Breeding Program

The OccuPaws Guide Dog Association has a small breeding program to help provide high quality candidates for guide dogs to supplement the wonderful pups we receive from our select breeders.

Harvestime Golden “Willow”

Female Golden Retriever
Bred by: Harvestime Kennels
Raised by: Kris & Jim of Cobb, WI
Sheilagh & Mike of Fitchburg, WI
PawsForward of New Lisbon, WI
DOB: May 8, 2020

Willow is the pick puppy from one of the latest Harvestime litters. She will start where virtually every Golden has started – the GOLDEN HOUSEHOLD. We’ll wait until she arrived Friday for an update. Then on to Fitchburg and finally in the big house! Willow is showing such promise that she is now going to become our first Golden Retriever Breeding girl.

OccuPaws Yellow “Rose”

Female Yellow Labrador Retriever
Bred by: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
PawsForward of New Lisbon, WI
Jane & family of Madison, WI
Julie & Family of Verona, WI
DOB: October 19, 2019

Rose (Miss Green) was a surprise as both parents are black labs, but do carry yellow. She is the boss and enforcer of all puppy rules. She enjoys a good game of tug. Rose spent a little time with a sitter before moving to her new raiser in January. 🙂 All growed up now, she joined some of her siblings in teen boot camp. But now she is working on home life with a family.

She was so successful, she’s moving back with one of her earlier raisers and to her forever home with Julie & Family becoming a Mama Dog for OccuPaws.

Rose gave birth to 6 yellow puppies on August 21, 2022 with 3 boys and 3 girls. All are doing well and we will likely keep one of Rose & Murray’s babies for a future breeder.

OccuPaws Moxie “Roxie”

Female Black Labrador Retriever
Bred by: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Alex & Claudia of Middleton, WI
PawsForward of New Lisbon, WI
Blake of Milwaukee, WI
Ed & Susan of Madison, WI
Michelle of Verona, WI
DOB: October 19, 2019

Roxie (Miss Gray) is named after OccuPaws very first breeding female. She is a laid back, slow to arouse, thoughtful girl – not one to follow the crowd. Roxie went to her raiser on New Years Eve. Bet she will be the early riser! Roxie had shared custody now between Michelle and Mark & Barb while Nala’s two babies grow up. All grown up now Roxie spent some time in boot camp in New Lisbon before going to Milwaukee, back to Madison ending up in Verona.

And now she comes full circle, returning home to Michelle & Family of Verona as Mama Dog in residence and her permanent home.

OccuPaws Five Star “Olive”

Female Black Labrador Retriever
Bred by: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association
Raised by: Mark & Barb of Cross Plains, WI
Diane of Mequon, WI
Sheila, Shaun & Family of Janesville, WI
PawsForward of New Lisbon, WI
Chris of Waukesha, WI
Sean, Sheila & Family of Janesville, WI
DOB: June 1, 2019

Olive is one of two puppies from Opal’s first litter. Being first born, she has decided she is the boss of everything. She like to pounce on Ocean as well and Paige’s two babies, Odin and Ohana. She did have to share a bunk with Korbel until he starts his prison sentence, so in protest she ate her bed. Hopefully her new family has a sturdier bed! Well, even after moving to New Lisbon, when they tossed her cell, she was taking apart her bed! Maybe he’ll be better on beds with her newest raiser, Chris.

Olive is such a great dog, she is going to help even more by making puppies with Sean, Sheila and family as her permanent home.

Olive gave birth to 8 babies on November 24, 2021 – her first litter. She had 3 yellow and 5 black pups.

Olive’s second litter is 6 babies on March 16, 2023 – the R litter. A fun order, 5 males born black, yellow, black, yellow, black and to polish off, a yellow female.