Discovery Tails Labradoodle Breeder in Sequim, Washington
Australian Labradoodle Puppies
Discovery Tails Labradoodles washington Breeder
How the adoption process works
We have a miniature and a medium wait list. When a litter is born, we immediately send everyone of the list a birth announcement and a picture of the litter. In a day or two, we start at the top of our reservations list and reach out to the families on the reservation list of miniature or medium. You can be on both lists if you want. We will send you an email offering a puppy. We will give you an approximate go home date. If you don't check your email often, please let me know so I text or call instead. Please keep up with these email notifications. We give each family 24 hours to respond to my email and then if we do not hear from you we reach out to the family on the reservations list. It would be greatly appreciated if you would respond quickly as there are others waiting and placement for choosing can be factor in accepting a puppy.
If you choose to reserve a puppy from that litter, we will ask you which gender you prefer. At this time, you will need to select a gender. Another $500 deposit is due if you accept. Please send by Zelle or a check in the mail.
We do NOT allocate puppies at birth. Puppy selection is around 7 weeks of age after the vet appointment. There is no way to know temperaments at birth. However, this breed is so consistent that most all should be calm, happy, smart healthy puppies. We rarely see hyper or shy puppies. By the time the puppies are 7 weeks old we have a really good idea of their temperament. We urge you to wait and see until this time. 7 weeks of developmental time gives us a chance to know the personalities of each puppy and you will have access to our webcams so you can watch them grow up.
When we reach out to you with information about a litter that was just born.... if we do not have the correct gender or not the look you are after or just not the right timing., please reply that you are likely eventually email you and ask more questions. If you pass you stay right where you were on the reservations list. You should move up the list, but you won't necessarily be #1 because others may have passed too. After a litter is fully allocated, you can ask me where you are on the list.
You will be given webcam access when they puppies are 3 weeks old so you can watch them grow up. This helps tremendously in making a choice but remember that personalities change as they age. One that appears to be a bully at 5 weeks could be totally docile at 7 weeks of age because Mom and the litter teach them to stop that behavior. We make appointments for families to meet the puppies around 7 weeks of age and choose their new baby either in person or by Zoom.
We know the temperament of the puppies and help you make the perfect choice for your family.
Looks only goes so far! You can have a puppy that looks exactly like you are hoping for, but it could have a disposition that is not going to be the best suited for your home. Our goal is to help you select a puppy that is the right fit as well as close to the look that you are after.
We allow visitors after the puppies are 5 weeks old. We allow 2 visits per family. So your 2nd visit to pick your puppy will be around 7 weeks old after my vet appointment.
1. When the puppies are 6 1/2 to 7 weeks of age all of our puppies are seen by our vet. Each puppy is given a thorough exam by the vet. All of our puppies are microchipped at this well baby exam as well.
The puppies get their first immunization very close to 8 weeks of age. The microchip number and instructions for registering will be in your "go home" packet.
2. At 7 weeks of age, I will evaluate any puppies for "breed quality" and reserve the right to keep one or two from the litter. I have never kept 2, but still reserve the right. I evaluate structure, coat, overall look, temperament, and size to see if a puppy will fit in my program.
3. At 7 weeks of age, the buyers come to Sequim or we do a Zoom meeting to pick out your puppy. The scheduling is in the order of deposit, so there won't be much leeway in the appointments. We help you choose the puppy that is right for your family. Our attention will be on your family only during that time. We know these puppies very well and can help you decide. Please don't come with the illusion that the puppy that came to you first is the one you want. Or that a picture "spoke to you"
We will help you pick your puppy.