Puppy Assignment!
A Great Match!
What is Puppy Assignment?
At Chilliwack Labradoodles, we place puppies using a system that we call “Puppy Assignment."
Puppy Assignment is a great way to help ensure that the puppy and their family are ultimately a good match for life. We certainly understand that appearance and a family’s preferences are very important and we take them seriously into account during the Puppy Assignment process. However, our primary focus is on the overall compatibility of the puppy’s personality with the family’s lifestyle, ensuring the best match for a lifelong bond.
The Importance Of Compatibility
Choosing a puppy based solely on appearance can sometimes lead to mismatches in energy levels, temperament, or behavioral tendencies. For example, a family with young children might need a puppy that is confident, playful, and not overly shy, while a quieter home might benefit from a more laid-back, gentle puppy. Our Puppy Assignment process prioritizes these traits to ensure a deep connection and a positive, trusting relationship between the puppy and their new family.
Our Comprehensive Approach
Our Puppy Assignment process involves a combination of both formal assessments and informal observations. From the moment the puppies are born, we closely observe their traits, tendencies, and overall temperament. We expose the puppies to various environments and interactions with people of all ages, from babies to seniors, to gauge their adaptability and social skills. At four weeks of age, we send out a Family Questionnaire to gather more information about each family’s lifestyle and preferences. This helps us further tailor our matching process.
Formal Assesments
The six-week Pup Date is the most excitingly anticipated Pup Date of all, as each family will learn which puppy will join their family forever!
This week stands as the busiest for both the puppies and ourselves, as it signifies the optimal time for formal assessments. Upon reaching six weeks of age, we conduct the final formal assessment for each puppy. This thorough evaluation allows us to gain insights into their individual personalities and characteristics.
Matching and Assignment
After completing the formal assessment, we work through a layered review process. This entails examining all informal assessments and notes we've meticulously taken since birth, alongside your submitted application and questionnaires. Our objective is to facilitate a personalized match between your preferences and the available puppies.
Through this thorough evaluation, we strive to align you with a puppy that complements your family's unique needs and lifestyle ensuring not only a smooth initial transition for each puppy but most compatible match to their forever home.
Shortly after the puppies turn six weeks old, we will send you your eagerly awaited Six-Week Pup Date. The six week Pup Date will reveal which puppy has been matched and become part of your family.
Continued Development
It’s important to remember that a puppy's personality continues to develop even after they go home. Australian Labradoodles are intelligent and adaptable, learning from every experience. It’s crucial to continue their training and socialization to help them reach their full potential. Consistent positive reinforcement during this period will set the foundation for a lifetime of love, loyalty, and companionship.
Something We Consider...Matching Puppies to Homes With Established Dogs!
One of our Guardian Homes already had an established Fur-Baby "Ellie Mae" this is something we consider when we are doing our Puppy Assignment. It takes a certain temperament of the new puppy entering into the home to make for a smooth and healthy long-term relationship between fur babies.
This is what our Guardian Family had to say about this video and the relationship between the two fur-babies at this beginning stage of their relationship!
"They are becoming great friends! My Ellie Mae was having none of it for the first few days, but our breakthrough came yesterday when this happened! Sophie is the most playful. Sweet-natured dog ever."