Here at Bark & Bramble, our dams and sires live in our homes and are part of our families. This is possible through our Guardianship Program. Becoming a Guardian family means that one of our dogs becomes one of your family members. You take care of them and love them as your own, but they are not spayed or neutered. When a dam goes into heat, then you will need to bring her to us to spend the day with one of our sires. She then stays with you until the week prior to delivering. At which point your dam will stay with us until her puppies are eight-weeks-old and ready for adoption. Once your dam is has had all of her litters, then you will spay her, and she will graduate out of the program!

 Our Guardian Dogs are at least six months old and have passed the required testing to make sure they meet our high standards for the program. All Guardian Families must live within 2 hours of Vancouver, Washington. We do ask our Guardian Families to have a fenced back yard and arrangements so your puppy is not home alone for extended periods. We strongly encourage all of our Guardian Families to train for and pass the AKC Canine Good Citizenship test.