as well as participating in a small business.

3) To provide for our children’s activities AND for the care of the less fortunate.

As our kids run this business they hope to make some money so they can pay for their MANY activities including dance, baseball, boy scouts, piano, violin, guitar, church youth group, backpacking and their education!

But beyond supporting the kid’s activities, we are excited to bless the less fortunate as we will give 10% of all the money we make to help those in need. This is of course is another life lesson we seek to teach our children: that life is not just about all your fun activities, but finding ways to bless other people, in particular those who do not have the opportunities that we enjoy.  Therefore, If you adopt a puppy from us, 10% of what you pay will be used to support  West Africa Mercy Ministry, a children’s home for disabled, abandoned and neglected children in Ghana. They actively seek out these children and provide a safe, clean and loving home where they can grow and experience the love they so desperately need. Steven’s frequent trips to Ghana, and the plight of the orphan there, has changed our lives.  For this reason, we want to continue our support of this ministry, as well as care for the orphans in our community through our family’s commitment to foster care.