If you are interested in one of our puppies or would like to join our waiting list, please fill out our application (link below). Before filling out our application, please be sure to look over our puppy information and our contract terms.
Adoption Fee:
To reserve a spot on the list, there is a $300.00 non-refundable reservation fee. Consequently, the reservation fee applies to the overall adoption fee of the puppy. The overall adoption fee for our puppies is $2300. We do not charge more for color, gender, or origin (English or American). Although it is rare for us, sometimes, due to outside costs, we must raise our adoption fee. If this happens and you are already on the list, the adoption fee associated with the time of signing up will be “locked in” until you pass on two available litters. You will not be removed from the list, but the puppy fee will be changed to whatever the amount is after your second pass.
Puppy Availability:
Puppy availability primarily depends on your location on the list. However, this is not always the way it works. Many people sign up on the list before they are ready for a puppy. It is somewhat common for me to run through the list quickly and end up near the end of the list due to those higher up on the list not being ready for their puppy. Sometimes, people usually choose to wait due to personal reasons. In reality, sometimes life happens, and we understand that. As a result, I cannot tell you when you will be contacted about a puppy. However, please understand that I want to help you get a puppy just as you want a puppy. Nonetheless, I do not have the ability to control all variables.
Waiting List
If we do not have any puppies available and your application is approved, you will be added to the waiting list. Once you are on the waiting list, I will contact you as soon as a puppy is available to you. I work to keep the waiting list updated. You can see your place on the list at all times by checking the current waiting list page. If your application is not approved, I will refund your deposit.
Waiting List Availability
There are too many mitigating factors to guarantee when a puppy will be available. All we can do is promise to contact you when your a puppy is available for you. The best way to keep up with our prospective litters is by, “liking” and “following” our Facebook page. We try to do our best to ensure that each family on the list gets their puppy. However, maintaining the quality and care of our puppies and dogs is also important. In turn, sometimes, it may require some patience.
Picking a Puppy and Temperament Tests
To pick your puppy, I will start taking photos at 1 week of age. Soon after the puppies are born I send out an informational email and the “Personality Placement Questionnaire.” This informs me of your wants/needs. When you complete the questionnaire, you pick your favorite puppies out of the litter (based on looks). I do not have to have this back until the pups are 6 weeks of age.
At 7 weeks of age, I put each of the puppies through Volhard’s Puppy Aptitude Test. This will rate the puppy’s personality and temperament. Based on your puppy choices, and your results on the questionnaire, I figure out the best puppy for your family. I do my best to find pups out of your “favorites” that will be a good match. Sadly though, I cannot guarantee this.
No matter what, I try to place you with the puppy that will fit best with your family and your lifestyle. After I complete the personality testing, I contact each person individually and give them my suggestion and we discuss the personality testing results. At this point the person chooses their puppy and will no longer be available. I contact people in order of sign up.
Final Steps…
Once the temperament test is completed, I call you to discuss the temperament tests. At that point we will discuss the pup that will go home with you. After this, it will not be long until you can take your puppy home. Again, I will send out another informational email included with your contracts. Puppy pick up will be when your pup is between the ages of 8 and 10 weeks. Puppies must stay with us until they go to the vet for a full exam and first “puppy” vaccine (DA2PP) is given. What day of the week they are born can affect their age at pick up.
Signing Up:
To sign up, click the cute puppy photo below to be taken to the application. Once you complete the application and are approved, a text and/or email will be sent so you can make the deposit. If you do not make the reservation deposit within 24 hours of receiving the request, your application will be deleted and your name will not go on the list. I used to require that the deposit be made at the same time as the application was filled out, but I am trying something new. Only time will tell if I have to return to the previous method. If there is an issue with the application, please let me know so I can fix it asap. Thank you!
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