Completing this application is a step in the process of acquiring a puppy from Beloved Bernedoodles, but it does not guarantee you will get a puppy from this or any future litter. We reserve the right to refuse any placement at any time for any reason.
APPROVAL AND PAYMENT: We will review applications within 5 business days of receipt. Applications are processed in the order they are received. If your application seems like you may be a good fit, we will notify you. We breed on a scheduled cycle, so we will only accept payments when puppies are expected or actually available. During pregnancy, approved homes will receive a phone call or email about paying a deposit to reserve their puppy.
YOUR PICK OF PUPPY: Puppies will be assigned in payment order. While we will do our best to consider your preferences with regard to color and gender, Beloved Bernedoodles matches the puppy we believe is the best fit for the individual and/or family according to personality and lifestyle.
GOING HOME: We cannot hold puppies for extended times; it is critical for their social development that the litter departs within a reasonable timeframe. If you have a big vacation planned or have events that would conflict with a young puppy, please know puppies cannot be boarded in a kennel until they have received their full immunizations and their rabies vaccination which cannot be done until this months of age.
CONTRACT: We have a puppy contract and will not place a puppy without a signed contract. We believe it's the professional thing to do to memorialize our obligations to each other on paper so there are no questions later, and for that reason, it's a bit lengthy. If you have questions about specific terms, you need to contact us prior to picking up your puppy.
SPAY/NEUTER: We have a strict spay/neuter policy on all of our pet homes. Unless we have a signed agreement with an approved breeder or a guardian home, we require that all Beloved Bernedoodles be spayed or neutered between six to 12 months old. We have a take-back provision in our contract. Any puppy from our home always has a home here, and will never experience the fear and burden of life at a shelter. Taking back an unaltered dog into our home poses a significant risk to our own dogs due to canine STDs and the possibility an unaltered dog could be pregnant. Sadly, many well-intentioned folks don't pay close enough attention and suddenly their barely-adolescent dog is pregnant by multiple studs of unknown heritage. Spay surgery while pregnant is exceedingly risky, and several canine STDs such as brucellosis can be transferred to humans, which poses an unacceptable risk to our family. Because we take cradle-to-grave "original home" responsibility for the puppies we created, puppies must be de-sexed unless you are under a guardian home agreement.