Choosing your puppy

I wanted to add this to the website since I have had much confusion and conflict on this topic. I do want every client to be aware of exactly how I work choosing puppies. This system has proven to be the best and most fair to all clients involved. My only other option is to NOT allow people to make picks and assign puppies to families. I do not want to do that as I feel part of this process, and the best part, is being able to choose which puppy you are getting before you come to pick up at 8 weeks old.

All deposits are held by date so the earliest date gets 1st pick and I work down the deposit list in that order. Once puppies are born and we know how many and what sexes I will contact each person in order to confirm if they want a male or female from the available puppies. If I do not have the sex you originally wanted you have the option to choose from available sex or wait for the next litter. If you chose to wait you continue to hold your spot on the list minus any clients who now have a puppy.

On week #5 I put colored collars on the puppies and I begin doing individual pictures for clients. Once the pictures go out the people who have the 1st pick of the litter for both male and female have 24 hours to choose their puppy from all available of the sex you chose. If you fail to give your pick within the 24 hours you simply forfeit your choice to pick and will be given the last available puppy. If you will be out of town please plan accordingly.

Currently all picking of puppies is done by pictures only. I do not do video of any kind.

Due to a very unfortunate situations I was put in recently I no longer allow home visits. Please read “Kennel Tours” for explanation.

Many times people will pick within the hour of it being their turn so you will need to be prepared to give you pick anytime that week. You will need to be watching your email that week so you do not lose your turn. I will not be responsible for making several attempts to contact you, I will ONLY send emails and it is your responsibility to be watching during week 5.

The purpose of giving only 24 hours is so that at birth those who will travel here to make picks in person have appropriate time to plan the trip here. In all honesty your puppy will change dramatically over the next year, many times they change by the day it seems so waiting a week or 2 weeks you will continue to see such a difference in each puppy that to me there really is no perfect way to choose a puppy anyway.

I will stress I no longer deviate from this in anyway, it is my policy and as I said I find it the most fair to all.

I will also explain that I do stand back and let clients fully choose and give no suggestions or help in this. Please do not ask for me to tell you about the puppies as I will refer you back to this information. I just will not do it anymore. Being that picks start at week 5 their personalities are just barely showing and over the next 3 weeks can change in many ways so I no longer “label” my opinion. I can no longer allow myself to be in a situation where other clients may feel I am steering clients one way or another. When you pick your new puppy it is 100% your decision, all I do anymore is provide the pictures from which to do so.

I know this seems strict but it has become a huge issue in the past where people want to wait and truth is every week you will see something different in the puppies so when picking from a picture I do need choices done quickly so everyone can know their puppy. I will say there is not a bad one in the bunch and I have always believed that although what I do is extremely important in development it is what you do from 8 weeks to maturity that will mold and create their personality.   

I have over 600 clients now in my facebook group and they will all tell you that whether they had pick #1 or the last available puppy they all will say that they received the absolute best puppy in the litter! That truly is a testament to the breed and to my breeding program. There just is not a bad pick.

My puppies are breed for temperament and health and I do not feel that one puppy is less desirable then the other. It is no doubt that there are different personalities, strengths and weaknesses BUT I believe that it is what you as the new owners do with your puppies in the weeks and months to come that really make the puppy what it becomes as an adult. It is your training skills and your consistency that makes the puppy either well behaved or not so well behaved. I believe a good trainer/leader can take any puppy in a litter whether dominant or submissive and have an extremely positive outcome if they are willing to do the work. If you struggle with training or any behavior issues I urge you to seek help from a professional trainer as soon as possible. 

I believe that bad behavior is taught by the person holding the leash and not the fault of your puppy/dog.