Hello There!
We are Rocky Legend Doodles, a small family-run business just a short drive away from the beautiful Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada, and we raise happy pups for happy families!
WE WANT OUR PUPS AS BALANCED AS POSSIBLE
Apart from the great health picture of our pups (which we’ll talk about below), we take their exposure to new things very seriously.
This looks like making sure they get daily stimulus and exposure to new sights, sounds & experiences. Though much of a pup’s socialization occurs after they go home with their families, their first 8 weeks and the learning curves and challenges they undergo during that time will greatly impact their future experiences. So our job as good breeders is to make sure they are as well exposed and balanced as we can make them in those first few weeks, so they are ready for all the new things their future brings! They get continued grooming experience, sound training & desensitization, socializing lessons with mom and other litters, playtime with people of all ages, litter box training, and so much more!
HOW WE RAISE HOLISTIC
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Diet
Ever heard the quote: "All disease begins in the gut"? We know this to be true, which is why our foundation for raising as naturally as possible begins with feeding a primordial raw diet.
This is not only great for our parents health, but it passes nutrients and health benefits to the pups during pregnancy and when they’re still nursing.
When our litters begin weaning at around 4-5 weeks old, we start them on goats milk and Back to Basics raw pet food, and continue on the raw diet till Homing Day!
This great start gives our pups a huge leg up in their health picture, and we’ve heard amazing feedback from families marvelling at their pups health and the numerous benefits they have noticed on the raw diet.
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Epigenetics
Epigenetics, in laymen’s terms, means the way you steward your dogs health.
A dogs genetics can be top-notch, but if you feed them a low-quality diet, don’t give them the proper mental and physical stimulation, their home environment is stressful, or you overwhelm their bodies with medications, environmental chemicals and unnecessary drugs—their good genetics won’t mean much. If they start with good genetics, but live their lives with poor epigenetics, their health will deteriorate quickly.
At Rocky Legend Doodles, we take into account ALL factors that lead to a long-lasting health picture, striving to keep our dogs immune systems strong and their healthy gut bacteria functioning well so that they don’t get sick in the first place.
A healthy dog is a strong dog—and more readily able to handle germs and bacterias that might adversely affect a dog with a compromised immune system.
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Chemical free
Feeding raw isn't the only thing that makes us holistic breeders...
Everything from homeopathic remedies, natural and gentle dewormers through the food bowl, acupuncture if needed or helpful to a situation, nosodes, and a lifestyle free of chemicals and toxicity in food/treats/grooming/cleaning products, etc.
We take the responsibility of stewarding their health very seriously and are always finding ways to improve in giving these pups and their parents the best & cleanest lives possible. After all, they can’t make these decisions for themselves, so let’s choose right.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Apart from all that’s mentioned above, we also really care about the experience YOU will have in adding a furry friend to your life.
It’s sadly not uncommon for people to get scammed on the search for a four-legged friend. We know this firsthand as well as hearing the stories of other families in the search for a pet that there can be a lot of dishonesty in this market, an inability to have easy communication, and as a result, many negative experiences.
As people and as a business, it is our core value to be TRUSTWORTHY, INTEGRITY-FILLED, EASY to COMMUNICATE WITH and to provide you with an uplifting and positive experience.
We aren’t looking to simply make a sale, which is why we look into each application, follow through with FaceTime interviews, and make sure that the fit is right for both you and us! We don't believe in just providing you with a lovely companion, we want the process up to homing and beyond to be as seamless as possible, which is why we've worked to provide all our families with tons of resources on training, diet, how to understand this breed and what they need to thrive, as well as continued support from the moment we begin working together.
Bringing a puppy into your home and family is a very important and special decision, and we would be happy to see if we can be apart of that for you!
Meet The Team
Ashley
+ The hand model who holds all the pups on the 'gram
+ Interviews, paperwork, calendars, and general brainstorming manager
+ Marketing & Videographer
+ Puppy teacher
+ The only fearless freep who will trim dog nails
In her downtime she enjoys good tea, cooking, hiking, and consuming, no no no, STALKING real estate listings.
Barb
+ Midwoof
+ Honeymoon director
+ Registered cuddler
+ Trixie's favourite set of toes
+ The head cheese
When she's not doing this, you'll probably find her gardening, delving into the world of herbal remedies, fermenting something (FOOD ONLY, I swear), or something else fabulous and Dr Quinn-like ;)
Lauricia
+ Applications, emails, and interviews
+ Marketing & photography
+ Blog post writer
+ Arguably the best and most dedicated cleaner (ask anyone -- just not Ashley ;)
+ Puppy Profiler. No, but seriously -- ask Ashley ;)
+ The one always quoting Steve Del Savio
When not doing this, she's plotting the 1,050 ways she can change a room's setup or be in the mountains taking pictures.