Hi! We're Gail and Gary Groeneveld, owners of Prairie Doodles. We've been raising Australian Labradoodles on the Groeneveld family farm for more than a decade, since we first fell in love with the happy-go-lucky breed in 2004.

Together we have raised four wonderful sons, Josh, Levi, Matt and Jacob, on the same working farm that Gary was raised on. We’ve added three daughters in laws, Katie, Dani and Jess plus our five grandchildren to the family and happy that we can provide all sorts of socializing 😊

We are delighted to be able to breed the Australian Labradoodle, one of the most gorgeous dogs ever produced. We first learned about the breed when we were looking for a new companion following a farewell to our beloved Labrador Retriever, Strider. When we found the Australian Labradoodle, we were in love; they are the perfect combination of intelligence, affection, playfulness, athleticism, and happy-go-lucky attitude. Not only did we want one, we wanted to start breeding them!

We found our first breeding girl, Lucy, from Down Under Labradoodles in the United States and then we got our sweet Ellie Mae from Morningsmile Labradoodles in B.C. A few months later we added our beloved Lindy from Kim at Manorlake Labradoodles in Washington and thus began our breeding adventure.

We have learned a lot and continue to learn every day, always striving to improve and grow. The dogs have brought us lots of laughter and tears, but after more than 18 years of breeding, we are still completely in love. We're so happy to be producing beautiful, non-shedding, active, happy companions for families, singles and couples from all over North America and beyond.

MEET THE TEAM:

Prairie Doodles puppies are raised on one of two family-run rural properties: on the Groeneveld farm south of Calgary, Alberta or on the Koocanoosa, B.C., acreage of Gail's co-worker, Carmen. Together as a team, we raise beautiful pups!