Well, we guess you could say "This is the Home Stretch!"
We are down our our last three litters before retiring! After these three litters, Powderhill Goldens will become three separate companies, each one operated by a different one of our kids. While "puppy options" will still be the same, the "puppy experts" will be younger and better looking!
Of the three remaining litters, we believe that Stella's litter of F1 Mini Goldendoodles will be first, though it's not a guarantee! After testing last week, we determined that we did not miss Stella's heat cycle which was due in late Spring. In fact, she appears to be lingering in a "pre-heat" stage which has no set duration, but we know it is "coming." Since the July calendar is almost finished, we are hoping to breed Stella in August. This would result in an October litter arrival and December Go Home dates for the puppies.
Liberty (MultiGen Mini Goldendoodle litter) and Stella2 (MultiGen Medium Goldendoodle Litter) are also expected to come into heat in August and their litters are also expected to be ready to go home in December.
If Mother Nature can get her act together, it will likely be "Raining Puppies" in late Fall. Since none of these litters are born (or even bred) yet, it's impossible to predict litter sizes, but based on previous litters it looks like Stella's litter of F1 Mini's and Stella2's litter of MultiGen Mediums may have some availability, while Libby's litter of Mediums is likely "Sold Out."
And that will be "IT" for Janet & Joe, who will conclude their breeding careers and turn the reigns over to the kids who will continue the breeding business into the future.
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