We raise our puppies with love and intention, and we hope you feel that as you join us on your puppy parenthood journey. We believe in improving the breed by health-testing our breeding dogs. We have high standards for our breeding dogs, and our parent dogs are even-tempered, so we'd be proud for any puppy to grow up and become like them. All of our parent dogs live in amazing guardian families, not kennels. If you live locally in the Atlanta area and are interested in learning about becoming a guardian home for one of our future parent dogs, you can learn more and apply here. We stand by our puppies' health by providing a two-year health guarantee, which you can review here. If you have more questions about our program, please review our Frequently Asked Questions here. None of our parent dogs or puppies end up in shelters, as we always commit to taking them in at any point in life.    

 

We raise our puppies based on the Puppy Culture and the Empowered Breeder Curriculum. This involves early neurological stimulation (click to learn about ENS) and early scent introduction (click to learn about ESI). We litter box train our pups for a head start on potty training and introduce age-appropriate challenges. 

 

We match puppies to their forever families based on the Empowered Breeder Puppy Evaluation method when puppies reach 6 weeks of age, and their unique temperaments are emerging. The puppy matching meeting can be done in person or via FaceTime/Zoom, in the order that families reserved a puppy from the litter. As the breeder, I always reserve the right to take the first and second pick from any litter (at any time). If it's your turn to pick your puppy and you aren't satisfied with your choices, you can choose to defer to a different litter (up to three times). Your litter page will be updated prior to your puppy matching meeting, so you can view each puppy profile and can let me know which 3 pups you'd like to meet. Until a deposit is placed on a puppy, it is not reserved for you and will continue meeting other families. This can be sad for families if their preferred pup gets adopted by someone else, so it is on you to let me know when you are ready to place a deposit, as I never want families to feel pressured by me if they haven't made a decision.

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Our puppy application does require the puppy be spayed/neutered by age 1, so if you are looking for a dog with breeding rights, we have a separate Breeder Application (apply here).

 

Our pups transition to their forever homes between 8 - 9 weeks of age, unless you signed up for the extended stay Home Foundations program (learn more here). Your Gotcha Day bag includes a month of complimentary Trupanion puppy insurance, a leash and collar, health records, educational resources, several toys, a blanket with mom and littermates scent, and a starter bag of Pawtree puppy food (you can order more here). To learn about crate & potty training and how to prepare for your pup's arrival, click here to read our blog about Taking Your Puppy Home.