Puppy Information
The preparation starts long before puppies enter the world. Each litter is meticulously planned months, and occasionally years, in advance. We take our responsibility to every puppy seriously and strive to ensure their success in their new homes. To achieve this, we follow a proven process for planning, raising, and placing each puppy with their new family. Below, you'll find more detailed information about our approach.
The planning process...
Breeding a litter involves much more than simply pairing two dogs in your backyard and waiting for puppies to arrive. We carefully assess each of our dog's strengths and weaknesses to establish our goals for their next litter. Based on what we aim to enhance in the next generation of a particular female, we select an ideal male to complement her and our chances of achieving our objectives. While searching for the perfect stud, we consider not only our own males but also outside stud dogs owned by others, broadening our options. We encourage families to inquire about our intentions for specific litters, as we are always eager to discuss our passion for dogs and share our vision!
Once puppies arrive, the fun part begins!
After the puppies arrive, they usually remain in our bedroom for about two to three weeks. Once the puppies are past what we consider the "critical" phase, we then move them to the main part of our house. During their time with us, the puppy areas are cleaned multiple times a day, and the puppies are bathed as needed. We are very thorough as far as cleanliness goes, especially since these puppies live indoors! Frequent bath time/grooming also gets the puppies familiar with nail trimming and/or dremeling, the blow dryer, and the elevated grooming table.
From day one, the puppies are raised using different techniques such as the Puppy Culture program, the Rule of Sevens, ESI (early scent introduction), and some of our own training techniques to introduce gunfire, water (weather permitting), birds, and retrieving. All puppies are socialized with our other dogs and young children, and are raised in our busy, sometimes chaotic, household. To ensure proper placement, puppies are also temperament tested prior to go home using the Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test. If you are not familiar with these, click below to learn more:
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Rule of Sevens
Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test
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To follow the journey of each litter, please follow/like our facebook page! This is where updates are posted. We also have a private group for our Cactus Rose Family and Friends.
Information needed for the next steps...
If all of this sounds good, and you are interested in one of our puppies, let's get down to the specifics...
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Our puppies are $3,750-$4,250 total.
With all of our puppies, we include
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Limited AKC registration
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Current vaccines
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Current dewormings
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Giardia and coccidia prevention
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Microchip
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Vet check
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Intro to gunfire, water (weather permitting), retrieving, and birds/wings
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Intro to potty/crate training
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Temperament testing
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Rearing based on the Puppy Culture Program and Rule of 7
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Multiple health guarantees
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Lifetime breeder support
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Current flea/tick/heartworm prevention *IF* the breeder has it on hand
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Trupanion puppy insurance
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Gotcha day goodies and folder
Reserving a Puppy
Before a litter is born, we do not take deposits, but instead keep a waiting list. This list is separated in to color/gender preferences. It is $100 to get on our waiting list, and it is not refundable. (Note: The wait list fee goes towards the total price of your puppy). If you have any preferred litters you are interested in, this will be noted as well next to your name on our list, and I will do my best to accommodate these preferences. To be added to the list, you first must submit a puppy questionnaire and be approved. No one will be allowed to reserve their spot on our list without us receiving and approving their puppy questionnaire first.
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*Please Note: We reserve the right to refuse the placement of a puppy with any prospective owner at any time, for any reason we deem necessary.*
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Once a litter is born that we think may have a puppy that is a good match for you, and the puppies are thriving, we will contact you. At this time, you will be asked for a payment of an additional $150. This ensures your spot on the specific litter we have mutually agreed is a good fit for your family. At this time, you will have paid $250 total ($100 wait list fee + $150 reservation fee). If you are reserving a spot on a litter that is already born, you will pay the full $250 to reserve your spot.
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As the puppies grow and mature, we will post updates and be in touch with each family. Once the puppies have reached seven weeks of age, we will contact you and discuss which puppy/puppies we believe in the litter will be a good fit for your family. If we do not believe one of the puppies will be a good fit, we will keep you on our wait list and go through the same process with you when we have another litter coming up. We will not ask you for any additional money at this time. Please remember, if at any time you do not wish to wait any longer for us to have a puppy we believe will be the best fit for you, you may request to be removed from the list find another breeder. Good things come to those who wait, but we aren't going to force you to wait! It is more important to us that our puppies end up in the right home instead of placing them with the first home readily available. But please remember, we will not refund any monies paid if you decide to look elsewhere.
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Puppies are either picked up at eight or nine weeks of age, depending on how long the breeder needs to keep the litter for evaluations. The pickup age varies from litter to litter and sometimes can even vary from puppy to puppy. It is all dependent on our picking process for what we are keeping from the litter. We often have show handlers, service dog organizations, and our detection dog trainers we work with coming out to evaluate the puppies, so pickup age may vary depending on those processes. We will always be in contact when the the time comes. Puppies need to be picked up in a timely manner. If your puppy needs to stay longer than the designated pickup weekend for the litter, then we will have a conversation with you about what the additional charge will be for keeping your puppy longer. It is important that you bring this up to us as soon as you know that your puppy will need to stay for an extra amount of time.
​After each puppy goes home, you have 48 hours to have a vet check performed by your veterinarian. Any abnormal findings will need to be reported to the breeder.
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Payment: We will only accept the following payment methods: Walmart to Walmart transfer, Venmo, ApplePay, or cash. We will SOMETIMES take Zelle as well.
