Our Summer Litters Are Sold Out! Please visit our "Upcoming Litters" page to see what we have coming up! Tis Better by Far At the Rainbows End To find not Gold But the Heart of a Friend Hello, my name is Carol McDonald. For over 11 years, my husband Joseph and our family have been raising beautiful Goldendoodle and Labradoodle puppies. We are located in the Clovis / Fresno area in sunny, central California where we have plenty of room for our dogs and puppies to enjoy the outdoors. But, you can always find a few of our four legged friends hanging out with us in the house! Our "parent" dogs have been carefully selected for their healthy genetics and loving dispositions. They are not kennel dogs...they are all part of our everyday family life or that of their Guardian Families. They are health and love tested! Our Goldendoodle and Labradoodle puppies are born and raised inside of our home. Their socialization begins from the moment they are born.

We have donated puppies to: Make A Wish Foundation, Guide Dogs For The Blind, Guide Dogs of The Desert, Northstar Foundation, Service Dogs For Self Reliance, Canine Support Teams and other programs. Are you in need of training your own Mobility Service Dog or I'm always glad to answer any questions. You may contact me at:Welcome to Kentfield Kennels We are Ted & Laurie Soloski, owners of Kentfield Kennels, a small hobbyist kennel located in the beautiful countryside of Sebastopol, California, just 1 hour north of San Francisco. Here at Kentfield Kennels we are firmly committed to breeding the traditional Labrador Retriever that will become your best friend, a loving family member, hunting companion, service dog, or will be out there competing in one of the many events you can enjoy with your dog. What we wish to produce is a substantial, medium sized dog with a good bone structure, strong muscles, a broad head and muzzle with wide set eyes that have a kind expression.

We want a great double coat to keep out the cold (for the hunters) and that thick otter tail that is carried straight and flat from the body. Male Maltese Puppies For Sale In HoustonWe want our females to weigh approximately 55-65 lbs, and our males to weigh around 65-80 lbs.Scottish Terrier Puppies For Sale In Al We strive for the Labrador Retriever that is loving, affectionate and patient. Catahoula Leopard Dog Puppies For Sale In UtahThey are highly intelligent, quick to learn, lively, good-natured and love to play, especially in the water! We wish to breed into our dogs the excellent, reliable temperament that is sociable, friendly, loyal and above all else, great with children and other pets.

"As an AKC Breeder of Merit participant, you set the standards for all breeders everywhere. You are among an elite group whose love for dogs is unwavering; and it carries through in all you do as a breeder and dog owner. The AKC is proud to have you represent the largest, and most respected registry in the world!" President & Chief Executive Officer of the American Kennel Club "As part of AKC’s century-long commitment to advance the health and welfare of all dogs, the AKC has a new program called Bred with H.E.A.R.T. The program gives AKC a new way to engage, encourage and recognize ALL breeders who meet specific health testing standards and who participate in continuing education. Click on the links below to learn more about the specific commitments that an AKC Bred with H.E.A.R.T. breeder makes to the health and well-being of their dogs."Carole Laval loves dogs, especially rescuing them from possible doom. Terrier mix Dash, terrier Buddy and Labrador retriever Jack, all rescue dogs, are part of the Laval family.

“They don’t ask much from us, and they give us so much in return,” says Laval, a Fresno appraiser. “They just need a home.” According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, about 60% of dogs and 70% of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. That amounts in the central San Joaquin Valley to thousands of pets dying at overcrowded shelters each year. About 30 Valley animal adoption agencies and shelters provide services that create awareness on the importance of choosing adoption and the responsibility of pet owners having their dogs and cats spayed and neutered. The organizations use various programs to accomplish the work. Many get the dogs and cats out of shelters, particularly those that are abandoned or sick and may not otherwise be selected. The animals are then placed in the organization’s network of foster homes, where the residents work to bring the animals to good health so they are adoptable. Some agencies also are doing more outreach.

The Cat House on the Kings in Parlier, California’s largest no-cage, no-kill cat sanctuary, opened a satellite adoption center in the Fresno Petco store on North Blackstone Avenue to put cats “front and center every day of the week” in hopes of placing them in homes. In 2014, the store’s first full year with the adoption center, nearly 650 cats were saved after people adopted them, an average of more than 50 rescues per month. “Those animals are going to die if people don’t adopt them,” says Tammy Barker, manager of the adoption center and assistant director of The Cat House on the Kings. “We can’t continue to save animals if we don’t find them homes.” Some agencies are breed-specific. The Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno, a small nonprofit organization with about 25 volunteers, gets the dogs from shelters and uses foster homes to care for them until they are matched into good homes. In 2014, Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno checked in 202 dogs and placed nearly all them into homes.

In the past week, dogs Winston, Seger, Jack Daniels and Dimples were matched. Petra House, founder of Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno, says it is important that agencies work to find Valley homes for the animals. “Every dog that people adopt from us, we can pull another dog at the shelter and save his or her life,” she says. “There are so many strays running around here and all the way to Madera. We want to end the suffering and get people to be responsible, and part of that responsibility is to spay and neuter.” People seeking to adopt a pet have various avenues to choose. Probably the quickest is to visit a pet adoption facility. Some other avenues take potential pet owners onto social media platforms. , or Facebook page under Labrador Rescue of Fresno. The organization also posts on Petfinder and Craigslist. Those interested must fill out an adoption application on the website, including the dog’s name that they are interested in. The application is forwarded to the dog’s foster home, which provides information about the dog’s status.

Then, a meeting is arranged. Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno also brings its dogs to the Petco store at 1045 Herndon Ave. in Clovis, noon to 4 p.m. If everything works out, volunteers pay a home visit, looking at yard fencing, gates latching properly and safety issues. “We also try to match up the dog with the family,” House says. “Not everyone wants a 1- to 2-year-old, high-strung male Lab. Some people want a couch potato. We want these dogs to stay with a family for the rest of their lives.” Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno ensures potential owners the dog has been taken to a veterinarian for vaccinations, spayed or neutered, micro-chipped and checked for parasites and ticks. “So when they are ready to go, they are ready to go,” House says. The last step is the final paperwork. Cost is $100 for seniors and special-need Labs, $250 for adults and $350 for puppies. Laval says she is pleased with the adoption agencies. Dash arrived through the PetSmart store at 3220 W. Shaw Ave. and Buddy came via Miss Winkles Pet Adoption Center in Clovis.

In June, Laval was on a morning walk with a friend, Sue Davila. They came upon other women walkers with a collarless black Lab dripping wet. Laval asked if the dog had been swimming. The women said the dog wasn’t theirs, and that he just started following them. “They were going to leave him, and Sue and I didn’t think that was right,” Laval remembers. So they took the dog to Laval’s home. Davila placed a lost-dog ad in The Bee. Laval posted information on Craigslist and displayed a poster at the Save Mart store on West Bullard Ave., where the dog was found. Laval tried to have the dog examined by a veterinarian at the Central California SPCA, but she first needed to honor a 30-day waiting period. A search at the PetSmart on West Shaw Avenue for a dog chip also turned up empty. After 30 days, she returned to Central California SPCA for shots, a microchip, a collar — and named her latest rescue dog Jack. “It’s like he dropped out of the sky,” she says.