My name is Annette Courtney. I breed miniature labradoodles as my hobby. I believe I am the original breeder of miniature British labradoodles. I live in Felmersham, North Bedfordshire with my family. We have an assortment of pets alongside our dogs, which include three ponies (one of which we have had since before my daughter Lucy was born), two sheep - Derek and Daisy and two cats - Howard and Twinkle. See the Life At Home gallery.

We have bred uk labradoodles for many years now and believe we have succeeded in what we wanted to achieve and what we believed families were looking for. Above all else we aim to breed a lovely family dog, smaller in size than a large doodle. Our miniature labradoodle puppies are born and raised in the house, so sometimes it can be a tight squeeze with us, our adult dogs, and puppies running everywhere. We subject our labradoodle puppies to all household mayhem plus we put in a lot of one to one time with each puppy (see Raising Our Puppies page), so you can be sure your puppy will be happy when he or she leaves us. We can now provide a full puppy starter pack from our vets, Acorn House. We would like to make it clear that we are not associated with any other labradoodles breeders and stud dog owners in Bedfordshire or surrounding counties other than Ouselabradoodles.

In 2002 & 2003 I infused into one of my lines, one of the Australian Labradoodle permitted breeds, I believe I was the first person in the UK to do this. We will be furthering this line in 2010. I have been developing this line with interest, knowing now that they are all of sound temperament, a manageable size and without health problems, I feel it is now time to move ahead. See the U.K. Foundation page. At the end of this year we will be breeding our UK Australian Labradoodle litter, both parents are health tested and are family pets. See Myrtle's page.

Australian and ASD Labradoodles

Due to the recent exposure of Rutland Manor (more information on both these websites: Rutland Manor Exposed and Farms of Shame), I would like to make it extremely clear, in no way am I associated with these kennels or their practices. Any puppy bred by myself with Tegan Park Rutland Manor Lines in its pedigree, will have original DNA breed identification certificates available for viewing, as will my UKF line. We will be keeping our prices for Australian Labradoodles below £1,000 and our UK Labradoodle will be priced at £850, we will not be carrying out early spay neuter on our puppies. All dogs health documents are available for viewing at your interview. We are not associated with any other breeders in Bedfordshire other than Ouselabradoodles, and work very closely with The Labradoodle Club Of Great Britain (incorporating The Miniature Labradoodle Club) and it's members to continue the future of the British labradoodle.

Please note if you have an allergy you must make this clear. Please also note that most doodles shed some hair and may not be allergy friendly towards you.  We are very careful who I sell my puppies to as I do not want them to end up in labradoodle rescue. We would also like to make it clear that we do not take deposits or booking fees until you have been for a visit and you are happy with your prospective puppy.

I am a breed adviser in Dogs Today Magazine, read my helpful hints column. Also Co-founder of the The Labradoodle Club of Great Britain. I have also studied animal behavior at Moulton College.

Included in our price is our ante-natal class. Strictly speaking these are technically post-natal in terms of the mother and puppy, however we refer to them as ante-natal in terms of the human / puppy context. Spend an afternoon with puppy expert Jill Ridgers, who will talk you through the various phases which are the inevitable processes through which every puppygoes. Full follow up training is available.

Gaia, a Canine Partners demo dog bred by myself is coming home in October to have puppies for the charity, however there may be a puppy or two available to very special homes, see Gaia page.