
I knew a doodle from Kimberlene's was going to be expensive before we went there and we could have paid £250 less for a straight haired sibling but our Prince just stole my heart from the moment I first saw him. We were given a five generation 'pedigree' certificate which included the hip scores of both parents. 4/4 for the mother (Kimberlene's Thyme) and an elbow score of 0/0 for her and a hip score of 3/3 for the father, Kimberlene's Mercury. The grandparents on the mother's side had hip scores of 1/0 (Berrybuck Ollie - Cream Labradoodle) and 0/1 (Kimberlene's Lupin - White Labradoodle). These are exceptional scores which made me confident that our puppy would also most likely have good hip scores. We have yet to have our doodle hip scored, I was led to believe that it can't be done until he's over 1 year old anyway and only worthwhile doing if we were going to use him as a stud which although I wouldn't discount it, it hasn't been our intention as we bought him as a pet. Our puppy had also had his eye tests done when we picked him up (the previous day).
I don't think it really matters what you pay as long as you're happy with what you've paid for and we most certainly are. It maybe that paying that bit more for a dog with such a good heritage in respect of the hip scores may save us money in the long run but in the end it is immaterial, I am happy with what I got for my money, he's a gorgeous dog with a lovely temperament and character and that's all that matters to me

