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.
FLORENCE x WINSTON
Newfie/Lab/Golden Litter PLANNED FOR EARLY 2026
Misty the Newfoundland is confident, driven to work/train, and very sweet. She has completed all of her necessary health testing and we plan to breed her as soon as she goes into heat next. The male we plan to use for this breeding is Falcon the Lab/Golden cross. He was placed as a multipurpose service dog.
We breed Newfoundland crosses specifically for mobility assistance dogs with larger bone structure, an even temperament, and desire to work.
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)
MEET THE PARENTS
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 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
MISTY
FLORENCE
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
MISTY
KARMA
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)
ORZO (Hopeful future parent)
ORZO (Hopeful future parent)
Orzo has entered our service dog training program, but if her 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.
RETIRED PARENTS
LOUISE
LOUISE
LOUISE
Louise is our resident therapy dog. She is a female Newfoundland has an amazing track record of producing service and therapy dogs. Louise produced:
10 fully graduated service dogs,
10 service dogs still in training
4 therapy dog
While she is done having litters of puppies, Louise still enjoys helping raise our other litters and being a first responder therapy dog.
BITSY
LOUISE
LOUISE
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
BLANCO
BLANCO
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
BLANCO
BLANCO
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.