To all the future Bedrock Labradoodles families,

We (my husband and I) had the best experience buying a puppy at Bedrock Labradoodles! We were the first family to trial the Bedrock Labradoodles “alternate list”, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way!

My husband and I were alternates for the Kelly/Deacon litter (born 7/29/2015). There were 9 puppies altogether. Six families had already secured a spot, one of the puppies was going to be a service dog, and Maggie had the top two “picks of the litter”. We had put down our deposit, and we went to visit the puppies at the Open House (when the puppies were 6 weeks old) knowing that we may not get a puppy. My husband and I just felt happy that we were on the list, but we did not get our hopes up too much because getting a puppy was not guaranteed. It was not until we were at the Open House when we found out that we were no longer “alternates”. It was such an amazing feeling, because we walked into the visit with nothing promised – but we walked out knowing with 100% certainty, that in just two weeks we were going to be proud puppy parents! Through the whole process we were not considered less important than the other families since we began as “alternates”. At the Open House we ranked our top three favorite puppies on a piece of paper, and submitted it, just like all the other families. We did not get last pick. Our choices were just as important as all the other families choices. When the puppies were 8 weeks old, they go through special behavior/personality testing. It is not until after the testing that Maggie makes her own picks (to decide if she is going to keep any of the puppies for future breeding) and to match the puppies with their forever homes! It was the same day that the puppies went through the testing that we got a phone call from Maggie, telling us which pup we were “matched” with! It turned out that we got our FIRST pick! All of the families in our litter got their first pick! It was fate! Thinking back…we started the entire process not knowing if we were even going to get a puppy, and then we ended up getting our first pick! We would have been so happy no matter what puppy we got, but when we were finally handed our puppy on our pick-up day – the journey we had made it that much sweeter!

Like I said, we wouldn’t have had it any other way! We felt like it was all meant to be!! My husband and I had the BEST experience, and it was one of the happiest times of our lives! Our little red collar boy, Norman, has been such a joy to raise these past few months! We look forward to so many happy, healthy years to come!

Katie & Joe DiPietro