There are multiple Massachusetts Labradoodle breeders throughout the Commonwealth, including those in the Merrimack Valley and along Cape Cod. While some states have specific hubs where many Labradoodles are bred, Massachusetts does not. Below is a list of real Massachusetts breeders, their pricing, the legal protection you actually have, and why the state’s dogs test positive for tick-borne disease at some of the highest rates in the country.
What a Massachusetts Australian Labradoodle Costs
Generally speaking, prices for Labradoodles bred by Massachusetts breeders range from $2,500 to $3,800. Breeders with Australian Labradoodle Association of America (ALAA) membership, such as Draycot Meadows and Forest Hill, tend to fall into the higher-priced category.
Deposits placed by buyers usually run $300 to $500 and are non-refundable once paid, though they are credited toward the final purchase price.
As with most states, a puppy priced well under $2,000 deserves extra scrutiny, since genuine health testing and registry membership both add real cost to a litter.
Rescue Groups Placing Labradoodles in Massachusetts
Owning a Labradoodle in Massachusetts isn’t limited to purchasing one from a breeder. A few organizations place Labradoodle mix dogs for adoption throughout the state and greater New England.
- Massachusetts shelters and humane societies that occasionally take in Labradoodle and poodle-mix surrenders
- New England doodle rescue networks listing Massachusetts dogs through Adoptapet and Petfinder
- Good Dog’s adoption section, which sometimes lists owner-surrendered Australian Labradoodles from Massachusetts
Massachusetts Pet Lemon Law for Puppy Buyers
Massachusetts does have a genuine pet lemon law, found in 330 CMR 12.05(5).
If a veterinarian examines a puppy within 14 days of purchase and finds a disease or congenital disorder, the buyer can return the animal within 3 days of that exam for a full refund of the purchase price.
The catch is that this protection only applies to puppies purchased from a Class A licensed pet shop.
None of the small-scale, home-based breeders listed below operate as licensed pet shops, so in practice this law offers little protection when buying directly from any of them. A written health guarantee from the breeder is your real protection here.
Massachusetts law also prohibits selling a puppy before it reaches eight weeks of age, under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140, Section 141C.
Chapter 140, Sections 136A and 137A define a “personal kennel” as any premises with four or more dogs over three months old, which requires a local kennel license and an annual inspection.
Massachusetts’s Australian Labradoodle Breeders
Draycot Meadows Australian Labradoodles
Draycot Meadows operates on a 50-acre family farm in Dracut, near the New Hampshire border, and holds ALAA (Australian Labradoodle Association of America) Platinum Paw status, the association’s top tier, along with an All-Star rating from WALA (Worldwide Australian Labradoodle Association).
The program produces multigenerational Australian Labradoodles described as low- to non-shedding and allergy-friendly.
Although Draycot Meadows primarily serves customers throughout Massachusetts, it also serves buyers well beyond the state, including in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut, and even Ohio. Given that reach, ask directly about their shipping logistics and current waitlist timing.
Location: Dracut, Massachusetts
Phone Number: (603) 289-7000
Website: Draycot Meadows Australian Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA Platinum Paw, WALA All Star
Forest Hill Labradoodles
Forest Hill Labradoodles is a small in-home breeding operation located in Manchester-by-the-Sea, on Massachusetts’s North Shore. It holds breeding membership in both ALAA (Australian Labradoodle Association of America) and ALCA (Australian Labradoodle Club of America), a relatively uncommon combination among the breeders on this list.
As an in-home breeder, Forest Hill raises its litters inside the family household rather than in a separate kennel structure, which the program presents as an early socialization advantage for puppies headed to family homes.
Location: Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Phone Number: (978) 559-1889
Website: Forest Hill Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA, ALCA
Atlantic Labradoodles
Atlantic Labradoodles, located on Cape Cod in Barnstable, Massachusetts, holds Gold Paw membership with the Australian Labradoodle Association of America. The program focuses on producing multigenerational Australian Labradoodles rather than expanding into other doodle crosses.
Barnstable County is one of the counties in Massachusetts that test high for tick-borne diseases, so prospective owners in the same area as Atlantic Labradoodles should ask what parasite-prevention methods the breeder uses for its breeding dogs.
Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts
Contact: Available through the website below
Website: Atlantic Labradoodles
Registry: ALAA Gold Paw
Joys Labradoodles
Joys Labradoodles is a small family breeder based in Seekonk, near the Rhode Island border in southeastern Massachusetts. The program describes itself as producing top-quality Australian Labradoodles on a small, family scale rather than running a large commercial operation.
As with any smaller program, litters here are likely less frequent than at larger operations, so reaching out early and asking directly about upcoming pairings is worth doing well before you’re ready to bring a puppy home.
Location: Seekonk, Massachusetts
Contact: Available through the website below
Website: Joys Labradoodles
Tick-Borne Disease Rates in Massachusetts
Massachusetts dogs test positive for Lyme disease at roughly 1 in 10 statewide, double the national average of 1 in 20, according to 2024 Companion Animal Parasite Council data. Nantucket County is the extreme outlier, where 2 out of every 3 dogs test positive.
Barnstable County, home to Atlantic Labradoodles, runs about 1 in 8 for Lyme disease and roughly 1 in 3 for anaplasmosis, well above the national anaplasmosis average of 1 in 15.
Even lower-rate counties like Suffolk still land at 1 in 20 for Lyme, matching the national average rather than beating it.
Given rates like these, year-round, vet-prescribed tick prevention isn’t optional for a Massachusetts Labradoodle, regardless of which county you live in. Ask any breeder directly what parasite-prevention protocol they run for their own breeding dogs and litters.
Massachusetts’s coastal, humid summers and cold, damp winters also mean an Australian Labradoodle’s fleece or wool coat needs regular attention. Brushing two to three times a week helps prevent the matting that both summer humidity and dry winter heat can cause.
History of the Australian Labradoodle Breed
The Australian Labradoodle exists because of one specific problem, not a general push for a designer dog. A woman in Hawaii needed a guide dog, but her husband’s allergies ruled out every standard breed available at the time.
Wally Conron, working for the Royal Guide Dogs Association of Australia in the 1980s, crossed a Labrador Retriever with a Standard Poodle hoping to solve it in one litter.
Temperament worked out well, but some puppies still shed almost as much as a purebred Labrador, so breeders spent years afterward adding Cocker Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, and Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier into the mix.
By the early 1990s, foundational Australian programs like Tegan Park and Rutland Manor were producing puppies with predictable coats and temperaments.
Those same bloodlines still show up in the pedigrees of Platinum and Gold Paw breeders across Massachusetts today, decades and a continent removed from where the breed began.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but it’s narrower than it sounds. 330 CMR 12.05(5) gives buyers a full refund if a vet finds a disease or congenital disorder within 14 days of purchase, but it only applies to Class A licensed pet shops.
None of the home-based breeders on this list are licensed pet shops, so a written health guarantee from the breeder is your real protection.
Only above a certain size. Massachusetts defines a “personal kennel” as more than 4 dogs over 3 months old on one property, which requires a local kennel license and an annual inspection under Chapter 140, Sections 136A and 137A.
Most small, home-based Australian Labradoodle programs fall under that threshold and don’t qualify as personal kennels.
Yes, dramatically so in parts of the state. Massachusetts dogs test positive for Lyme disease at roughly 1 in 10 statewide, double the national average, and in Nantucket County nearly two-thirds of tested dogs come back positive.
Year-round tick prevention is worth treating as essential rather than optional anywhere in the state.
ALAA, WALA, and ALCA are the three main Australian Labradoodle registries: the Australian Labradoodle Association of America, the Worldwide Australian Labradoodle Association, and the Australian Labradoodle Club of America.
Each sets its own health-testing and ethics standards for member breeders, so a breeder’s specific certification is worth confirming directly with the registry.
Expect anywhere from a few months to close to a year, depending on the breeder and how specific you are about size or color. Smaller programs like Joys Labradoodles tend to have longer, less predictable waits than larger, longer-established operations like Draycot Meadows.
Conclusion
Massachusetts’s Australian Labradoodle breeders range from a 50-acre farm near the New Hampshire border to small family operations on Cape Cod and near the Rhode Island line, and several carry genuine ALAA, WALA, or ALCA credentials. Since the state’s real pet lemon law doesn’t reach any home-based breeder, a written health guarantee and verified registry status matter just as much here as in states with no consumer protection law at all.
Confirm a breeder’s ALAA, WALA, or ALCA status directly with the registry, get a written health guarantee before any deposit changes hands, and treat year-round tick prevention as mandatory given how high the state’s testing rates run.
Australian Labradoodle Breeders In Other Places
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