Puppies
Which puppies are available, you find out directly from us. Before we suggest a puppy we want to know your preferences and your circumstances, and around week seven we add the individual temperament assessment made by our ethologist. That information helps us identify which profiles could suit your home.
MDBA members · breeder number 45027 · verify on the breeder check
The process, in order
Six steps, always the same ones. Each corresponds to a specific part of our programme of breeding, veterinary follow-up and socialisation.
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Contact us for current availability and expected litters. This website introduces our programme; it does not offer an online checkout for a puppy. We discuss timing, suitability and the proposed destination before reservation.
2
Before we propose a specific puppy we need to know you a little: working hours, flat or house, children, other animals, allergies, what you expect from the dog, and which country the puppy will be living in. That is not a purchase form; it is the basis for matching. Who we are and how we breed is on the page Our breeding.
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The reservation is €500 and is deducted in full from the final price. If you have a particular combination in mind, the same amount puts you on the waiting list: you give us three combinations of size, sex and colour in your order of preference. The conditions for cancellation, change of puppy or transfer to a later litter are set out in the contract documents you receive before paying; the price, from €3,200, is under Price and reservation.
4
During the wait we send photographs, videos and updates periodically. A video call may be possible when appropriate. The socialisation guide explains the stages of the initial programme.
5
Around the seventh week of life our ethologist assesses each puppy's temperament individually. That assessment, together with each family's preferences, circumstances and way of life, helps us propose the puppies we consider most compatible.
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Our minimum handover age is three months, subject to the puppy’s veterinary status and destination requirements. A sale-related journey needs the appropriate commercial movement documents; a passport alone is not enough. We continue the initial socialisation programme before departure. See International delivery for the document and age checks.
The papers
Every puppy is handed over with the documents and veterinary work that correspond to its age and destination. Specifically:
Behind that contract there is groundwork: the H639 genetic panel of every breeding dog and a breeding programme planned with that data. All of it is under Health and genetics.
Four ways
The same puppy can join your life at different points in its education, and not every family is looking for the same thing. We work with four options; the price differs and you always receive it in writing.
from 3 months · without MDBA breeding papers
A puppy that has taken part in our initial socialisation programme, offered as a companion without MDBA breeding papers. Our contract does not require neutering; suitability and timing are discussed individually with your vet.
with MDBA breeding papers · breeders only
For breeders who can provide their MDBA breeder certificate, the applicable breeding licence and references from at least two Australian breeders they have worked with. The registration documents and breeding terms are agreed before reservation.
5 to 6 months
A puppy that stays with us for additional basic training. The new family still needs time for settling, practice and ongoing education; a later handover does not replace those responsibilities.
6 months to 1 year
A young dog with additional training towards goals agreed with the family. This does not confer assistance-dog status or guarantee suitability for therapy, assistance or medical-alert work. Such a project needs specialist assessment; see Therapy and assistance dogs.
Choosing a breeder
Before reserving a puppy, with us or anywhere else, we recommend checking a few basic things. We give our families this information during the reservation process.
Use the MDBA breeder-check form and follow its identity-verification guidance. Our breeder number is 45027. Check separately which pedigree or registration documents come with a puppy. The MDBA verification guide explains the process.
The genetic tests of both parents, with the laboratory and the date, and the veterinary protocol of the breeding programme. We work with the H639 panel by CombiBreed and show you examples of the tests we run.
What the contract says: guarantees, time limits and the conditions of the reservation. Read the sample contract before you pay the reservation. We explain the framework of our contract under Health and genetics.
Where the puppy comes from, at what age it is handed over, what veterinary protocol applies and what the first months of socialisation and handling look like. With us, all of that is on this page and on the page International delivery.
After handover
After the handover we are still here for the questions that come up in the first weeks: sleeping and being alone in the first days, training in the first months, the coat change, registering the dog in your country. Socialisation and training carry on after the puppy joins its family, and we would rather accompany that than declare it finished on the day of handover.
For health concerns, contact your vet. We can help explain the puppy’s previous routine and the information supplied at handover.
The first step
This page lists no puppies, because availability changes with the seasons and what is true today would be wrong in a month. Message us on WhatsApp and we answer ourselves, or leave your details in the form. Asking commits you to nothing.