I'm Chad Z., the breeder behind Cold Creek Doodles located in Ocqueoc, MI. We're new breeders starting a small program. We hope to help provide families with quality puppies as we continue to learn & grow! Our puppies are raised with love in our home, and we strive to help each one grow up with confidence so they are ready to thrive with their new families. They are affectionate, intelligent, and cute as can be!
Q. & A. with Chad
Why did you start breeding?
What made me want to breed a litter of puppies in the first place is how special I think my Josie is. She is extremely Intelligent, loyal, playful and inquisitive. I knew relatively quickly I wanted to breed her because she has been such a fantastic dog for me. She has never destroyed a single thing as some dogs do. Its like she can read my mind and she just wants to make me happy. She is perfect.
What makes your program special?
What makes our breeding program special is our genetic testing to ensure the puppies would be healthy. What also makes it special is the dogs which were mated, both the stud and dam are spectacular dogs. What made me want to do a litter in the first place is how special I think my dog Josie is. I wanted her to have at least one litter so I could keep a pup or two.
What are the different breed sizes in your program?
Our puppies are medium size. Sizes will vary depending on the parent dogs.
What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include merle, brown, brindle, and black. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.
Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
PURPLE COLLAR
Went home
Female
GREEN COLLAR
Went home
Male
BLUE COLLAR
Went home
Male
LT. PINK COLLAR
Went home
Female
GOLD COLLAR
Went home
Male
Getting a puppy from Chad
Chad has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
Puppy prices include a $500 non-refundable deposit and between $900 - $1,300 final payment, before taxes & fees.
Contract & health guarantee
Chad may provide a written contract or
health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps
protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you
both have a clear understanding of the terms of your
puppy purchase. If Chad offers a contract
or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them.
If you have any questions or want to know more,
don’t hesitate to reach out to Chad directly.
Cold Creek Doodles meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
Responsible breeding practices
Health of breeding dogs and puppies
Puppy environment and enrichment
Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Josie, mom
Labradoodle
About Josie
Josie is a labradoodle she is a red merle who melted my heart the very first time I saw her. She is extremely intelligent and loyal. She has bonded with me and follows me everywhere I go. She is also never damaged even a single thing in the house or on the property. She is healthy and our Veterinarian gave us the nod to breed her if we wanted to. She is such a fantastic dog, I became interested in breeding her to allow others to hopefully be able to enjoy a dog of their own like my Josie. Not all dogs are created equal, luckily I have just had positive experiences but I do have friends who were unfortunate enough to purchase a dog that was a handful for one reason or another. Not my Jo, she is perfect and I am not the only one who thinks so. Anyone who comes to the farm and meets her falls in love as well. I always get comments when I am out in public with her, especially when she was a puppy. I have had people turn their cars around and ask what kind of dog she is and state she is the cutest dog they have ever seen. Doodles are great dogs as well because of their low to non-shedding tendencies. I had a black lab previously and she shed A LOT. I loved her to death and she was a great dog as well but I do not miss the dog hair all over everything one bit. I also love how doodles appearances slowly change as their hair grows out between trims. My lab pretty much always looked the same. I thank the lord I was put in the position to acquire a dog as special as my Jo Jo and I am confident if her puppies even have a fraction of what Josie does you will fall in love with them too. Now that she has had a litter I can also tell you she is a great mother. She loves to dote on her pups and she made the first month of this process a breeze. She loves the water and loves to go out on my boat, she goes crazy when I turn the boat off and she knows we are taking a break to swim. Somehow she just knows, she will goofily bound to the back of the boat and down to the swim platform where she loves to slip into the water. Her focus and calm personality are a big part of my draw to her. She has so many positive traits I could go on and on. She instinctively fetches as do her puppies. She loves to do laps around our pastures, this is how I exercise the dogs on the farm. Somehow they know when I am working versus playing and she only starts laps when I am well on my way. I think a lot of this is related to the fact she prefers to be around me regardless of what I am doing. I am so pleased I decided to have a litter of pups with Jo because even at and well before 8 weeks I can tell they are all little Jo's. We as people honestly do not deserve dogs, I do not know what I would do without her.