Adoption Process
Getting Started
Completing an application enables us to better understand you and your preferences, and it allows us to learn more about the kind of home our puppies will be going to.
Once your application is approved, you will be placed on a wait list.
When a new litter arrives, we will reach out to the wait list in the order they joined. Once contacted, you will have the choice to reserve a puppy from the current litter, or wait for a future one.
Please remember, we do our best, but we can never guarantee:
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How many pups will be born in a given litter
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When a litter will be born
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A specific color, gender, or coat type will be born
If you have an adamant preference regarding those qualities, you'll have to be willing to wait for a future litter if the current litter does not produce those traits.
The total purchase price of your puppy after your deposits must be paid in full before you take your puppy home. Cash is the only method of payment accepted at the time of pickup.
Overview Of Process:
1) Submit an application! Once approved you will be placed on the wait list.
2) Once contacted about a litter reserve your puppy with $500 nonrefundable litter deposit.
3) Call your vet to schedule your puppies first appointment before you pick your puppy up! We suggest taking your new baby to the vet within a couple of days of bringing them home, so that your vet can verify what our vet said. You can set up your vaccine appointments at this time.
4) We accept Venmo and PayPal for the deposit, and cash for the balance due at pick up.
How does the master waitlist work?
Sweetiedoodles reserves the first 2 spots, (pups) in each litter.
1-2 weeks after a litter is born we will contact everyone on the waitlist to ask if you will be interested in picking a pup from that specific litter, (pictures of litter will be sent to you). People will be contacted in the order by date.
You will have 24 hours to let us know if you are interested in the litter, for the courtesy of other families on the waitlist. Please reply to the email we send in that time, if we have not heard back from you in that time period, we will assume it is not a good time for you and we will move down the list. A $500 non-refundable deposit will reserve your puppy.
If you respond to us after the 24 hours, we can offer you the next available spot in that litter, if a spot is available. If there is no longer a spot available, you will not lose your place on the waitlist, and will be contacted again with the next litter.
How do I pick out my puppy?
Puppy selection day is generally when the pups are 6 weeks old, after they have seen a veterinarian and their personalities are starting to mature. They will also have been vaccinated and will start to show interest in people at this age. We highly suggest you come out and visit with the puppies before picking yours out. We can also do video/pictures if you are unable to come out.
What is the pick-up day process?
If you can not pick your puppy up on the weekend closest to their 8 week birthday, please let us know ahead of time so that other arrangements can be made.
Once you choose your puppy, we will contact you to set up a day/time to pick them up.
At pick up, the balance is due in cash. We will answer any questions you may have, and go over their paperwork with you, at which time you will sign the puppy contract.
We recommend bringing a crate, but planning on carrying the puppy on your lap for the car ride home. We suggest bringing a towel or blanket for your lap, in case the puppy gets car sick.