We help families in Illinois adopt Bernedoodle & Goldendoodle puppies.
If you live in Illinois and want to adopt a Bernedoodle or Goldendoodle puppy raised on a farm, we can match your family with a new best friend.
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We match families in Illinois with Bernedoodle and Goldendoodle puppies. If your city isn't listed below, don't worry. We can still help your family if you contact us.
Testimonials
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Robin and Trina continue to check in regularly
We are SO thankful to Fawn River for bringing us our perfect baby and helping us at every step!
From the moment we saw Jake (now Boozer, from Riley and Koda’s litter) we fell in love!These guys truly went ABOVE and BEYOND for us and Jake… And while i thought that after 2 months of bugging them almost daily they would be happy to get rid of us????, Robin and Trina continue to check in regularly on how our boy is doing – demonstrating just how much they really love and care for each of these dogs, as well as the new members of the Fawn River Family.
The result of a positive environment
The love and care they have for their dogs and puppies… shows up when you take your puppy home!
Our Bernedoodle Duncan… adjusted to life in a new place with us better than we ever could’ve imagined.
After nearly four weeks his temperament and personality are really starting to shine through. He is loving, loyal, playful, and curious.
He’s the result of a positive environment with this breeder in his early days. We absolutely can’t recommend Fawn River Doodles enough!
So confident and loves everyone she meets
We are in love with our newest family member ! We picked up Posey who was formerly known as Azalea 5/7/24. We toured the facility and spent sometime meeting our new pup. Robin was kind and so helpful and made the purchase from out of state so easy! She is our second bernedoodle but our first from Fawn River.
We can’t thank you enough Posey is so confident and loves everyone she meets and we know it’s because of the great start she had from you and your family a world of difference from our other bernedoodle who was scared and very nervous . Posey is so smart and picked up the bell method to go potty outside with in the first few days.
If you are looking for a bernedoodle we would highly recommend Fawn River Doodles!
Frequently asked questions
FAQs
We've done our best to answer the most asked questions. If you don't see your question listed here search for your specific question on our FAQs page.
What's included in the going home kit?
The going home kit eases the transition for your puppy and your family. It’s worth about $240 and includes the following items.
- NuVet Labs wafers sample pack
- Baxter & Bella online training coupon
- Trupanion 30 days pet insurance
- Farm to Pet dog treat sample and coupon
- Snuggle pet
- Chew toy
- Sample food
- Daily GI probiotic
- Blanket
What is the BAB program?
BAB (Badass Breeder) is a program created by Jeanette Forrey to help breeders empower their puppies and give them a voice in what they need. It also makes a big difference in finding the right families for each puppy and the right puppy for each family.
Here’s what Jeanette has to say on why she created her program:
Puppies are raised to believe in themselves and be the best they can be through guiding emotional responses, meeting their innate needs in order, building confidence through intentional and purposeful curriculum and handling that aligns to their sensitive developmental benchmarks, and lastly, evaluating each puppy prior to placement to ensure their voice is heard and they are honored and respected not only with their breeder but with their new human as well.
Jeanette, founder of Badass Breeders
Here’s summary of a list of benefits for puppies raised on the BAB program.
Better Stress Handling
When the puppies are a few days old we start with Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). This improves their stress responses later in life.
Improved Confidence
Early Scent Introduction (ESI) is also started at a few days old. It is a procedure to help with nose awareness and confidence.
Puppy/Family Temperament Matching
At 7-8 weeks we do temperament testing. This is a test that helps us place a puppy with the right family, and helps you pick a puppy that will thrive in your home.
Why do I want a puppy raised on the BAB program?
This is something we have been working on over the last couple years. It’s not something that happened overnight because it takes a lot of time.
We love our puppies and parents, and we always try to do our very best in raising and training our puppies. The BAB program has helped us so much because it’s a proven, structured approach to raising confident puppies. It has made such a difference in our puppies and how they transition into their new homes.
Better stress handling
We start when they are a few days old with Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS). This improves their stress responses later in life. We do this is by applying gentle stressors like gently pulling on their tail, rubbing between their toes, gently rubbing a hand over their eyes and face, turning them upside down. We do this all with great care and with much love.
Improved confidence
We also do Early Scent Introduction (ESI). It is a procedure to help with nose awareness and confidence. It enhances their ability to identify and react to scents. Similar to ENS this is introduced at days 3-16 of a puppies life and is very beneficial to their development.
We introduce the puppies to many new things each week starting at week 4. New toys in the whelping box and exposure to many sounds. When they are older they go outside to the play area to experience even more.
Puppy/family temperament matching
At 7-8 weeks we do temperament testing, this is a test that helps us place a puppy with the right family and helps you pick a puppy that will thrive in your home. This way everyone gets a voice in the placement process.
All of this takes a lot of time and energy, but the benefits have been so amazing since we have started that it just makes sense to keep doing it all– better placements, fewer problems, and fewer puppies that need to be re-homed.