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BREEDING PROGRAM

Our Vision

The Service Dog Connection breeds only dogs that are genetically tested, OFA/PennHIP cleared, and of sound temperament.  We breed Golden Retrievers, Labradors, Newfoundlands, and mixes of those breeds.  


All of our litters are raised with early neuro-stim and Puppy Culture, given lots of socialization, and will go home with a health exam from our veterinarian, deworming, their first puppy shot and microchip.  At 7 weeks old a local trainer puts each puppy through the Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test to determine what each puppy is best suited for: service dog work, therapy dog work, or pet life.  We keep 2-3 service dog candidates per litter for our training program and adopt out the rest.  Puppies that we do not keep can go to service and therapy dog programs, individuals wanting to train their own working dog, or into pet homes based on a puppy's temperament. 

Close-up of a fluffy black puppy on a blue mat.

Fill out our puppy Adoption application here:

Puppy Adoption Application (pdf)Download

WE NEED GUARDIAN HOMES!!

WHAT IS A GUARDIAN HOME?

A Guardian home is a home that adopts one of our dogs/puppies that is intended to be part of our breeding program in the future.  The family gets an awesome dog for free in exchange for that dog coming back to our program for a few litters once they pass all necessary health and temperament tests.  Our program covers all breeding-related costs and takes care of the puppy whelping process.


Guardian homes help us continue our mission of providing quality service dog candidates to our clients and other service dog programs throughout the country.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

SDC is looking for Guardian Homes that meet the following requirements:


  • Must live in the Portland, Corvallis or Bend areas of Oregon, or the Champaign area of Illinois.  This is due to our whelping locations and where are repro vets are.
  • Must be at least 25 years of age, have stable housing and the ability to properly care for a large dog.
  • Must not have any intact male dogs in the home.
  • Must be willing to maintain close communication with our program and be able to attend veterinary visits with relatively short notice.
  • Must be willing to comply with all guardian contract requirements (we will review this with great detail for anyone seriously interested)


DOGS NEEDING GUARDIAN HOMES:

We have Newfoundlands, Labradors, Golden Retrievers and Lab/Golden cross puppies that will all be needing guardian homes in 2025 and beyond.  Most of the dogs looking for guardian homes are young puppies, but occasionally we have a young adult dog looking for a guardian placement.


Email theservicedogconnectionprogram@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a guardian home for The Service Dog Connection!

UPCOMING LITTERS

Louise x Falcon

Newfie/Lab/Golden Litter PLANNED SUMMER 2026

Louise the Newfoundland is confident, sweet, and the best mom to her puppies. She has completed all of her necessary health testing and is now part of a First Responder Therapy Dog team.  This will be her final litter.  Louise is being bred to Falcon, a 3/4 Lab & 1/4 Golden from Guide Dogs of America in early May 2026.  Falcon went through our service dog training program and is now a working multipurpose service dog.  We may have service, therapy dog or pet home spots available. 


We breed Newfoundland crosses specifically for mobility assistance dogs with larger bone structure, an even temperament, and desire to work.  This litter will be whelped in Terrebonne, Oregon and raised with early neurological stimulation, Puppy Culture, and early exposure in public via puppy strollers and backpacks.  Our pups are temperament tested at 7 weeks of age to determine who is best suited for service work, therapy work, or pet life. 



CURRENT LITTERS

PREVIOUS LITTER PLACEMENTS:

We are so proud of our breeding program pups!

2021 Maple/Blanco Golden Retriever Litter: Elmo & Everest (The Service Dog Connection), Love Bug (Alaska Assistance Dogs), Boo & Maui (Therapy Dogs)


2022 Louise/Doc Newfoundland/Golden Retriever Litter: Georgia & Gus (The Service Dog Connection), Gabby (NICST), Grit & Gem (Patriot Service Dogs), Butter (SD Owner Trainer)


2022 Bitsy/Toby Labrador Litter: Gouda & Genie (The Service Dog Connection), Ricky & KC (Topaz Assistance Dogs)


2023 Louise/Ringo Newfoundland/Labrador Litter: Honey, Haven & Hero (The Service Dog Connection), Stella (Summit Assistance Dogs), Journey (K9s 4 Mobility), Meeko (Partners with Paws Assistance Dogs), Zora (Angel Paws Assistance Dogs)


2023 Bitsy/Beck Labrador Litter: Ivan & Indigo (The Service Dog Connection), Morrie (Illini Service Dogs), Ivy & Ireland (New Life K9s Service Dogs), Newt (SD Owner Trainer), Blaze (Therapy Dog)


2024 Bitsy/Zamboni Labrador Litter: Aspen & Duke (Freedom Service Dogs), Mako (SD Owner Trainer), Grover (Sparks Service Dogs), Cella (NICST)


2024 Louise/A Newfoundland/Golden Retriever Litter: Kiwi, Karma & Kingsley (The Service Dog Connection), Thistle (Freedom Service Dogs), Richard (K9s 4 Mobility), Phelan (Puppy Jake Foundation), Cairo (Illini Service Dogs), Josie (SD Owner Trainer), Murphy (Tails of Success Service Dogs)


2024 Flopsy/Falcon Golden Retriever/Labrador Litter: Mopsy the singleton (The Service Dog Connection)


2025 Florence/Mayor Labrador/Golden Retriever Litter: Marvel (The Service Dog Connection), Coda (Soul Dogs Inc.), Mia & Miles (Puppy Jake Foundation), Echo (SD Owner Trainer), Blossom (SD Owner Trainer), Magic (SD Owner Trainer), Murphy (SD Owner Trainer), Callisto (SD Owner Trainer), Sigmund (Therapy Dog)


2025 Louise/Anton Ego Newfoundland/Lab/Golden Cross Litter: Nox & Navy (The Service Dog Connection), Della & Margie (New Life K9s), Calcifer (SD Owner Trainer), Inky (Therapy Dog)


2025 Flopsy/Darby Golden Retriever Litter:  Otter (The Service Dog Connection), Maggie (Joys of Living Assistance Dogs, Andarna & Tairn (4 Paws for Ability), Scout (Therapy Dog)


2025 Florence/Winston Lab/Golden Cross Litter: Orzo & Onyx (The Service Dog Connection), Mira & Rio (Canis Vitae Service Dogs), Bagans & Goodwin (4 Paws for Ability), Goose (Illini Service Dogs), Olive (SD Owner Trainer), Opal (Puppy Jake Foundation), Reika (Therapy Dog), Lucy (Therapy Dog)


2026 Misty/Gaston Newfoundland/Lab/Golden Litter: Pip (The Service Dog Connection), Pax & Zeke (K9s For Warriors), Tilly & Chariton (Puppy Jake Foundation), Flossy (SD Owner Trainer)


2026 Flopsy/Pepe Golden Retriever Litter: Teddy (SDC Breeder), Yellow (SD Owner Trainer), Red (Puppy Jake Foundation)


MEET THE PARENTS

LOUISE

LOUISE

LOUISE

Louise is our resident therapy dog Newfoundland.  She is obsessed with being a mom and consistently tries to steal everyone else's puppies.  Her puppies have a high graduation rate for service dog life and she has even surrogate nursed two other litters when other moms weren't producing enough milk.  We adore this girl!

FALCON

LOUISE

LOUISE

Falcon is a male Lab/Golden Cross from Guide Dogs of America's breeding program.  He came to our program at 8-weeks of age and was trained and placed as a working medical response, psychiatric & mobility service dog in Kansas.  He has completed his health testing and is on a breeding contract.

FLOPSY

LOUISE

FLORENCE

Flopsy is an AKC Golden Retriever that has passed her health tests and has been placed in a guardian home where she will stay in our breeding program while being a therapy dog.  

FLORENCE

FLORENCE

FLORENCE

Florence is a Labrador/Golden Cross female from Guide Dogs of America.   She has an amazing temperament and has passed all of her health testing.  We hope to breed her for her first litter this Fall 2024.  Florence is being placed as a service dog on a guardian contract with a local Bend family.

MISTY

FLORENCE

MISTY

Misty is a female Newfoundland that came to us from Umfleet Farms Newfoundlands with several generations of health testing.  She is social, confident, and loves to learn: all the things we love for a service dog candidate and program mom!  She has completed health testing and will be raising our next generation of Newfie crosses for mobility work.

KARMA

FLORENCE

MISTY

Karma the Newfie/Golden cross was born into our breeding program and has a wonderfully gentle and sweet disposition.  She is very tuned into her handler, and is a psychiatric service dog placed on a breeding contract.  Karma has passed most of her health testing already, and will be bred in 2026.

HOPEFUL FUTURE PARENTS

MUFFIN (Hopeful future parent)

MUFFIN (Hopeful future parent)

MUFFIN (Hopeful future parent)

Muffin is a female Newfoundland that came to us from Umfleet Farms Newfoundlands with several generations of health testing.  She is a gentle, loving girl with a much softer temperament.  As long as health testing goes well, she will be kicking off the Midwest branch of our breeding program in Central Illinois. 

LILY (Hopeful future parent)

MUFFIN (Hopeful future parent)

MUFFIN (Hopeful future parent)

Lily is a female Newfoundland puppy that has been placed in a guardian home with the hopes that she will pass health tests and be part of our breeding program in the future. Lily is very confident and unphased by even the most chaotic of settings.  

MOPSY (Hopeful future parent)

MUFFIN (Hopeful future parent)

MOPSY (Hopeful future parent)

Magic is a Lab/Golden cross that is from our breeding program.  Her parents are Flopsy and Falcon.  As long as Mopsy continues to thrive in service dog training and passes all necessary health tests, we plan to place her on a guardian contract with her former puppy raiser. 

OSHI (Hopeful future parent)

SANTI (Hopeful future parent)

MOPSY (Hopeful future parent)

Oshi is a yellow Labrador that has entered our service dog training program.  If her temperament continues to shine and she passes health testing, we plan to use her in our breeding program.

ONYX (Hopeful future parent)

SANTI (Hopeful future parent)

SANTI (Hopeful future parent)

Onyx has entered our service dog training program, but if her temperament and health testing turn out well, she will be added to our service dog breeding program and placed in a guardian home.  Onyx was born to parents Florence and Winston. 

SANTI (Hopeful future parent)

SANTI (Hopeful future parent)

SANTI (Hopeful future parent)

Santi is a sweet, confident Golden Retriever puppy that has been added to our program in the hopes that she will be part of our service dog breeding program in the future.  She is headed to a guardian home in the Portland area to be raised as a therapy dog.  Once she is old enough, she will be health tested for breeding potential. For now, she is melting hearts with her cuteness.  

ORZO (Hopeful future parent)

TEDDY (Hopeful future parent)

TEDDY (Hopeful future parent)

Orzo has entered our service dog training program, but if his temperament and health testing turn out well, he will be added to our service dog breeding program and placed in a guardian home.  Orzo was born to parents Florence and Winston. 

TEDDY (Hopeful future parent)

TEDDY (Hopeful future parent)

TEDDY (Hopeful future parent)

Teddy is from our Flopsy x Pepe Golden Retriever litter and temperament tested very well for service dog life.  He has been placed in a guardian home on a breeding contract. If temperament and health testing turn out well, he will be helping to create the next generation of service dogs. 

RETIRED PARENTS

BITSY

BITSY

BITSY

Bitsy is a female Labrador that has passed all of her health testing and has had some amazing litters for us.  She has been in our service dog program since she was a puppy, and is very tuned into her people.  Bitsy produced:


 12 service dogs

4 therapy dogs

 

She is retiring from our breeding program and will go back to being a full time psych/medical service dog in Portland, OR.

BLANCO

BITSY

BITSY

Blanco is one of our Golden Retriever stud dogs.  He has sired one litter for us, and was placed as a psychiatric & mobility assistance service dog in Tampa, Florida.  

MAPLE

BITSY

MAPLE

Maple is a Golden Retriever female that whelped our first litter in our breeding program.  Three of her puppies from that litter are fully trained working service dogs, and three are certified therapy dogs.


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