The best way to inquire is by email, this way we can send you all the information you need to get started and if you want to proceed further we will provide you with our screening questionnaire, nothing too serious... Just a few questions to determine the type of life you're offering your puppy of choice.
All vet examination records, first vaccination, de-wormed, back dew claws removed, crate trained, litter box trained, our written health guarantee, a toy and a blanket carrying mom's scent to help them get settledin easily.
Our puppies are raised in our home. We raise them on purpose, which means, over the years we have developed methods that we implement at key ages in your puppy’s early life, starting at birth. We give our puppies plenty of affection, handling and kisses but also believe that beyond the normal puppy love we have a responsibility to give them the best start possible to being an exceptional pet.
Yes when possible, currently Alaska Airlines is our only option, and we love them! We also offer nanny service on deliveries this way, your pup will be accompanied by a nanny to ensure it safety and well being through the trip. We do have many families locally who have been to our home, met our dogs and quite frankly, become friends. We always encourage you to spend the extra time and pick your puppy up in person, we will meet you at the airport if needed!
Yes. We have a year written health guarantee.
I am located in Germantown, Tennessee.
Fourteen to eighteen years.
No, we are not a large kennel operation. I live in a suburban neighborhood. Our dogs are underfoot, and part of our everyday lives.
Yes, we carefully screen each home before we agree to place one of our puppies. We reserve the right to \refuse a puppy to any situation we deem not in our pup’s best interest right up until the time they leave our home.
We do work from a wait list. When our wait list is open we will put a notice out. Our whole process is transparent, with our selection process.
Yes. A deposit is required to have your name added to our wait list. With a deposit in place you and I can rest assured that we are fully committed to the process of adding your new four legged family member to your household. If you are not comfortable placing deposit you are welcome to watch our site for available puppies and we are happy to answer your questions about upcoming litters. Our deposits is $400.00.
Yes. Deposits are refundable.
This is up to you, but my advice would be: No. Two puppies can actually be more than double the work and prolong the process of each puppy being fully trained. Because our focus is always on finding the best fit for our dogs.
Adding a second puppy is ideally done when your first dog is the dog you want it to be, so that your current dog can model good behavior for your new puppy. This is different for each family but it seems like right around a year works well.
Other than the obvious, lol… we treat each dog or puppy as an individual rather than a gender. Choosing a puppy that has a temperament that is compatible with your family is much more important than gender or color. We believe that males and females make equally good pets.
The pictures and video are provided as a courtesy to our families. I understand how exciting it is to be adding a puppy to your life and the pictures and video are anxiously awaited. However, my first job is to actually care for your puppy and their parents and this often fills my work day. We always offer pictures of each puppy and a selection video, often a playtime video. Sometimes, I will do more than that. I enjoy taking pictures and making the videos.
There are many, perhaps hundreds of variations to this question. My puppy is playing while others are sleeping, is he/she hyper? My puppy makes a bark in the video is he/she yappy? My puppy is wrestling in the video is he/she alpha? The answer to all of these inquiries is much the same. The videos are meant to be fun, they show you a moment of your puppy's day and I would discourage over analyzing what your puppy may or may not be doing at that moment. All puppies sleep, eat, bark, growl, wrestle, play, act shy, act gregarious at different times during the day. After all they are experimenting with all the things they can 'do'. For instance the puppy sleeping through the video could be labeled the 'mellow' one but if you took the same video a half hour later that puppy could be pulling on his/hers brother's tail and then be labeled the 'alpha' one. When it is time to select your puppy we will talk about the puppies and their personalities in detail. We really hope that you enjoy the little home movies of your puppy!
Rather than a specific age we actually look for maturity milestones that tell us your puppy is ready to embark on his or her new life. We want your puppy to be fully weaned, be sleeping in a crate with the door shut for three hours while holding potty and within our puppy play area be using the litter box reliably (nice firm stools) without accidents. Also, we will begin to see your puppy preferring our family to their mother and siblings. We want your puppy to be ready to leave the nest and we know you do too! We do not allow any puppy to leave our home before eight weeks of age and normally these milestones are met between 8-10 weeks of age.
Yes, often the blanket sent home with your puppy will need to be washed. We wash all our puppy bedding and blanket with a very small amount of Downy Fresh Protect April Fresh beads (pink ones). This can be found at Costco and will remind your puppy of their first home with us. Remember, just a very small amount is needed. Dogs have great noses and we don't want to overdo a good thing!
There is so much information on vaccinations and different opinions. Your puppy will have his first vaccination from us after which you're inclined to continue this annually professional advice from your vet. Our puppies receive Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv as their first vaccination. Our research and our veterinarian's advice is to administer the first vaccine on or before seven weeks of age. We have been told and our research has shown that the mother's immunities passed on to the puppies make vaccines administered before seven weeks of age ineffective. As always, we suggest you follow advice of your veterinarian. Vaccine protocols and parasite prevention can vary by region.
Our puppies are de-wormed beginning at two weeks of age. Our deworming schedule is as follows: Nemex 2 at two, four and six weeks of age. Panacur given at seven weeks of age for five days consecutively. If there is an indication of faecal exam, it shows a need for Albon then we use Albon for seven consecutive days. We always de-worm our Mothers before they are bred and every time their puppies are de-wormed to prevent any re-exposure. A word about parasites: We do everything possible here to ensure our puppies are parasite free and follow a strict de-worming regimen. The reason there are so many companies, options and types of de-wormers available is because parasites are common in dogs. They must be de-wormed. Parasites have varying lifecycles, even with our best efforts, occasionally, not often, a puppy will go home and test positive on a fecal examination for a parasite. This is nothing to get too excited about. Your vet will give you the appropriate de-wormer, they are normally palatable and work quickly. We do not send puppies home if their stool is not firm here at our home and your puppy has been completely de-wormed as suggested by our vet. Additionally, our adult dogs have lives outside of being parents and we won't make apologies to anyone for that :) They go on walks, they play in the backyard and we even take them to the park and the BEACH gasp on sunny days! We de-worm our adults regularly, just as we should, but we are unwilling to compromise their quality of life just because of the possibility of a wee bug. All of our adult dogs are washed and their little feet disinfected after they visit the park or beach to be on the safe side. Of course, no visits to the park or beach for Momma dogs who are expecting or have puppies, that is just common sense.
We accept Paypal, Venmo, Cashapp, Zelle pay offered through: Chase, & cash in person at the time of selection. With Paypal we add 4% to the amount due to cover the fee Paypal charges. We do not accept personal checks, money orders or cashier's checks. Deposits are always made through paypal, Venmo and Cashapp is our preferred payment method.
Normally families select their puppy around five weeks of age. We send invoices out after the selection process and full payment is confirmed including shipping (if applicable) immediately upon selection. If you are a local family you are welcome to bring payment with you to your selection appointment.
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