Daisy, enjoying the snow for the very first time. She was 10 weeks old.

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        I'm Karen. Hi!  About 24 years ago, I decided that my three children should see science upfront and firsthand.  Since we had a golden retriever, I wanted to breed her and have my kids play a part in the whole process of birthing and caring for the puppies.  Having been a teacher and a science major, I saw other teachers bring their dogs to school to be "the pillow" for kids to curl up with while reading extra credit books. I began to take my golden retriever Lacy to school. It was amazing how quickly the children finished their daily work in order to spend time with patient and loving Lacy.

        After a few days, a mom and her child came in to the classroom to tell me that young Calvin could not come back to my classroom. He had had an allergy attack and needed hospitalization for asthma. Sadly, Lacy had to go back home. I was heart-broken.

        A few years later, I saw Calvin running in the schoolyard grass with a huge, playful, curly dog. I asked him how it came to be that he could have this long-haired, shaggy dog. He replied that this was a standard golden doodle, and it didn't shed or cause allergies! I headed to my computer to do some research....

         And so the adventure began. I wanted as many allergic kids and adults to finally enjoy and love these large, medium, and mini dogs. For those who could never have  a dog, my mission became placing healthy dogs into empty homes.