OUR PROCESS
Our puppies are $3000 (AKC limited Registration). We feel strongly that every puppy has its perfect match, whether it be an adored family member, emotional support dog, therapy dog, or even a service dog. We do everything to make the best match with the puppy and their family.
The value of our puppies is determined by these factors:
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Our breeding dogs have champion bloodlines and a show-quality pedigree.
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We perform all the OFA-required health checks and screenings (hips, elbows, heart and eyes), along with “all clear” DNA health screenings.
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Our Puppy Jump Start Program has us working with these puppies every day. By 8 weeks, when your puppy is ready to go home, we will have started working towards basic skills, commands, and manners.
STEP 1- APPLY
Fill out the Puppy Application, and we will connect back with you.
We love our puppies and want to find the best homes for them. If you are interested in any of our puppies, we will ask you first to please fill out our puppy application. After we receive it and review the information, we will contact you. We have created this questionnaire because we want the best match for you and your puppy. We feel it important for us to know as much about you and your lifestyle as we can. We will not accept a deposit without an approved application.
STEP 2- Reserve Your Spot ($100 deposit)
When you have been approved you may then put down a deposit.
After we determine we are a good fit for each other, it is time to put down a $100 reservation fee. This fee is non-refundable unless we do not have a puppy for you, it is transferable to another litter. This deposit gives you your place in the puppy-picking order and reserves your fur baby! If you are serious about one of our puppies, please get your deposit down soon. Our waitlist fills up and shifts often. And remember, every one of our puppies is an amazing dog. We have personally taken the last pick of our own breeding program.
We do not do specific male and female picks. Many people don't have a preference and are more focused on the personality of the puppy. We find that the temperament of the dog has little to do with the sex of the dog.
We always reserve the right to withhold 2 puppies for our own breeding program or for someone specifically wanting a service or therapy dog. Unless you have gone through our service dog requirements our first slot will be 3rd spot. Helping everyone find the best fit matters most to us, so we often choose the last spot. It is genuinely hard to predict exactly how the puppies will mature, they are still babies when they go home. But our goldens have had incredible temperaments so it is hard to go wrong.
STEP 3- Pregnancy Confirmed! ($300 deposit- running total: $400)
Four weeks after we breed we will perform an ultrasound to determine if our mama is pregnant. At this point we will take an additional $300 deposit. This deposit is non-refundable unless we do not have a puppy for you, it is also transferable to another litter.
STEP 4-When puppies are born!!!
We will keep you informed throughout the whole process: we create a google photo album and share pictures and videos as the puppies are growing. You will get to see them reach all their milestones and see all the fun things we do with our babies!
STEP 5–Week 4 Visiting Allowed
We accept visiting in person around 4 weeks old. We do like our puppy clients to be a part of socializing our puppies.
STEP 6–Week 7 ( A big week)!! Puppy evaluations, picking puppies and final payment due
At around 51 days we will perform puppy temperament tests. And as soon as we complete the reports we will share them with you and begin the picking process. We do allow you to pick your puppy but we do offer guidance and suggestions on what puppies we feel would work best for you. After we have selected our first two puppies, if we even decide to take them we will let everyone know which puppies are available starting with 1st pick and continue down the line until all puppies have been placed.
At seven weeks finally payments will be due. If you come to our house to pick out your forever friend, you may pay us cash on that day, all other forms should be paid when the puppies are 7 weeks old. We accept cash, Venmo, Zelle or checks that clear 7 days before pickup. No puppy will go home unless paid in full.
STEP 7–Puppy Goes Home “Gottcha Day”
We allow our puppies to go home at 8 weeks old. We welcome and prefer local pick-up at our home in Columbus, NC. There may be delivery options available if you cannot come to our home to pick up your puppy. Please check with us for available options. We will not ship puppies on airlines unaccompanied by a person (in cabin flights only).
All puppies must be paid in full before they are picked up!
