Hello! We are Julia and Nick, and together with our three young boys (Nicky, Jack, and Davey) we make up Eden Valley. We currently juggle the life of raising our three wild boys and puppies all at once! I grew up breeding labradoodles along side my mom, Pam, who started Eden Valley about 20 years ago. Nick and I have both always been avid dog lovers, Nick growing up with a springer spaniel Jude who was his baby. Our family is high energy, chaotic at times, and full of love! Honey and Bailey are our two dogs that live with us and complete our family, and there is nothing we would love more than to raise the perfect puppy to complete yours as well. 

Our love for the Labradoodle began in 2002 when a close friend first introduced my parents to this new and wonderful breed. To be honest, my parents were skeptical about bringing another dog into our family since my sister and I were very allergic and also had asthma…. we had already been forced to give our beloved golden retriever, True Golden Beau, to a very close friend of ours, and weren’t excited about the possibility of having to endure that heartbreak again. They were strongly advised by our pediatric allergist at the time that there were no non allergenic dogs out there, which of course influenced us greatly. Then came a picture of the most beautiful pup we’ve ever seen. He was in a wicker basket with pansies all around…it was love at first sight. We drove down that day to pick up our Bear. Oh my goodness, to have a puppy in my arms again when I thought I’d never ever have one was the most incredible feeling! We were so… in love!

We still had our reservations. My sister and I did react mildly to Bear when he would lick us, but never with asthma…. Bear was easily trained to not lick. Interestingly enough, once Bear was out of the puppy stage, neither of us reacted to him at all!

Bear was the result of a first generation Labradoodle that was back crossed to a poodle (F1b)…F1 meaning he is a first generation Labradoodle, b meaning back crossed with a poodle to correct the coat type. We fell in love with everything about him. He was attentive, comical, soft, adorable, and incredibly easy to train. It was at this point that I became interested in becoming a part of the development of this wonderful new breed and learned of the Australian Labradoodle.