OUR PROCESS
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INITIAL CONVERSATION WITH CLIENT
Application submitted by client for approval
EVALUATE AVAILABLE PUPPIES AGAINST APPLICATION
MAKE A PUPPY PROPOSAL
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
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GATHER CLIENT NEEDS WITH COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION
- Do you agree with our care practices and values?
- Tell us about your home and your neighborhood. What is it like where you live?
- Have you ever returned a dog to a breeder or rescue?
ANSWER CLIENT QUESTIONS & PROVIDE INFORMATION
Our puppy matchmaking process is a unique methodology for pairing one our puppies with an appropriate client. We have several core values that guide our care best practices, and we encourage you to follow our recommendations for increased longevity and health for your pup. If you have questions about our values or how to continue using these practices, our team is happy to answer them.
APPROVE CLIENT APPLICATION & REQUEST DEPOSIT
Whether you decide to get a puppy sooner or later, our next step in our process is to secure a deposit to hold a placement on a litter. We offer the option to easily pay the deposit online, and we request different amounts based on which puppy you’re getting and whether or not they will be trained. The deposit helps cover care costs between the day you submit your deposit and puppy pickup day, which is when the balance is due in full.
UTILIZE OUR ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE A PROPOSAL
Once we determine that our potential client is aligned with our care best practices and we understand the environment and lifestyle the pup will enjoy while in your guardianship, we’ll closely examine our available puppies to determine if there are any matches with the client.
We look at the following details:
- Training interest to secure a placement in our program
- Coat color, gender, age and go-home date requirements for your puppy
- Physical location of your home and neighborhood (urban, rural) as well as who lives there with you
- Features of your home conducive to a successful puppy lifestyle (fenced-in yard, lawn space, access to water)
- Activity level requirements for exercise, play, and rest
- Special requests, such as requesting a hunting or birding dog, gentle giant, or specific body size (blocky, smaller)
8 WEEK PUPPY MILESTONES
Birthday
CONFIRMING DOG PREGNANCY
The gestation period for our dogs is around 60 days, and we send the pups home as soon as they turn 8 weeks old unless they go into our training program – so from the day of conception, it takes 4 months for a pup to be old enough to go home with a new family.
3 Weeks OLD
SHARING THE LITTER WITH CLIENTS
When our pups turn 3 weeks old, we will start to share their availability with clients. We wait until the puppies are healthy and thriving before we share the news of a new birth announcement. We’ll ask you if you want to hold a placement on a specific litter, which means we will be proposing a specific puppy at the 5-6 week mark.
5 WEEKS OLD
MOVING PUPS INTO THE DORMITORY
Some of our pups are born to dames that live with us on-site at On The Bluff, while some dames care for their puppies off-site because they live with a co-owner family. With a co-owned dame, we have the family that owns the breeding dog take care of the puppies until they turn around 5 weeks old and are ready to move to a puppy dormitory.
6 WEEKS OLD
PROPOSING SPECIFIC PUP TO CLIENT
When the pups turn around 5-6 weeks old, we have a professional photographer come in to share photos of the pups to share announcements with specific pups with clients. We’ll tell you about your pup and why we think they’d be a great fit for you. You have the opportunity to accept or decline any proposal for any reason.
8 WEEKS OLD
SCHEDULING PUPPY PICKUP DAY
We will be in touch with you to set up a specific date and time for you to come meet your puppy and pick him or her up. Plan on 30-60 minutes of time with us as we go over your paperwork and answer any questions you have about our values or how to feed your puppy our raw diet. We’ll walk through everything with you.
TRAINED PUPPY TIMELINES
11-12 WEEKS OLD
Our Bachelor’s degree graduates go home around 11-12 weeks old, if they go into our training program right at the 8 weeks of age mark.
18-19 WEEKS OLD
Our Master’s degree graduates go home around 18-19 weeks old, if they go into our training program right at the 8 weeks of age mark.
6+ MONTHS OLD
Our PhD graduates go home around 6+ months old, if they go into our training program right at the 8 weeks of age mark.