Our Story...

        Our family has always been an "animal family". We all grew up on a farm in Ohio and had everything from ducks, chickens, goats, dogs, cats, horses, you name it we loved it. It seems to be in our blood and if you are reading this, we bet you know what we are speaking about.

        My sister Stephanie and I have raised dogs on and off for over 35 years .Another sister, Lisa, is also a dog lover and breeder. My daughter, Kimberly raises miniature schnauzers and is now working with us to produce the most beautiful labradoodles ever. We are very excited to have her and her family join us. This addition will provide us the ability to have a wider gene pool to work with and allow us to provide a greater variation of dogs. We have raised National Champion Miniature horses since 1987 and are wholly dedicated to researching and dedicating whatever it takes to produce the best, healthiest, most intelligent, best tempered animals that we possibly can…always! We strive to improve the breed at all times. It is a passion and sometimes feels like a "mission".

After a great deal of study and research we imported Tashaun, our first miniature red male Labradoodle from Tegan Park, Australia. Oh my gosh! Once we received him everything changed. We were taken! He was so far beyond our expectations that it catapulted us to a new level of involvement. More study, more excitement, more research and the passion spread like wild fire. Our partners and children became "infected" with "Labradoodle Love".

We are blessed to have over 250 acres of rather remote land with waterfalls, riding, hiking trails, big creeks and a river with salmon spawning. Labradoodle Heaven is in place!

We are now working as a family to contribute our best to the Labradoodle breed by studying pedigrees, genetics and health issues to move toward improving upon or eliminating any difficulties the breed may experience. We have raised animals long enough to know that there is no perfect breed when it comes to genetic issues and we also know that conscientious breeding practices can help reduce these problems.

We are dedicated to breeding the best to the best. We are not going for quantity, rather we are creating a dog that will steal your heart and provide years of incredible connection and love. We love uniquely colored dogs no matter what the size. Although we may have our preferences we know that not everyone feels that way so we will provide what YOU may prefer as well (small, medium and standard Labradoodle in every available color).

In our pursuit of excellence we are only breeding multi-generation Labradoodles.

We are excited to share our many years of experience with you and will promise to always do our very best to provide YOU with the love of your Life.

Warmly,

Esateys, Rafael, Tashaun and K-kosh

Kimberly, Mark, Kahra, Payton and Cole

PS. Visit our Miniature Horses at www.aprinaelegante.com