Sweetie Doodles was started in 2010 by two friends with a passion for Goldendoodles and the mutual goal of breeding healthy, quality pets suitable for every family.

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About Dina:

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I’m Dina, proud co-owner of Sweetiedoodles.  I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan with my 17 year old son.  We joke the puppies get their dose of "city living" when at my home. 

 

Since I was young, I have dreamed of getting to have a career being a dog breeder. The thought of getting to experience the joy of puppies, and having them brighten my day.  Who could ask for more? 

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Now I have that life, with dogs, and the cute puppies, and even more. My days also include lots of hard work, more poop scooping than you can imagine, constant research, coming up with new long term plans for the business, deciding important things, and magical moments as puppies come into the world and also the bittersweet feeling that comes when my puppies leave for their new homes.

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I thought being a breeder would be a solitary career, but I have been pleasantly surprised this has not been the case. Getting to experience all of this with my friend and partner, Misty, has been a blessing like none other. We are also surrounded by so many dog lovers, trainers, vets, and our clients.  It is so fulfilling to be around people who know that dogs add so much to our lives and transform them just by being a part of them.

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Misty and I decided 10 years ago to try making our dream a reality. We started small (literally and figuratively) with AKC apple head Chihuahuas to see if breeding would be something that could be more than just a dream. My parents both had allergies and wanted a dog they could live with, that also wouldn't shed.  We talked it over and decided to go with Goldendoodles for our next breed.  Misty already had a lifelong love of Poodles, so it was a great fit. 

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This has all been so gratifying for me. I do not think anything else could be as wonderful as bringing together puppies and people.  I believe in our breeding program, and developing and providing the best temperament we can!

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About Misty:

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I am Misty, the other proud owner of Sweetiedoodles. I live in the country on 14 acres, complete with chickens. 

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Since my first dog in 3rd grade, I have known that I wanted to spend my life around dogs. I got a job to support my "hobby" and spent many years training, fostering, and rehabilitating dogs. When I had my daughter in 2006, I knew I would no longer have as much free time to spend working with dogs, so decided my career should be working with them instead. I went to college and became a Licensed Veterinary Technician, which was the second best decision of my life. I loved being a LVT, and enjoyed my job immensely. (It helped that I could bring my Poodle to work with me!)

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While working with rescues fostering and rehabilitating dogs, it was pretty clear that many breeders of the dog's that the public wanted did not care about the health and long term well being of the puppies they were selling. The breeders that cared about their dogs the most were the breeders that were breeding show dogs and working dogs, not pets. (This is not true of all breeders! At that time, the dogs I was seeing at rescues were poorly bred popular dogs.) I thought over and over, someone who has ethics needs to start breeding dogs so it is harder for backyard breeders and puppy mills to sell these poorly bred dogs. I also watched many people turned away from rescues for one reason or another, and end up buying a puppy from exactly the people who were breeding unhealthy dogs. It was incredibly frustrating. 

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After becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician and taking to the medical side of dog care so well, and learning a lot about genetics and discovering that I love it, I realized I could breed good healthy dogs. My friend Dina was also interested in breeding, and with our combined background we made the perfect team, so it only seemed right to take the leap together and go into business as co-owners.

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After breeding just a couple of litters of Chihuahuas we both realized that this was it, this is what we both loved and wanted to do. I love my Poodles and was more than willing to breed AKC Poodles, but my criteria for breeding is breed what the majority of people want as pets, and breed them high quality. I really wanted to breed dogs that didn't shed, and the Goldendoodle fit both of those goals perfectly, even though I was unsure about "diluting" my beloved Poodle! Fortunately, after breeding our very first litter of Goldendoodles, I found that I LOVED Goldendoodles. The bouncy goofy nature of the Poodle was still there, but so was the Golden Retriever's personality which made a unique, fun, awesome dog. The versatility of this breed is wonderful, he have had our puppies go on to be hunting dogs, Emotional Support Dogs, Therapy Dogs, family pets with lots of kids, hiking companions, and much more. I couldn't be more thrilled about our decision to start breeding Goldendoodles!

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