Frequently Asked Questions

We put together a comprehensive list of how the system works here. Have a look and reach out to us with any questions.

Merle, Tri, Parti, Phantom, wavy, curly, furnished, unfurnished... what’s the difference? Click here for a quick explainer.

It can get pretty confusing! Find our guide to the breed types here.

We don’t allow in-person puppy visits for two reasons, the privacy of our puppy raisers and the health and safety of our puppies.

Our puppies are raised in homes with families with young children. This is critical to their early development and socialization. Our puppy raisers are very important to us, and we don’t think it’s fair to them to make them open their homes to strangers.

Secondly, young puppies don’t have fully developed immune systems. Until they have had a vaccine, several doses of wormer/parasite prevention and time for their immune system to mature, it’s too risky to have in-person visits. 

In addition to the very real parvo risk there is a common dog "cold" called CHV that is prevalent. Almost all adult dogs have been exposed to it and are usually asymptomatic, but it can be a death sentence for a newborn puppy. We have seen a breeder lose an entire litter within hours their pups being exposed. 

Parvo, CHV, and Coccidia can all be tracked in by visiting families on shoes and clothing. Young puppies have no immune system and are very susceptible to parasites and diseases that older puppies and dogs can handle. They will get stronger each week from nursing and getting Mama's antibodies. During the 8 weeks we have them we will give them several doses of parasite prevention, wormer, and they will get age appropriate vaccines. At 8 weeks they will go home healthy and strong and ready for their families. But until then, we don’t think exposure is worth the risk.

While it makes sense to want to choose a puppy based on personality, the fact is a puppy’s personality won’t be developed at all by 6 weeks, when puppy picks usually happen. What may seem like personality traits (energy levels, curiosity, etc) in reality are just developmental stages happening at different paces.

It’s similar to how typical human babies develop. While one baby may learn to walk a few weeks before another, that doesn’t mean that baby will be “better at walking” later in life. Often times our louder, more “feisty” puppies develop into quiet, gentle adults.

We breed our dogs for health, temperament, and looks. Every puppy in a litter has that same baseline. As adults their personalities will depend much more on how they are raised once they get home than how they behave with their littermates.

Each one of our breeding dogs lives in their own home, where they are a cherished pet with a guardian family that raises them. These families all have busy lives, often with young children, and their only responsibility to us is to provide our dogs with a loving environment where they can thrive and grow. We feel that it’s too much to ask a guardian family to open up their homes to people they don’t know for visits. We do have a photos and info about our adult dogs’ temperaments and personalities on our website for families to get to know them. We don’t allow prospective buyers to meet our adult dogs.

Puppies grow up fast! We’ve built a page explaining what you can expect as they develop. You can find that here.

Yes! We’ve raised a lot of puppies and have adult dogs, too, and we definitely prefer some products over others. For some useful links, click here.

The Puppy Love Project is our community outreach program, launched in 2022. We take some of litters to a children’s hospital or retirement home as part of their socialization, and bring a little joy with us! Sometimes we will even donate a puppy to a family who could really use one but can’t afford to buy. To find out more, click here.