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All our puppies are up-to-date on legally required vaccinations, but your vet may recommend additional vaccinations and boosters as the puppy gets older. Keep in mind that young puppies (under 16 weeks) may require additional vaccines at later stages; it can be unhealthy or unsafe to provide these all at once.

While we do our best to reinforce positive potty-behavior while in our care, our puppies are not fully housebroken. Introducing your puppy to a new environment can cause some stress, and accidents are bound to happen. Talk to our trainer, Scott, about how to potty-train your new puppy.

Don’t worry, all our puppies are cared for like family and all will eventually find their new families. While most of our puppies only stay a week or two, some puppies may take longer to find their perfect family. As puppies get older (over 16 weeks usually), their prices will start to drop to ensure they find the right home even faster. Often, a slightly older puppy is a better choice for families who are concerned about potty-training as they tend to have better bladder control.

Crate training is recommended for housebreaking your puppy, and it is not mean to your puppy to have them in a crate. Crates are a safe space for your puppy that keep them from getting into dangerous situations when you aren’t around to supervise, like at bedtime and while you’re at work or school. Dogs are den animals who like to curl up in cozy, closed-in spaces; their crate is like their bedroom – a place they can go to feel safe and be alone.

Housebreaking a puppy is much easier with a crate for both you and your puppy. You don’t like cleaning up accidents around the house, and your puppy can get stressed out by letting you down. Dogs like to keep their “den” clean, and will try to avoid accidents inside. This usually means they will be ready to go potty when you let them out, so make sure to take them where you want them to relieve themselves. Just remember, very young puppies can’t be left in the crate for more than a few hours at a time.

When breeders cross a male and female, they do so after careful consideration of each parent’s bloodline and any potential results of the cross, including health problems, and strive to improve the bloodlines with the highest quality puppy fitting closely to the breed standard. When a litter is born, the breeders select which puppies are breeding quality and which puppies are pet quality. Breeding quality dogs are typically priced much higher than pet quality, and pet quality dogs should not be used for breeding due to the potential health problems that can be passed on. Due to this, breeders will often require a spay/neuter agreement for these puppies. All pet-store puppies are pet quality and should not be bred. 

Additionally, spaying or neutering your dog can result in a longer, healthier life. With males, neutering can reduce territorial behavior and aggression. With females, spaying negates any risk of pregnancy or reproductive health issues, as well as not having to deal with menstruation.

A puppy mill is a breeder or facility that may overbreed, neglect, or mistreat their animals to sell as many puppies as possible with little to no regard for the health and treatment of their animals. Because puppy mills don’t take the extra time or money to ensure the health of their animals, they can charge much lower prices than reputable breeders. Most of these operations list very low prices online and restrict buyers from viewing where the animals have been cared for.

Some puppy mills will carry the same licensing and registration as reputable breeders, so it is important to research the status of such registrations and recent inspection reports. Puppy mills will often refuse to provide this information or will provide false or misleading information.

Remember, a breeder who cares about the health of a puppy will care about who they go home with. They will NOT sell a puppy to someone without either meeting them first or doing a background check. You should keep this in mind when you consider having a puppy shipped to you.

Yes! If there’s a gender, color, or size you’re looking for, we can put you on a waitlist and notify you when we have puppies that meet your criteria.

There are a variety of different sizes of dogs; even dogs of the same breed can be classified as different sizes.

• Giant Breeds typically are breeds that have a standard adult weight over 80 pounds.
• Large Breeds typically are breeds that have a standard adult weight from 50 to 80 pounds.
• Medium Breeds typically are breeds that have a standard adult weight from 20 to 50 pounds.
• Small Breeds typically are breeds that have a standard adult weight under 20 pounds. It is common to see littermates in each of the small-breed classifications.
• Miniature Breeds are a classification of small breeds that have a standard adult weight from 10 to 20 pounds. Some dogs may be called a “miniature” version of a larger breed and may not fit the 10-20-pound range; instead, they will fall into a weight range that is lower than the standard breed.
• Toy Breeds are a classification of small breeds that have a standard adult weight from 5 to 15 pounds.
• Teacup is a classification of small breeds that have an adult weight below the breed standard.

All of our puppies are registered with the American Kennel Club (AKC). 

Breeder registration and puppy registration are handled separately. A registered breeder is recognized by that registry as compliant with their standards. Each registry has different standards. 

When a puppy is registered, it means that the registry recognizes its pedigree and bloodline as being accurate. A puppy registered as a purebred is recognized by that registry as having a pure bloodline.

Some registries will also accept mixed-breeds and purebreds without established bloodlines. These registrations will be labeled differently than standard registration and are accompanied by different perks.