RETIRED - Falconwood Torvi (Sheepadoodle)

Torvi the one who started it all, before Falconwood had a name, before puppies filled our home and little paws ran across the grass… there was Torvi.  Also known as Torpedo and Torgi Dog.

Our first Sheepadoodle, our heart dog, and the gentle matriarch who unknowingly changed our lives forever.  We had no plans on breeding when we added Torvi to our family.  We adopted her after researching for months about the breed and deciding that a Sheepadoodle was the perfect furry family member.  We had two young children at the time and wanted her to be their guardian and a best friend for our Samoyed Harlow.  She met those expectations and more. 

We had bred Ragdoll cats in the past and retired when I became pregnant, I always believed that children raised with animals grew to be better humans.  We thought we could allow Torvi to have one litter before desexing her so the kids could have experience of raising babies.  Little did we know that that was where in a very Serendipitous moment Serendipidoodle Sheepadoodles was born.  This litter sparked a passion in dog breeding. 

With her soulful eyes and unwavering devotion, Torvi pulled us into a world we never knew we’d fall so deeply in love with. She taught us what it means to raise a dog with purpose, health and heart. She is the foundation of our lines, the grandmother and mother behind so many of the beautiful pups that now call Falconwood their beginning.

And her legacy isn’t just written in her own litters it continues every single day.  Torvi proudly mentors our young mums, helps raise their babies, guides and cleans with the same patience and love she gave her own.

Torvi is not just a dog she’s our origin story, our matriarch, our inspiration.  Torvi had two litters for us and was desexed in 2023.  You can see her pups in our previous litter albums.  Torvi is mum of our beautiful girls Valkyrie and Rune, Grandmother of Fallon and Cove and great Grandmother to Bellamy.

Torvi has Tuxedo markings she is an F1b.  She weighs 30kg (when not needing a diet lol) and is 60cm at the shoulder.  She has a non shedding coat. 

Torvi spends her days lounging on the sofa and playing on our 54 acre farm.  She is a huge fan of the Dam. 

Torvi will never leave Falconwood.    

Height: 60cm

Weight: 30kg

Coat:  Fleece

Type:  F1b

Sire:  Surprize

Dam:  Torvi

DNA Health Testing - Laboratory: Embark Veterinary

RESULT - Clear (0 copies detected):

• Chondrodystrophy and Intervertebral Disc Disease, CDDY/IVDD, Type I IVDD (FGF4 retrogene - CFA12)
• - Degenerative Myelopathy, DM (SOD1A)
• - Exercise-Induced Collapse, EIC (DNM1)
• - GM2 Gangliosidosis (HEXB, Poodle Variant)
• - Hereditary Ataxia, Cerebellar Degeneration (RAB24, Old English Sheepdog and Gordon Setter Variant)
• - MDR1 Drug Sensitivity (ABCB1)
• - Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures, NEWS (ATF2)
• - Osteochondrodysplasia, Skeletal Dwarfism (SLC13A1, Poodle Variant)
• - Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, PCD (CCDC39 Exon 3, Old English Sheepdog Variant)
• - Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd (PRCD Exon 1)
• - Von Willebrand Disease Type I, Type I vWD (VWF)

DNA Health Summary

✔ No disease-causing variants detected for any of the 245 conditions tested.

Hip & Elbow Testing

• Hip & Elbow VetScore: 2/106  - Plain English explanation: A lower score is better. A score of 2/106 is considered an outstanding result, a score of 0 indicates perfect hips while a score of 106 is the worst possible score.
• Elbows Vet Score: 0/0 - Plain English explanation: A lower score is better. A score of 0/0 is considered perfect elbows.

DNA testing is one part of our health screening program.  Falconwood also conducts PennHIP, Hip & Elbow VetScoring, and other relevant health assessments to make informed breeding decisions. Results are available to genuine puppy buyers upon request. 

Falconwood’s health testing program has evolved over time as new technologies and research have become available. Earlier dogs may have Hip & Elbow VetScoring or PennHIP, while our more recently tested dogs have completed both assessments. Each test provides different information, and together they help us make informed breeding decisions. To learn more about our testing protocols and why some dogs have different assessments, please visit our Health Testing Explained page.