About Us

Labradoodle Trust was set up as a Company Limited by Guarantee in January 2010 after the original Labradoodle Rescue UK was closed to make way for Labradoodle Trust. 
In June 2010, Labradoodle Trust was awarded Charitable Status with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. 

How does it work?

It is upon the initial contact from the owner that we start offering support during what can be a very emotional time. By talking through the problems, it sometimes transpires that actually, issues can be overcome, either by talking with our training specialist, or thinking through how a particular problem can be resolved.

If it is decided that the best thing would be to sign the dog over to us we will deal with this as quickly as we can. We do not charge to take dogs in and all of our dogs are fostered in a loving environment in peoples own homes. Our kennels are only used in emergencies or for dogs that are unsafe to put into a family environment.

All dogs are fostered for a minimum of two weeks so that the fosterer can make a true assessment of the dog. If the dog has not been neutered already, we will have it done before it is rehomed.

Once the dog has been assessed we look for a suitable home for it. The home must match the requirements of the dog. We do not rehome dogs to the first person that comes along. Once the potential new family has been found we contact them with details of the dog. If they are interested we then put them in touch with the fosterer so that they can learn more about the dog. During this time we will also arrange for somebody to homecheck the potential adopters. If the homecheck is passed and they like the dog they can then go ahead and meet it. If the meeting all goes well, they are given the opportunity to adopt the dog.

Labradoodle Trust is committed to the welfare of any dogs that come into our care, and endeavour to make a positive contribution to their lives, no matter what the circumstances. We aim to educate people about Labradoodles BEFORE they take the plunge, and are often called by people wondering about their suitability to own one of these lively, intelligent dogs.

Obviously, as a registered charity, fundraising is imperative to enable us to help any Labradoodle that needs our help. We attend some of the larger dog shows and doggy days out, and also hold on-line fund raising initiatives on our forum (a mine of useful information for owners and would be owners), and also have a range of merchandise available to buy.

We have a massive emphasis on education as we strive to prevent problems from occurring by a lack of general knowledge of our wonderful breed, and by guiding people into making the right decision when considering owning a puppy or a Rescue Labradoodle. By providing more information to the general public, we hope to reduce the numbers of dogs coming into Rescue in the future.

We also aim to compile a Health Registry in the near future, which will provide a record of dogs suffering with any health issues that become known to us. This facility will help people to research the lines of a pup that they may be thinking of buying, and thereby, hopefully reduce the number of dogs with inherited diseases.