It's February 1st, 2022 and we have babies on the way this month so I thought I would post an update for this year.
Shipping. Due to the Coronavirus we stopped shipping our puppies via cargo because most airlines cancelled their pet travel programs, and due to all of the delays and changes with flights, we no longer felt safe putting them on a plane alone. In late 2021 we started to allow sales to people who were willing to fly here and back with their puppies as long as they booked a flight that allows puppies onboard at 8 weeks of age. When the virus hit airlines were all over the place with their rules and some companies changed the age of pets onboard to 16 weeks while others switched it to 10 weeks, and others kept the standard age of 8 weeks. Since our puppies generally all leave at the same time we want puppies that are flying with their families to leave at 8 weeks as well. If you are from out of state and are interested in flying with a puppy please check with us first and definitely check the rules of the airline you want to book with before purchasing a ticket so see what age they require for pets. We are able to meet people at our local airports located in Appleton, WI (ATW) and also Green Bay, WI (GRB.)
Also consider hiring a Flight Nanny service to pick up and deliver your puppy to you. From what I have seen, their prices are similar to what it would cost to ship your puppy via cargo. If you need some names of companies feel free to ask us.
Colors. We are constantly asked what colors we are going to get, and honestly, we don't know until the puppies are born. I can tell you that we have downsized a bit and most of our dogs are Red, Buff, or Apricot so should produce similar colors. We do still have three dogs with dark coats and dark colors within their bloodlines that can produce dark colored puppies, but we won't know until the babies arrive.
Merles. We used to get a lot of Merle puppies because we had a Merle stud who produced a lot of gorgeous babies but he has since been retired so we don't get as many as we had before. We have three dogs that have the Merle genes but currently only one of them has produced one Merle puppy so they may be few and far between for now. Because of this, I do not take deposits in advance for Merle puppies.
Puppies. When will your next litter be born? We are going to have puppies born this month, February, and will have them throughout the year as usual. We do have a waiting list started and are usually always accepting deposits for it. If you're not ready to join the list please keep an eye on the website, our Facebook page, and Instagram accounts, I am pretty good about posting updates and the website is always current.
Thank you to everyone that gave our 2021 puppies homes. In 2020 when we stopped offering shipping I was pretty nervous because we did a lot of business on the East and West coasts (I miss you guys,) but I was happy to see that many people were willing to drive and fly here for their puppies!
