Dachshunds and Doodles is run by Alex & Mick from their home in Suffolk.
Together we run the business alongside our separate careers and are building a solid reputation due to our passion, knowledge and transparency.
Alex’s background is originally in horses. He sold his first horse at 13 and went on to set up a business importing and selling horses from Ireland. After losing his confidence after a bad fall he set up a property portfolio management business and trained as a dog groomer.
Alex always wanted to be a dog breeder having been bought a Spaniel by his parents at the age of 13. It came from one of the UK’s biggest puppy farms and had so many problems throughout his life that it spurred him to want to do it properly.
In 2014 he bred his first litter of Standard Poodles and it has grown from there with the help of Mick.
Alex deals with the social media, marketing and the day to day running of the business and is always grateful at the end of the day to take the dogs out with Mick to relax.
Mick’s background is in Finance but his real passion is working dogs and training. Growing up his family always had Labradors which were fully trained gun dogs, and Mick went on many shooting days with his Dad from a young age. From there he bought and trained his own Labrador “Piper” who now lives with Alex and Mick and is an excellent example for the younger dogs.
Mick has a natural talent for training and it is because of him that we always try to include some working lines in their breeding. He is also incredibly talented at pairing the right puppy with the right family. Mick spends hours and hours getting to know each litters individual characters in great detail so he can make sure the right puppy goes to the right home.
Mick is always on hand after you have collected your puppy to assist with any training or behavioural queries.
“The joy we get from seeing a family collect their puppy is priceless. Knowing we have done everything possible to ensure it has had the best start in life makes it all very special.”
Alex & Mick