Historically, at Mini Golden Pups most families receive the announcement of their ideal puppy within 4-6 months (on average); for several of our more desirable colors, the wait time can be longer. It is very difficult to predict an exact date or litter that you will be matched with. We cannot predict number of pups, genders or colors until a litter is born. In general, the more specific your desire, the longer it will take for us to have that exact pup.

We are currently looking in to financing options for our potential Forever Homes. 

When your name gets closer to the top of the deposit list, you and several other families will receive a puppy announcement via email.  We ask families to view the pictures and descriptions and reply to us with their choices in order of preference. We match the puppies based on your preferences and the order in which the deposits were placed. You are always welcome to pass on a litter announcement if the timing isn’t best for you or you want to wait for something different. Unlike almost all other breeders, we don’t “lock you into” a particular litter. We also offer a refundable deposit (refundable minus a 9% processing fee unless you reserve a puppy, then our cancellation fee applies). Read more about the process here.

Our family network is comprised of Partner Homes that serve in a variety of ways. We have three kinds of Partner Homes: Guardian Homes, Surrogate Homes and Transition Homes. Every family is unique, and these different roles within our family network allows flexibility for each family in raising and/or caring for our puppies. Many of our Partner Homes hold more than one role in our network. For example, a family may be both a Guardian Home and a Transition Home or a Surrogate Home may also be a Transition Home, etc.

Our parent dogs are privately owned family pets whose families have partnered with Crockett Pups. Crockett Pups does not have a required breeding schedule for our family network and each family is free to decide when they want to breed their pet. All of the Crockett Pups program parent dogs are raised in Partner Homes – specifically Guardian Homes. We do not have parents dogs that “retire” from our breeding program who need a new home since our parent dogs are already family pets.

Most of our Partner Homes have children and many have other pets. While it is certainly not a prerequisite, the extra attention that a puppy receives being raised around children is a huge plus for their early socialization. Exposure to other animals also helps a puppy learn good canine social manners.

Our Partner Homes are carefully supervised and provided solid, on-going accountability to the high standards required to be a member of the Crockett Pups’ family network. Raising healthy puppies is hard work and requires a significant level of commitment for the entire family. We are very selective in choosing Partner Homes.

Over the past several years, Crockett Pups has expanded to have Partner Homes in multiple locations: South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Texas, Iowa and California. Our Crockett Pups Partner Homes in multiple states offer convenient pick up options for adopting families.

The Crockett Pups’ Team arranges for each of the puppies to go to Forever Homes, and the Partner Home, who helped raise the pups, gets much of the profit from the litter. Many of our Partner Home families live in beautiful Greenville, SC.

Surrogate Homes: A Surrogate Home is a home that loves raising puppies occasionally. We work closely with these homes and pay these homes to partner with us.  These puppies are raised under strict supervision from Crockett Pups, and in close harmony with the veterinary team. After raising a litter of pups and caring for mama at their home for 8 weeks, we help the Surrogate Home wean the puppies. The mama dog returns to her Guardian Home where she continues to be a beloved pet, and we take the 8 week old pups to a Crockett Pups Transition Home to transition into their new life as they meet their Forever Family. At Crockett Pups, we value family-raised puppies that have been well-socialized so Surrogate Homes are also held to a high level of accountability even though they do not own the mama dog.

Transition Homes: These homes are family members or friends who specifically care for puppies in the days immediately before Adoption Day and introduce our puppies to their Forever Homes. Crockett Pups invests a significant amount of time, training and finances into our Transition Homes. They are trusted with the Crockett Pups’ bank account information and collecting adoption fees from Forever Families on Adoption Day. Transition Homes work in close contact with the Crockett Pups Team as the pups are matched to their Forever Homes and receive their final vet checks before Adoption Day. Transition Homes help their pups transition into better crate training, begin actively house-training, and help the pups become accustomed to being away from their mom (if the pups have transitioned from a Guardian or Surrogate Home). In our experience, it’s a healthier process for puppies if their transition away from their family to your home is gradual. Many of our Guardian Homes are also Transition Homes because they want to handle their own Adoption Days and take care of this last transition week with their own puppies. If a Guardian or Surrogate Home cannot do this (due to family schedules, conflicts, or just being uncomfortable with strangers coming to their home especially during Covid), they may ask a trained Transition Home to handle this process and their puppies’ Adoption Days.

No matter which type of Partner Home your puppy experiences, you can be sure they are loved and cared for well.

Our parent dogs are privately owned family pets and live at our Guardian Homes (see description above). Pups are raised at our Guardian Homes or Surrogate Homes. Years ago when our sister company, Crockett Doodles, first started, we could have people into our homes to meet our parent dogs (who are pets first of all). As Crockett Doodles has expanded through the years, it is just no longer possible to accommodate the numerous daily requests for home visits although we wish we still could. It is a similar situation for our Partner Homes, who have families and other professional jobs as well. We certainly understand that not everyone is comfortable with this arrangement, and we have no problem encouraging families to seek out other full-time breeders who can accommodate visits to their kennels. Many “traditional” breeders have dozens of leftover puppies that they can show to you, so they’re thrilled to have you visit and buy a pup. We’ve been blessed to have more people wanting our pups than available supply. We can say that we’ve almost never had a family come to pick up their puppy and walk away without the pup. We’re so grateful for the encouragement we receive daily from our families that adopt our puppies (click here to read reviews).

Once you are matched to your new puppy, we will work with you to schedule a pick-up day and time around the time that your puppy is 8-12 weeks old. We assess each puppy individually and will let you know the best time for your puppy to make that transition to your home. We are glad to take some pictures of you and your new puppy meeting for the first time on your phone. One of our Partner Homes will walk you through the bag of goodies we send home with your puppy. You will receive vaccination records, a collar and leash, a bag of the puppy food your puppy has been on, and a litter blanket that has been rubbed on your sweet puppy’s litter. A copy of our health guarantee will be in the folder with the vaccination record that we send home.

Your puppy’s Vaccination Record will be given to you with all the vaccinations and de-worming medications and dates of administration your puppy has received thus far. We encourage you to give this record to your vet at your puppy’s first appointment. You will be asked to sign our spay/neuter contract and will be given a receipt of purchase for your puppy. If you pick up in the state of SC, there will be a 6% sales tax. If you pick up in another state, or have your pup delivered to a state other than SC, you will not be charged sales tax.

The Home Pick Up Fee covers the cost involved for the Partner Home to bathe your puppy, prepare its gift bag, and their time to introduce you to your precious pup and answer your questions.

Your puppy should have the ability to sleep through the night. Sometimes they have a bit of an adjustment once they separate from their siblings but it doesn’t take long for them to adjust to their crate.

We’ve found that typically puppies can “hold it” half the number of hours of their age; so an 8 week old puppy can hold it 4 hours, a 10 week old puppy can hold it 5 hours, etc. At night you can usually add a couple hours to that formula.  During the day, puppies seem to go through spurts where they have bursts of energy, and then they tucker out and sleep for a while. A young puppy is still a baby and needs quite a bit of sleep. Read the links here for more helpful information about Crate Training and House Training. We do offer in-house training for familes who would like for us to get that process started for them.

Yes! We are one of the only breeders with a $300 deposit that is refundable (refundable minus a 9% processing fee unless you reserve a puppy, then our cancellation fee applies). Your deposit will apply to the balance of the puppy you adopt and is applicable to any puppy from any breed from any of our families in our network.

If you do not adopt a puppy or do not ask for your deposit to be refunded within 2 years of your deposit date, you will forfeit your deposit in full.

Yes! We offer both Ground Delivery and Flight Nanny Delivery Services to our adoptive families. Here’s a link to our pricing and more information about our Ground Delivery and Flight Nanny services: Delivery Services

Additional pups delivered to the same location will be $250 for each for delivery to the Southeast/Northeast, $300 for each for delivery to the Southern Midwest/Northern Midwest, and $350 for each for delivery to the Southwest/Northwest. So if three family members (or neighbors) each had a Doodle puppy delivered, you could save on delivery costs. 

If you want to pick up your puppy yourself, you are welcome to do this! Through the years, we have had families fly in from all over the US (and even Canada and Mexico) to pick up their new puppy from us in Greenville, SC, or one of our Partner Homes in another state.  Most airlines allow a passenger to carry their puppy (as long as it is under 15 pounds) on the plane with them in a soft carrier under their seat.  Be sure to check with your preferred airline for their guidelines before purchasing tickets. We find that the puppies travel very well.  For families who fly in to adopt their puppy, we’ve had many who have found better airline options into Charlotte or Atlanta than Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) and have requested their puppy be delivered to them at the Charlotte airport or Atlanta airport. Remember, too, that if the adoption takes place outside of SC, you won’t need to pay sales tax.

We completely understand any hesitancy to adopt a puppy “over the internet.” On a regular basis we are contacted by individuals who have been scammed into sending money for a puppy that never even existed. Crockett Pups has an outstanding reputation (with the Better Business Bureau and others), and we also insist that you see your puppy before paying the adoption fees. Unlike many of our competitors, we always have the puppy and a Crockett Pups team representative present with you at the time of adoption.

We recommend that you pick up your puppy from our Crockett Pups partner home, but if you are unable to travel we can accommodate you by bringing the puppy to you. Our personalized ground delivery or flight nanny process is an in-person delivery of your puppy by the Crockett Pups team. You will not give final payment for your puppy until you have seen our Crockett Pups representative and most importantly have seen your puppy. We never “ship” puppies—putting a puppy on an airplane or flight for you to pick up later.

If you are unable to pick up a puppy from the partner home, we always have a team representative personally deliver your pup to you before you pay for the puppy. It is important to us that you have a face-to-face meeting with a Crockett Pups representative and your puppy. We recognize that personal delivery is not the easiest way (it would be far easier for us to “ship” a puppy), but we think it is the right way. We want to see your joy when you meet the puppy you’re considering adopting.

At Crockett Pups, we never have and never plan to “ship” puppies. We prefer for you to pick up your puppy at the Crockett Pups partner home where your puppy lives. If you are unable to pick up at the partner home, we can arrange to have a Crockett Pups team representative personally deliver your puppy to you (either a flight nanny or personalized driver).

We never want your puppy to be unaccompanied on a plane or vehicle. It is important to us that before you buy/adopt your puppy, you have met face-to-face with a Crockett Pups team member and have also seen your puppy “in person.”

On Adoption Day, you will receive your puppy’s Vaccination Record that will have listed the two vaccinations your puppy has received as well as the dates of administration. Typically, our puppies receive Neopar and Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv (Canine Distemper Virus, Adenovirus 2, Parainfluenza Virus, Parvovirus). Also noted on the Vaccination Record will be the de-worming medications your puppy has received to date.

This Vaccination Record is designed for you to give to your vet at your puppy’s first visit so that the next required vaccinations can be scheduled. Most vets recommend a 12-week and a 16-week vaccination as well as other vaccinations for your puppy’s continued health. Our vaccinations are administered by family vets or by our breeders and health coordinators who are trained in the proper storage and administration of puppy vaccinations. The only vaccination required by law to be administered by a vet is the rabies’ vaccination. Your vet will need to administer the rabies’ vaccination to your puppy at the appropriate age which is typically when your pup is around 14 weeks of age.

We are currently in the process of getting our parent dogs health tested. In general, we’re working with Partner Homes and Guardian Homes to test for Degenerative Myelopathy (DM), Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd), von Willebrand’s Disease Type I (vWD 1), Hair/Coat Curl, and Hair/Coat Furnishings (IC). The coat testing is not as much about genetic problems as it is trying to breed for wavy/curly doodles more than straight coated doodles.

Welcoming a new puppy into your home is an exciting moment filled with joy, but it also comes with crucial responsibilities, one of which is ensuring they have the best possible start in life through proper nutrition.

Choosing the right dog food for your pup is pivotal; it not only influences their growth and development but also sets the foundation for their health in the years to come.

At Crockett Pups, we understand the nature of this decision, which is why we’re proud to offer two exceptional pet food options for your new forever friend: TLC and Health Extension. Both of these dog food brands are crafted with your puppy’s well-being in mind, providing balanced nutrition, supporting overall health, and catering to the specific needs of growing puppies.

If you choose to feed your puppy either Health Extension or TLC for the life of your dog and have Health Insurance for at least 6 months from the time you take ownership of your puppy, we will extend our excellent 1-Year Health Guarantee to an outstanding 12 years.

Right now our main location is in Greenville/Pickens, SC, area so most likely you will be picking up your puppy there. We have several other partner locations, but those locations do not yet have as many Partner Homes as we have in Greenville. Greenville, SC, is where Crockett Pups began and continues to be our central hub. Many adoptive families decide to use our Delivery Service and you can read about those services and see those prices at this link: Ground Delivery and Flight Nanny Services

We’ve had many puppies adopted by families who live outside of the contiguous United States. We’ve found nations have a wide range of health and age requirements for a live animal to be brought into their country so we encourage you to reach out to the Department of Agriculture in your country to find out their guidelines. Our puppies are adopted by their families when they are typically around 8-10 weeks of age and are up-to-date on their vaccinations at that time.

Most countries require that a puppy has received the rabies’ vaccination before allowing that puppy to enter the country. The rabies’ vaccination is usually administered when a puppy is around 12-16 weeks of age. Because of this, we ask our international families to work with a friend or family member in the United States to adopt their puppy for them, and then keep their puppy until the puppy is old enough to have finished all of their booster vaccinations and receive the rabies’ shot. The vet that administers the rabies’ vaccination can provide the necessary paperwork required by most countries. Your friend or family member can then work with you to arrange travel for your puppy to you in your country.

We encourage you to also reach out to your preferred airline for their pet travel requirements. Currently, we are not able to make these travel arrangements for you and cannot hold your puppy until he/she is old enough to receive the required vaccines. If you live internationally and would like to adopt a Crockett Doodle puppy, please reach out to us with the name of your friend or family member in the contiguous United States who will be adopting your puppy for you and we’ll be glad to work together to help you adopt a puppy.

Yes! You can call us during our office hours M-F, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (EST) to speak with a team member.

After a family places their deposit for an immediately available puppy on our Puppies tab of our website, they will be given the option via text to ask for a phone call. If they choose that option, an Adoption Assistant will reach out to them within 24 hours. Serious inquiries only, please.

Families who apply to join our regular deposit waitlist to receive emailed announcements of upcoming litters will also receive a phone call from one of our Team Members. We want to make sure your questions are answered and that you’re a good fit for one of our puppies.

Most of the information you’ll need to decide which breed or coat type is right for you, the characteristics of each breed, helpful comparison charts, puppy pricing, ground delivery and flight nanny information and pricing, etc. is found on our website so please check out this valuable resource using the tabs at the top of the page: www.goldencavalier.com

Contact team@crockettpups.com