Southern Cross Hall of Fame

It all started with her.

Our beloved Ariel was our first Australian Labradoodle.  We traveled to Australia and hand picked her to be our foundation breeding stock.  She was the perfect medium size with an amazing thick fleece coat.  Ariel continued to live with us after she retired from breeding.  We said goodbye to her just weeks before her 14th birthday.

When we purchased Ariel in Australia she was shipped to us pregnant and Rosie came from that very first litter whelped at Southern Cross.  She was so much like her mother, Ariel.

Belle also came from our very first litter.  Rosie took after her mom and Belle favored her father, Tegan Park Irish Night.  She brought the silver into our lines that we love so much.  Belle still lives with us.

We needed to find a suitable boy who we could breed to Ariel, Rosie and Belle.  So, we imported “Kritta” as our first stud dog.  I still see him in the eyes of his granddaughters and great-granddaughters.    Kritta lives in Tyler Texas with his guardian family.

“Lola” came from our second litter. Her mother is Ariel and her father is Kritta. She is the mother of Stella and Maxie, who are still breeding today. She is 13 years old and is still living with us.

Caviar came from Belle’s first litter with Kritta.  She has helped carry the silver line for us and she brought the miniature size into our lines.

Sydney also came from a pairing of Belle and Kritta.  She lives with her dad in Tyler, Texas.

“Lulu’s” mother is Caviar.  She is a beautiful silver and we hope to keep that color in our lines through her son Tasso and her daughter Sister.  She is living with her forever family in Mandeville, LA.

Sparkles mother is Sydney and her father is Brendan.  She is the mother of Goldie.  She lives with a guardian family.

Chicory was the last dog we imported from Australia.  His grandson is Tasso and granddaughter is Sister.  Chicory is living with his guardian in Mississippi.

Stella is the daughter of Lagniappe and Rew.  She retired in 2015 and is living with her guardian family.

Emma is a beautiful chocolate standard.  She is the mother of Arabella and Nola Deux.   She also has offspring at Tampa Bay Labradoodles and Sunrise Labradoodles in Florida and Coulee Labradoodles in Alberta Canada.  

This sweet girl produced some wonderful puppies for us.  She is the daughter of Lagniappe and her daughter Pheobe is currently in our breeding program.  She lives with her forever family in Ocean Springs, MS.

Blue is Rosie’s son and is enjoying the good life of retirement in Mandeville, LA.

Goldie is enjoying the good life of retirement with her guardian family in Mandeville, LA.

No dog in our history has influenced our lines as much as Nola Deux.  She has produced more puppies for us than any other female.  She is the mother of Jazz, Maggy, Adelaine, and our up-and-coming girl, Coco.  She also produced a son who stands as a stud at Barksdale Labradoodles.  Nola is living a well-earned retirement with her guardian and our assistant Erin.

Pheobe holds a special spot in our hearts.  She has given us Ginger and Clara.  We have grown to love her guardian family who have touched our lives in so many ways.   These dogs are truely a gift.

Gibson is the father of our M & M (Emma) who went of to produce our most successful line.  He is also the father of Paisley.  He was owned by Lone Star Labradoodles

Sister continued our mini lines and is the mother of our girl Rayne.  She is living a happy retirement walking daily along the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline.

Ivy came to us from another breeder, but Ariel is in her ancestry and she is so much like her.  We have some of her progeny that will be joining our program in 2020.  Ivy lives with us and we love her so.

Maggy is the daughter of Nola Deux and carried our chocolate lines forward.  Her line continues with our girl Maggy May.  This is the best line we have produced and we look forward to continuing it.

Addie is also the daughter of Nola Deux and we have two of her daughter to carry this line forward. 

Sugar Cane is another girl from our Emma line that produced some beautiful puppies for us.  She is enjoying retirement life in Baton Rouge, LA.

Clara is the daughter of Pheobe and carried on her smaller stature and loving temperament.  We have added her daughter Clara's O'Doodle to our breeding program.  Clara lives with her family in Baton Rouge.

Ginger is another daughter of Pheobe.  We love this line so much.  Ginger is the mother of Ginger Rose.  Ginger lives with her family in Biloxi, MS.

Paisley is the daughter of our Ivy.  She is living the good life with her family in Lafayette.

This sweet boy sired 10 litters for us.  He has a lot of children out there and his bloodline is in most of our girls moving forward.  He is living the good life with his family in Lafayette.

Tucker came to us from Canada and brought a beautiful red color and large size into our lines.  He is now retired and enjoying life with his family in Gonzales, LA.

Jazz is the daughter of Nola Deux and Tucker.  Her family loves her and she is a pampered pooch in Covington, LA.