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.
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)
FLORENCE
Labrador/Golden Retriever PUPPIES HOPEFULLY WINTER 2024
Florence is a Lab/Golden cross from Guide Dogs of America's breeding program. She came from 9+ generations of health tested service dog lines. Flo grew up in our service dog program and has been an absolutely amazing temperament for service work. Florence is being placed on a guardian home contract now that she has passed all of her health testing. We plan to breed her this fall during her next heat, which would mean puppies hopefully this Winter.
We have not yet decided who we will use as the stud dog for that breeding.
Golden Retriever PUPPIES spring 2025
Flopsy has passed all of her preliminary health tests already. As long as her official health tests clear when she is over 2 years of age, we will breed her to another Golden Retriever in early 2025. Flopsy is a therapy dog and is a smaller build for a Golden. We have not decided on the stud dog that we will be using for her yet.
FLOPSY
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FALCON
FLORENCE
FALCON
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
FLORENCE
FALCON
Flopsy is an AKC Golden Retriever that has passed her preliminary health tests and has been placed in a guardian home where she will stay in our breeding program while being a therapy dog. She will begin having litters for us once she passes her final health testing.
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.
BITSY
BLANCO (RETIRED)
FLORENCE
Bitsy is a female Labrador that has passed all of her health testing and has had some amazing litters for us. Our plan is to breed her one more time in 2025 before she retires. She has been in our service dog program since she was a puppy, and is very tuned into her people.
LOUISE
BLANCO (RETIRED)
BLANCO (RETIRED)
Louise is our resident therapy dog. She is a female Newfoundland that has completed all of her health testing and has had amazing litters. We plan to breed her 1 more time in 2025. Our Newfie crosses are bred specifically for their steady temperament and size for mobility assistance.
BLANCO (RETIRED)
BLANCO (RETIRED)
BLANCO (RETIRED)
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 (RETIRED)
MAPLE (RETIRED)
MAPLE (RETIRED)
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.