Our Story
Hi, I’m Ashley, the face behind Aurora Belle Doodles. You’ll also see my husband, Scott, and daughter, Aspen, around here along with Lilly, Sophie and Aurora (Rori) Belle. Like many, I grew up with a strong love and connection to animals. My animals were my safe place where I could be myself growing up. They never judged me and always gave me unconditional love. When it was time for me to officially live on my own, I realized it was finally time to have an “inside” dog. I had one major non-negotiable—a non-shedding dog. Throughout my research, I found many breeds, of course, that were non shedding. However, none seemed to be the fit. I wanted a large dog, one that could come back to the farm with me and could fit in with our farm dogs. The search eventually led me to learn about doodles and then even further to learning about the Australian Labradoodle. The rest is history. In 2011, I brought home my sweet Bella Boo, a beautiful chalky cream standard. Bella was my heart dog. She kept secrets like nobody’s business and was the most human-like dog you’d ever meet. Bella was my ride or die and would do anything mom asked of her. I dressed her up, took way too many photos of her, and she LOVED car rides to anywhere and everywhere. She could read my mind and knew when I had had a bad day. Bella was my initial heart healer.
A few years later, I was able to convince Scott that Bella needed a sister. Lilly has been dad’s favorite from the beginning. Lilly is such a sweetheart and is incredibly tenderhearted. She is our energy “feeler” and likes to keep the household protected, calm and zen --which is incredibly difficult to do with a toddler and three doodles.
Sophie is the spitfire in our family. She’s got such a fun energy and drive. This was quite difficult in the puppy stage, but once we found out how to communicate together through training, Sophie Sue became my most trustworthy dog when it comes obedience. Sue will do anything as long as you throw that frisbee or ball back and forth 100 times with her.
Aurora Belle came to us at a time our hearts were really needing healing. She was born just a few weeks after we suddenly lost our Bella to cancer. She was the light after the storm and helped heal my aching heart. Rori is the daughter of Sophie and carries on the fun, loving, doodle personality, yet they are both still so different from each other. Aurora is our lover. I say it all the time, Rori just loves love. She loves to give love and loves to get love. I look forward to her passing on all of this love through her puppies as Aurora Belle Doodles’ foundation female. Rori has passed all of her health testing. She has OFA fair hips, Dr. Wallace passing hips, OFA normal elbows and eyes. She is clear for genetic tests for the ALD through Paw Print Genetics. Her color is cream and carries for parti. Rori weighs in at 45 lbs and is 19 inches tall.
