Felix Gumshoe - RETIRED.
Available for stud service to approved/tested dams.  Breeders read below.

Felix at 7 weeks.

As soon as Felix was born, I knew I wanted to keep him for my program.   His silky coat just glistened and this is what I strive for in in my Labradoodles.  The color black comes in many shades just like reds and chocolates.   If there are diluted colors in the parental lines, coats become shaded in silver, blue or smoky grey. This is what happened to Felix, he is the color of cooled charcoal and is still clearing out for his final shade.                    

  




                                    

Felix at 18 weeks with mom, Olive.

 
 

Felix at 2 yrs. just beginning to show his dilute color.

'Charcoal' Felix at 3 yrs.

 Words from his guardians:

Felix is truly a family dog and likes to greet each one of us enthusiastically by 'talking and rubbing against us like his namesake'.  Then he immediately rolls over for a tummy rub.  It is typical of him to have a stuffed animal in his mouth; or he might nibble or tug at your clothing in a very gentle way to say 'Good Morning'!

 

He loves everyone that he meets and his back end wiggles back and forth as he verbalizes his happiness.  He loves to play with other dogs and has never uttered an angry growl.  

Felix has the sweetest disposition and temperament.  He is very smart and loves to retrieve.  This was helpful as Felix liked the water, but did not want to swim. He would jump along on his back legs with his head above the water for as long as he could.  So it was necessary to give him a swimming lesson and now he loves to retrieve his "dummy" from the water and will go swimming any chance he gets.

Felix loves to be with us and will cry and carry on when greeting you even if you have only been gone for ten minutes.  He is very content by himself, but prefers to be with us and can always be found curled up at my feet as soon as I sit down.  If you are on the couch, then he will come up and snuggle with you or "ask" my husband (Tom) to throw the ball for him.  He has the softest, silkiest, blue fleece coat to snuggle with and is just so fun to cuddle and snuggle. 

He loves to chew on his toys and 'talks' to them while doing so.  

His favorite movie is "Marley and Me"  and he wants desperately to play with Marley and spends most of the movie expressing this desire.  He also loves to watch commercials and hunting shows (a trait he inherited from his mom). 

He has the sweetest head tilt when spoken to and listens intently to every word.  His vocabulary is building and he will go and see each member of the family that he is asked to go find.   The neighbors and kids love to "shake his paw" and have him "high five" them.  Felix is just the sweetest dog and is loved by all who meet him.

Stats and Certifications:  

• DOB:  May 5, 2010 from Willson's Chico of Puppy Love, F1B American Labradoodle, red, non-shedding, wavy fleece (Bbee) and Annabelle's Olive Oyl - an Australian Labradoodle, black, (BbEe) non-shedding wavy fleece.  
• Size/Color/Coat:  18 inches and 32 lbs.  Color DNA is 'BbEe', a black dilute  that has turned to charcoal but carries for all the colors.  The parti gene possibility has not been determined as yet.  Felix's coat is a wavy, soft fleece that does not shed.  He is 'Clear' for the Improper Coat gene.
• von Willebrand's Disease - 'Clear' through parental DNA.  Copies provided.
• Annual Thyroid/Blood Work/Chemistry's and TgAA - 6/8/11 'Normal'.  HML #23106; 5/22/12 is 'Normal' HML #35312.
• Hips - 9/21/10 (10 months) PennHIP is Left .44/Right .49 (70%).  OFA Prelim was 'Good'.  OFA Certification #HY-1007G24M-VPI rated as 'GOOD'.
• Patellar Luxation (knees) - 5/15/12  'Normal' - OFA #HY-PA462/24M/P-VPI
• Elbows -5/29/12 'Normal' - OFA #HY-EL653M24-VPI
• Legg-Calves-Perthes -5/29/12 'Normal' - OFA #HY-LP43/24M-VPI
• Eye CERF - 7/19/10, 9/24/11, 11/2/12, 11/19/13, 11/16/15 -  'Normal and Clear'.
• PRA/prcd - 'Clear and Normal' through parental DNA.  Copies provided.
• Heart - 10/3/11 Echocardiogram with Dr. MacGregor  is 'Normal' with no evidence of congenital cardiac disease.  OFA #HY-CA543/16M/C-VPI-ECHO
• CANINE GOOD CITIZENSHIP - achieved in May, 2013.  
• IMPROPER COAT - 'Clear' (FF).

PEDIGREE:

CRITERIA FOR STUD USE:
My philosophy as a provider of possible stud service is solely for improvement of our hybrid in health, temperament and conformation to the best of my ability.  The following criteria will not fit everyone's program nor is it meant to.  I am hopeful that by 'raising the bar' on my studs, I will eventually work with breeders with the same goals and testing protocol.

• All dams must have a recent Brucellosis test and be free of parasites before breeding.
• Full pedigree must be submitted. 
• Friendly temperament. Felix has an exuberant personality.
• Testing of Dam must include the following:  Current CERF, Clear/Carrier PRA and von Willebrand's Disease (parental clearances must have hard copy paperwork), Current Thyroid with TgAA results, PennHIP of 50% or above or passing OFA Certification for Hips (no prelims or Dr. Wallace opinions unless accompanied with a minimum of 50% PennHIP), vet clearances for Patellae, OFA Elbows and OFA Heart.