All About Being a Guardian Home

As a guardian home, you provide love, daily care, and a cozy spot on the couch. We take care of all breeding related stuff - veterinary care, litters, etc. It’s our way of giving dogs a loving home instead of keeping them in a kennel setup when they thrive in a home setting.

• The whole family is in agreement on adding one of our dogs into their house and become a permanent member of the family.

• Be willing to care for this dog for the next 10-15 years.

• Be willing to train the dog in basic obedience.

• Be willing to feed the diet selected by Otter Creek.

• Notify Otter Creek of ALL veterinary appointments, changes in health, injuries, etc. as soon as they are noticed.

• No intact dogs of the opposite sex are allowed in the home.

• Live within 200 miles of Ohatchee, Alabama (negotiable if the guardian is willing to drive).

• Be fully health tested at breeders expense (OFA hips, elbows, Embark DNA).

• Receive compensation ($500) back for each litter.

• Have opportunity to be a guardian home for one of her puppies (if you choose).

• Have the opportunity to be involved in the whole breeding and whelping process.

• After retirement, the guardian dog is spayed, at breeder cost, and is 100% yours at no cost.

• Free boarding with us if needed at anytime (as long as we have space).

• Fully health tested as breeders expense (OFA hips and elbows, Embark DNA tested).

• Come back for breeding for a few days (1-4 days) when female is in heat for breeding. There is no minimum or maximum number of litters a male may sire over his lifetime and MUST be made available as needed.

• Males MUST live within a 2 hour drive from Ohatchee, Alabama unless otherwise agreed upon.

Routine veterinary care (yearly vaccines, OFAs, Embark, breeding related costs) are all covered by Otter Creek.

The guardian home is responsible for providing flea/tick/heartworm prevention. Any other veterinary expense is covered by the guardian home, unless discussed with Otter Creek and has pre-approval.