I'm Austen S., the breeder behind Doodles Direct located in Royston, GA. We decided to start breeding to share the best possible puppies with excellent personalities, temperament, and most of all health! We are a small, family-run breeding program focusing on quality care and good health. Our puppies are the perfect loving and loyal companions!
Q. & A. with Austen
What makes your program special?
We have evolved our bloodline to specifically get rid of a multitude of health issues generally associated with larger dog breeds. We have extremely healthy dames, and we lose less than 3% of the puppies our dames give birth to. We have no hip or elbow dysplasia present in ANY of our dogs. We have never lost a puppy to parvo at any time since we startede breeding. We specifically target friendly, kid protective, intelligent, and animal friendly dogs with which to breed with. Our dogs seem to be very good at recognizing risks such as ant hills or road ways and are very adept at steering their owner's children away from such dangers.
What are the different breed sizes in your program?
Our puppies include medium and standard sizes. Sizes will vary depending on the parent dogs.
What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies are black and white. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Light blue
Went home
Male
Gray
Went home
Male
Orange
Went home
Male
Yellow
Went home
Male
Getting a puppy from Austen
Austen 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
Connect with Austen to learn more details about pricing.
Contract & health guarantee
Austen 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 Austen 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 Austen directly.
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Austen.
Breeder’s location
Meet in Royston, GA
4521 miles away
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More about Austen
Club memberships
Austen is a member of CKC and AKC.
Austen has been a member of Good Dog for over 2 years
Austen was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2023.
AS
Austen is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Doodles Direct 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
All breeds
Sheepadoodle
Old English Sheepdog
Dolly, mom
Sheepadoodle
About Dolly
Dolly is a female Sheepadoodle. Carefully selected as a great representative of her breed, Austen decided to make her part of their program. Austen has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Houston, dad
Old English Sheepdog
About Houston
Houston is a male Old English Sheepdog. Carefully selected as a great representative of his breed, Austen decided to make him part of their program. Austen has passed Good Dog’s screening process, which involved a review of their breeding practices, environment, and the mental and physical health of their dogs.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Excellent level
Doodles Direct reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Sheepadoodles.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA)
Eye testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide range of hereditary eye illnesses including retinal dysplasia, lens luxation, and glaucoma, which can cause impared vision or blindness.
Thyroid (Autoimmune Thyroiditis, registered with OFA)
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).