Our Vision for the Aussiedoodle
Both the Australian Shepherd and the Poodle were originally bred for purpose—herding livestock and retrieving game. But in today’s modern world, the average person no longer relies on dogs for herding or hunting. What people need now, more than ever, are dogs who excel at companionship. At High Desert Companions, we breed Aussiedoodles with this in mind—intelligent, intuitive dogs designed not for the field, but for the family. Whether as therapy dogs, service animals, or loyal home companions, our doodles are purposefully bred to meet the emotional, physical, and social needs of their humans.
The Future of the Aussiedoodle at
High Desert Companions
At High Desert Companions, our Aussiedoodle program is built on the same core principles that define ethical, purposeful purebred dog breeding. Every dog breed recognized today—no matter how established—originated from mixed-breed ancestry. What transformed those early pairings into today’s beloved breeds was generations of thoughtful refinement by breeders who recognized unique qualities and intentionally preserved them. Over time, they developed consistent traits, reliable temperaments, and stable gene pools that formed the foundation of modern purebreds.
We approach the Aussiedoodle with this same mindset.
With a deep love for both the Poodle and the Australian Shepherd, our goal is to preserve and enhance the most exceptional qualities of each breed—combining them into a new, reliable, and health-conscious bloodline. Our vision is not to produce random litters of doodles, but rather to intentionally craft a line of Aussiedoodles that are pedigreed and reflects predictability, health, and purpose.
This is a process that takes time, generations, and great care. It requires commitment to extensive health and orthopedic testing, not only for individual breeding dogs, but across bloodlines, to track long-term stability and reduce inherited diseases. With today’s advancements in genetic science and orthopedic evaluation, we can do what breeders of the past could only dream of—we can track, measure, and breed away from harmful mutations and structural weaknesses, while selecting for the traits we value most.
We are doing more than just pairing two popular breeds. We are building a carefully curated gene pool—a strong foundation that reflects both health and beauty, temperament and function. This allows us to embrace the hybrid vigor that comes from crossing two distinct lines, while steadily refining and stabilizing our dogs across generations.
To guide our program, we have developed the High Desert Companions Aussiedoodle Breed Standard—our “true north.” This standard is more than an ideal; it’s a commitment to structure, health, temperament, and purpose. It outlines what we are striving for and gives us a consistent benchmark as we build a bloodline that is truly our own.
This commitment is what sets us apart from casual Doodle breeders. We are not here to chase trends—we are here to build something lasting. Through intentional, science-backed, ethical breeding, we believe we can develop a line of Aussiedoodles that offers the best of both worlds: the intelligence, trainability and hypoallergenic coat of the Poodle, combined with the drive, expressiveness, and coat patterns of the Australian Shepherd.
In essence, we aim to create exceptional companions—not through shortcuts or gimmicks, but through thoughtful, generational work rooted in love, science, and integrity.
Not Just a Doodle—A Bloodline in the Making.