Telephone: (505)514-1537
On the Bosque with Nalu
Desert Sage Doodles.
Ethical, intentional, quality breeder of Aussiedoodles, Bernedoodle, English Crème Golendoodles, mini Goldendoodles, and AKC Poodles.
We use Puppy Culture curriculum.
Meet the Breeder
Hello!
I’m Michelle Schroff, owner/breeder with Desert Sage Doodles. I am married to the best husband and dad, to our kids and dogs (: for the last 28 years. Clay has recently retired, from the car business after a 30 year career, to join me at home raising doodles and kids. We have 10 children and 6 grandchildren. We homeschool 5 of our children. We have a non-profit (Aspen Project) that works locally and internationally to come alongside of families affected by poverty by providing parenting classes, mentorship, and resources to break the cycle of poverty. We have an exciting household, to say the least.
I have been in the “doodle” business for 3 years. My first doodle, Maverick, was a re-home from a local breeder. He was massive, a true gentle giant at 85#. I must say he was our “trick” doodle. As with most doodles, he was snuggly, intelligent, empathetic, energetic, and hypoallergenic! I believed that Maverick and my soul were knitted together, he knew me. I lost my father during COVID and Maverick has been my constant companion through this difficult season.
I started researching doodles. The articles were endless. I had the craziest thought during this process, “What if I bred doodles? Not just doodles, but doodles that had a guarantee that they would not end up in a shelter. Doodles that had been cleared through health testing, so no one has to guess what breed or if the dog had a genetic disorder. What if I bred doodles that could successfully transition in to a family confidently?” These were a few of my desires when laying the foundations of Desert Sage Doodles.
Over the last 3 years I have meticulously created an environment for our dogs to integrate in to our family so that they can do the same with yours. I have put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in to creating an environment that provides dignity and beauty for our dogs and the families that are looking in to being a forever family. It has cost our family a lot to create Desert Sage Doodles and I hope it shows in the quality of puppies we produce.
I hope we get the opportunity to work together. If not I pray that wherever your journey takes you in finding a puppy I hope you find exactly what you are looking for!
Michelle
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ETHICAL INTENTIONAL QUALITY
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Why Desert Sage Doodles?
Desert Sage Doodles began with a dream to produce a dog that is not only hypoallergenic but also a tender companion that is structural sound with a health guarantee and no questions asked return policy. We absolutely do not want to contribute to the animal shelter population. We desire for our clients to be informed of the general health prior to the purchase of one of our puppies. We have committed years to our program before we produced 1 litter. We are constantly learning, growing, and improving our program.
Meet the Family
Sires
Our sires are health, genetic and temperament evaluated. Our poodles are all AKC registered.
Dams
Our dams are health, tested, genetic, and temperament evaluated. All of our poodles are AKC registered.
Puppies
Our puppies are raised on Puppy Culture Curriculum (includes Early Neurological Stimulation and Early Scent Integration). Our puppies, along with their parents, are cared for and incorporated into our family.
Travel Nannies
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Nalu on the Rio Grande Bosque.
Puppy Continuing Education
(3 video classes to enrich your puppy experience)
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