Kinzor Kennels is a family business, but don’t let the name fool you. We are a small family breeder and our dogs are part of our family. Historically, as family we regularly rescued lab mix dogs; however, the shedding was a huge undesirable issue that was a constant problem. After meeting standard goldendoodles, we were quite impressed with the intelligence and training ability for a family dog BONUS: They shed minimally, if at all!! The only issue we had with the standard goldendoodles was their size. They are a bit too big for a multi generational family. We did not want an overexcited large dog to knock over grandma. Therefore, our research resulted in the development of the mini and petite size version of the goldendoodle.

With a motivated pre-vet student in the household, we developed a breeding program to produce traits that would make excellent family dogs. We want to produce dogs that are smaller than the golden retriever, so they are more easily adapted for family life. As a bonus, we want to produce rare colors not usually seen in Goldendoodles, like parti and merle. We got started with Teddy Bear Puppies which are a mixture of Shih Tzu and Bichon Frise and Poodle. The big difference between the Doodles and the Teddies: Teddies are lap dogs and Doodles are more active.