FAQs

All of our breeding dogs are tested for DNA, OFA hips, OFA elbows, OFA patellas. We make every effort possible to ensure you will receive a perfectly healthy puppy and as a result provide a 2 year health guarantee. Of course you can't guarantee life doesn't happen, but our goal is to make sure they are as healthy as possible, and to not breed for anything that could potentially be avoided. 

All of our puppies are raised in our home with love and care. We have ample room for them and are set up in one of our bedrooms initially in a whelping box with their mom.  They are exposed to different sounds and experiences to help them develop into confident and well-socialized puppies. We provide all necessary vaccinations and deworming before sending them to their new homes.

We start our puppy curriculums very early at only 3 days old. We begin by performing ENS (Early Neurological Stimulation) and ESI (Early Scent Introduction with them). Beyond that around day 18 we begin to start introducing some loud noises to get them used to sounds, and also start playing classical music at night, as this has been shown to produce calmer puppies. During the day we play soundtracks of random everyday noises to get your puppy used to different things, such as a vacuum cleaner or doorbell (my big dogs still get stirred up over this one!). We also slowly start introducing different surfaces and textures, and then move up non-stable surfaces like a wobble board. We introduce balls and other animals, squeaking toys, steps, new people and so on. Our goal is to expose them to LOTS of new things so that they aren't afraid of it later in life. We also begin crate training and potty training while they are with us. Most of our puppies go home comfortable being in a crate and knowing there is a certain place they should be going to potty. 

Doodles are a designer breed therefore can't be registered with AKC. 

We do puppy picks at 6 or 7 weeks of age..... of course this can change but by 7 weeks the choices should be pretty much set.  At 7 weeks we take them to my vet and have their first set of immunizations completed and a complete vet exam. After puppy exams we perform temperament testing, and I have found that it gives a pretty good idea of what your puppy might be like when he/she gets older. Before my families pick I give them as much information as I can to help them make an informed decision on their puppy, to any health findings my vet may discover to potential puppy traits that may not work for your home environment. It's a long wait, but trust me it's worth it in the end. You are welcome to visit our home on puppy pick day to make your selection, or we can FaceTime and let you pick virtually if that works better for you. Puppy picks are performed in order of waitlist deposit.

Puppies can go home at 8 weeks of age.

Yes. Since I have help at home and a very small breeder, I can arrange delivery with me personally making the drop-off.  The cost of a round ticket flight to anywhere in the continental US plus $250 will be added to your price arranged according to our mutual schedules.