Justice
Details at a Glance
Price: $3000
Expected Size: 10-20 lbs
Sex: Male
Born: May 26th
Ready to Go: Now
Color: Apricot Extreme Parti
Coat: Curly, hypo-allergenic
Petite Goldendoodle Puppy
Affectionate, Calm, and Completely Devoted to His People
The longer we've had Justice, the clearer his personality has become. This is a little dog who wants a close relationship with his person. He follows us from room to room, settles at our feet, crawls into our laps, and is happiest when he's included in whatever we're doing.
Don't mistake “constant companion” for “lap dog,” though. Justice is playful, eager to please, and genuinely enjoys learning and working with people. He plays with the other dogs, loves interaction, and has enough drive to be a really fun little training partner. He could be perfectly happy spending an afternoon cuddled up with someone, but he'd be just as happy heading out for an adventure, learning tricks, taking training classes, or trying recreational dog sports.
Why Families Are Drawn to Justice
Tiny 10–20 pound expected adult size
Extremely affectionate and people-focused
Playful, social personality
Highly motivated and eager to please
Moderate, adaptable energy
Loves being included in everyday life
Enjoys playing with other dogs
Excellent potential as a fun little training partner
Convenient size for apartments, travel, offices and outings
Loves laps, cuddling and physical closeness
A Little Dog Who Wants to Do Life With You
Justice's defining characteristic is how much he enjoys being with his people. If you walk into another room, he'll probably follow you. If you sit down, he'll likely end up beside you or in your lap. If you're working, he'd be perfectly happy hanging out nearby. He's the kind of dog who could love going to a dog-friendly office, tagging along on outings, traveling with his family, or simply following you through your normal routine at home.
His small size makes that kind of relationship especially practical. Justice could be a wonderful apartment or condo dog, a work-from-home companion, someone's little office buddy, or a dog for someone who travels and wants a companion small enough to easily bring along. He doesn't need a huge house or one particular kind of family. He needs someone who actually likes having their dog involved in their life.
At the same time, Justice has a lot more going on than cuddling. He's playful and interactive, regularly seeks out the other dogs for play, and has many of the qualities people enjoy in a bigger, more versatile dog. He has excellent motivation and human focus, enjoys toys, and genuinely wants to participate when someone is working with him.
I could easily see Justice learning a ridiculous number of tricks, going through training classes, hiking with his person, or trying recreational dog sports. He doesn't need those things to be happy, but I don't want someone overlooking him because they assume a tiny dog with a cuddly personality isn't capable of much. There's plenty of dog packed into this little body.
What Living With Justice Is Really Like
Justice has moderate energy. He has plenty of enthusiasm when it's time to play or do something, but he doesn't need to spend the entire day in motion. He can wrestle with another dog, play with toys, go somewhere with you or work through a training session, then happily settle back down with his people.
He would also enjoy having another friendly canine companion. We frequently see him seeking out other dogs for play, and I think a compatible dog could be a real bonus in his future home. It isn't a requirement—people are still very much his priority—but another dog would give him a playmate and additional companionship.
Justice has become less vocal as he's matured. He can still object when a gate or door suddenly separates him from the people he wants to be with, so independence is something I would continue working on after he goes home. He needs to learn that sometimes his person leaves the room, sometimes a gate stays closed, and that's okay.
I still recommend crate training Justice, even if his future family rarely needs to use one at home. Dogs may need to be crated for travel, veterinary care, grooming, emergencies or recovery after an injury, and I want him comfortable with that skill. Realistically, though, I suspect the person who falls in love with Justice will be someone who wants their little dog with them most of the time anyway.
Who Is Justice's Best Fit?
Justice has a much broader range of possible homes than his tiny size might suggest. He could be a wonderful companion for someone retired who wants a little dog to share their days with, but he certainly doesn't need a quiet lifestyle. He could just as easily belong to someone who works from home, takes their dog to the office, lives in an apartment, already has a playful dog, or wants a small companion who can train and adventure right alongside them.
I care less about whether his future person is highly active or more of a homebody and more about whether they want the kind of relationship Justice offers. If you hike, he'll want to hike. If you enjoy training, he'll want to train. If you're heading to the office, he'd like to come. If your idea of a good Sunday is a neighborhood walk followed by several hours on the couch, he's good with that too.
He may be less suited to someone who specifically wants an independent dog or whose dog will routinely spend long days alone. Justice isn't looking for a life happening somewhere else while he stays home. He's looking for someone who thinks having a tiny sidekick sounds like one of the best parts of owning a dog.
The Advantage of a Little More Time
There are some real advantages to bringing home a puppy who has had a little more time to grow and develop before joining his family. Justice has continued living in our home, learning from the other dogs, experiencing normal household life, and giving us considerably more time to get to know who he really is.
You're no longer choosing him based only on a temperament test completed when he was very young. We've been able to watch his personality develop and see which traits continue to show up consistently. The affectionate, playful, people-focused puppy we saw during his evaluation is still very much the dog we're seeing today.
He's also further along in his vaccination schedule and more physically mature than a puppy leaving at the earliest go-home age. That maturity can make the transition into family life easier in some very practical ways.
Potty training is a good example. Justice will still need to learn the routine, doors, potty area and expectations in his new home, but greater physical maturity means more bladder capacity than an eight-week-old baby. With a consistent schedule and supervision, families may find this stage considerably easier to work with.
Most importantly, Justice hasn't simply been waiting for a family. He's continued being raised right here with us. He's been playing, learning, socializing, experiencing boundaries, interacting with people and dogs, and getting the normal experiences we want our puppies to have.
Those extra weeks aren't lost time. They're additional weeks of development.
About the Saoirse × Lockhart Pairing
Justice comes from our Saoirse × Lockhart pairing, planned for affectionate companion temperaments, confidence, trainability, and beautiful low-shedding coats. Justice reflects those goals particularly well with his strong human focus, playful personality, workability, and desire to form a close relationship with his people.
Ready for His Family
Justice is affectionate, playful, eager to please, highly trainable, and genuinely enjoys other dogs. He can curl up in your lap at the end of the day, but he's also ready to get up and participate when there's something fun to do.
What stands out most about him is how naturally he wants to share life with his person. He's small enough to make that easy and versatile enough that “sharing life” can mean very different things depending on the family.
If you're looking for a petite Goldendoodle who can be your cuddle buddy, little travel companion, office sidekick, training partner, adventure buddy—or some combination of all of them—Justice deserves a serious look.
