There are more ALAA-registered Australian Labradoodle breeders in Northern California than in most other areas featured here. These include several programs located in the Sacramento area and others which may be found in the surrounding regions as far north as Shasta County and east into the Bay Area. Of these, twelve are registered north of the Tehachapi line and participate in the Australian Labradoodle Association of America (ALAA).
The Sacramento Valley Holds the Densest Cluster of Breeders in the Region
Of the twelve Northern California programs, seven of them operate within a short drive of Sacramento. They include Clarksburg (home of Delta Breeze Labradoodles), Citrus Heights (home of Elite Blend Labradoodles LLC) and Elk Grove (where Sacto Labradoodles was developed).
Delta Breeze Labradoodles
The Clarksburg-based program, Delta Breeze Labradoodles, owned by Karen and Mike Ramirez, is not only a member of the ALAA but is also a recipient of their prestigious Golden Paw award due to their excellent health testing results. Rather than having all of their breeding stock together on a single piece of land, the Ramirezes use a “guardian home” system; they place adult breeding stock into private homes with owners who care for the animals until they are old enough or healthy enough to produce puppies.
Location: Clarksburg, California
Phone Number: (916) 591-6514
Website: Delta Breeze Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA (Golden Paw)
Brookside Labradoodles
Brookside Labradoodles, owned by Bonnie and Tim Anoskey, is one of the few programs mentioned in this article to have been registered with three different associations: ALAA, WALA and ALCA. As part of the WALA organization, Brookside has received their designation as a STAR BREEDER. The kennel keeps its current breeding dogs, retired dogs, and guardian-home placements organized into separate pages on its website.
Location: Sacramento, California
Phone Number: 916-690-0477
Website: Brookside Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA, WALA, ALCA
Elite Blend Labradoodles
Elite Blend Labradoodles LLC, founded by Amber Glynn in Citrus Heights, has a secondary location in San Diego, giving the program a foothold at both ends of the state. The registration information provided by ALAA confirms Elite Blend Labradoodles LLC became an active member of ALAA in 2018 and continues to maintain that status.
Location: Citrus Heights, California
Phone Number: 916-871-9787
Website: Elite Blend Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA
Sacto Labradoodles
Joyce Stranger owns Sacto Labradoodles in Elk Grove. Every litter born under her ownership is registered with both ALAA and WALA. Additionally, she requires genetic testing of all parent dogs to identify carriers of Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) and Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA); all parents receive an OFA clearance for hips, elbows, knees/patellas, heart and eye examinations; and she utilizes Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) with each litter.
Location: Elk Grove, California
Phone Number: 916-337-7701
Website: Sacto Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA, WALA
Little Farmstead Labradoodles
Little Farmstead Labradoodles, a smaller Sacramento program owned by Carolina Torres, also appears in WALA’s own breeder directory alongside its ALAA membership. The kennel occasionally places a guardian puppy in addition to its standard placements.
Location: Sacramento, California
Phone Number: (916) 425-0194
Website: Little Farmstead Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA, WALA
Adorable Labradoodles
Adorable Labradoodles, operated by V&T Multigroup LLC, breeds in the Antelope area north of Sacramento and describes itself as a verified ALAA-registered breeder. The program’s standard placements begin when puppies are 8 weeks old, and it also offers an extended training option allowing puppies to stay an additional 6 to 8 weeks before going home.
Location: Antelope, California
Phone Number: (916) 799-7801
Website: Adorable Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA
Doodles Paws, a twelfth Sacramento-area program, was added to ALAA’s member directory in January 2026 by breeder Andrey Kochubey. The listing is current in ALAA’s own directory, but the kennel does not appear to have a public website yet, so families interested in this program are better off starting with ALAA’s directory listing directly rather than searching for other results online.
The Bay Area and Sierra Foothills Add Three More Programs
The next three programs on this list can be found spread across the Napa Valley wine region, Silicon Valley, and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
Napa Valley Australian Labradoodles
Napa Valley Australian Labradoodles, owned by Michele Channels, has been recognized as part of a Gold Standard Circle of breeders for its health-testing practices. Michele performs health testing on all breeding dogs using Paw Print Genetics DNA panels and Orthopedic Foundation for Animals clearances. All Napa Valley Australian Labradoodle puppies are raised inside the family home rather than in a kennel.
Location: Napa, California
Website: Napa Valley Australian Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA
Loving Labradoodles
Loving Labradoodles, located in Morgan Hill at the south end of Silicon Valley, holds dual registration with both ALAA and WALA. Its breeding dogs receive full OFA screening on hips, elbows, patellas, and heart, plus DNA testing for progressive retinal atrophy, degenerative myelopathy, exercise-induced collapse, and von Willebrand’s disease. Temperament testing begins on each puppy at seven weeks old.
Location: Morgan Hill, California
Phone Number: (669) 500-2440
Website: Loving Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA, WALA
Labradoodle Story Tails
Labradoodle Story Tails, run by Jessica and Nelson Guthrie, breeds from a five-acre property in Valley Springs, up in Calaveras County’s Gold Country. Stud dogs are screened for eleven recessive genetic conditions, breeding females are limited to two or three litters each before retirement, and the couple says roughly nine in ten of their puppy buyers come through referrals.
Location: Valley Springs, California
Phone Number: 209-323-0110
Website: Labradoodle Story Tails
Registry: ALAA
Shasta County Anchors the Breed’s Presence in the Far North State
Two members of ALAA reside in Shasta County, approximately a three-hour drive from Sacramento, in the area of Redding.
Shasta Royal Monroe Puppies
Shasta Royal Monroe Puppies, operated by Katie Gorman, holds ALAA’s Platinum Paw distinction, the association’s highest level of health testing, along with WALA membership. All breeding stock resides in guardian homes instead of a kennel environment, every litter comes with a two-year health warranty, and the program has stated it will take a dog back at any point in its life if a family becomes unable to provide for it.
Location: Redding, California
Phone Number: 530-356-6428
Website: Shasta Royal Monroe Puppies
Registry: ALAA (Platinum Paw), WALA
Shaggy Doodles
Shaggy Doodles, owned by Renee Croup and located in Anderson just south of Redding, also holds membership in both ALAA and WALA. The program requires a phone conversation before accepting any deposit, and offers shipping by air out of Redding’s regional airport for families living outside the local area.
Location: Anderson, California
Phone Number: 530-262-8907
Website: Shaggy Doodles
Registry: ALAA, WALA
California’s Puppy Lemon Law Excludes Most Home-Based Breeders
California’s Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act, found at Health and Safety Code section 122045 and following, provides real relief to a buyer when a purchased dog develops an illness. A buyer who obtains a veterinarian’s written diagnosis showing illness within fifteen days of the sale, or a congenital or hereditary condition within one year of the sale, may choose a refund, an exchange for a dog of equal value, or reimbursement of veterinary costs up to 150 percent of the original purchase price.
However, there’s a catch in determining who this statute actually protects. It only covers a “breeder” who has sold three or more litters, or twenty or more dogs raised on their own premises, in the preceding twelve months. Some of the Sacramento Valley programs listed above run guardian-home networks with multiple litters moving through the year and could plausibly meet that threshold, while the smaller, single-litter-at-a-time operations profiled here almost certainly fall under it. Since there’s no publicly available way to verify individual litter counts, the best approach is to ask each breeder directly whether their operation qualifies under the statute, and to get any health guarantee in writing regardless of the answer.
Wildfire Smoke Adds a Health Consideration Most Buyers Don’t Expect
Redding and the adjacent Shasta County area sit in one of the regions of California with the highest wildfire risk. The Carr Fire, which occurred in 2018, burned over 229,651 acres across both Shasta and Trinity counties, destroyed more than 1,600 structures, and forced roughly 36,000 residents to evacuate, including areas within Redding’s city limits.
According to Cornell University’s veterinary school, wildfire smoke stresses a dog’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems much the way it does a person’s. However, unlike a person, a dog cannot wear a mask when outside. Watch for rapid breathing at rest, red or watery eyes, or gagging and coughing during smoky conditions, and minimize outdoor activity and exercise until air quality improves. Anyone bringing home a new puppy from the Redding or Anderson area should be prepared to plan around fire season much like planning for a cold winter, since most years bring these same conditions.
One Guide Dog Request Started the Entire Breed
The Australian Labradoodle was developed specifically to address an allergy issue for a visually impaired woman who lived in Hawaii. Her husband had allergies that made him unable to tolerate the breeds commonly used to train guide dogs at the time.
In the 1980s, Wally Conron, a breeding manager for the Royal Guide Dogs Association of Australia, attempted to solve this specific problem by crossing a Labrador Retriever with a Standard Poodle. This combination created a dog with the temperament necessary for guide work, but it retained the shedding coat of a purebred Labrador Retriever. So breeders explored additional crosses using Cocker Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, and Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier bloodlines.
By the early 1990s, two Australian kennels, Tegan Park and Rutland Manor, are credited with developing the consistent coat pattern and temperament traits now associated with today’s Australian Labradoodles. A number of the Northern California programs listed above trace their foundation stock back to those same original lines, several generations removed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Currently there are twelve active ALAA members in Northern California. Seven of the programs are located around Sacramento, three more are spread across the Bay Area and Sierra foothills, and the final two are located in Shasta County near Redding.
A breeder would have to sell at least three litters, or at least twenty dogs, born on their own premises within the past year. Larger guardian-home operations selling several litters a year are likely to reach that threshold, while smaller single-litter programs probably will not. The best course is to simply ask the breeder about it and request a statement in writing.
Yes. Wildfire smoke irritates a dog’s lungs just as it does a person’s, and dogs cannot wear protective masks when outside. Watch for rapid breathing at rest, coughing, or red and watery eyes on smoggy days, and minimize time spent outside until air quality returns to safe levels.
Both recognize breeders that exceed ALAA’s minimum standards for hip and elbow testing, with Platinum Paw representing ALAA’s highest tier of ongoing health-testing compliance. A breeder must continue to test and maintain that same level across all their breeding dogs in order to retain either designation.
Verify the breeder’s current ALAA or WALA membership status by checking each organization’s website rather than relying on a logo, ask to see the OFA or genetic panel results for both parent dogs, and get in writing what they plan to do if the puppy becomes ill shortly after you take it home.
Conclusion
There are twelve ALAA-registered Australian Labradoodle programs in Northern California, more than nearly any other area covered in this series, ranging from small guardian-home operations to multi-generational kennels with decades of combined membership. Most of those programs are located around Sacramento, with others stretching from Napa to Morgan Hill and up into Shasta County.
California’s Polanco-Lockyer Pet Breeder Warranty Act provides real legal recourse to buyers against certain breaches of warranty by pet sellers in the state. However, its protections apply only to sellers who exceed specific thresholds on litters or total animals sold, so a written guarantee from the breeder remains the primary form of protection for most buyers here. Families purchasing a puppy near Redding or Anderson should also factor wildfire risk into their planning for the puppy’s first few summers.
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