Some ppl have been asking and I'm excited, so

These are the probable parents of my next service dog prospect in maybe a year or year and a half

Top: Adeline, golden retriever who was washed by her breeder for being undersized for the breed standard and having a short coat. She's a great example of a dog who might not physically be the best example of her breed, but who is still fantastic enough to really benefit a crossbreeding program. She has a great temperament and pedigree full of really nice therapy dogs! She loves fastcat trials and being a goofball. :)

Bottom: Ace, a lab who is a working service dog for my good friend who also has POTS/EDS. he has sired 1 litter previously and all those dogs turned out lovely and very stable and bombproof like him. Bonus: he sploots! 😆

Ace's health testing is complete and Adeline's is about half done (she's had genetic and hip/elbow rads) and if the rest comes back good they'll probably be bred spring or summer of 2023. I'm optimistic about this litter specifically because of the amount of horizontal and vertical pedigree info I have, and the temperaments and good public access skills on both dogs (this was something I should have asked more about with Noodle's relatives. Live and learn.) I've also heard from at least one ADI school that their golden/lab litters with the golden as the dam and lab as sire tend to statistically have the most successful SD prospect puppies, which is a really fascinating data point that I'm hoping will work in our favor for this breeding also.