Your puppy will be low to non-shedding and low to no dander. They come with a genetic health guarantee spanning from two years to eight years (dependent on certain qualifications being met).

Some puppies are de-sexed or you are required to spay or neuter before one year per our contract. Your puppy will be ready to go home around 8 weeks old. We can hold your puppy longer for extended stay or training for a nominal fee. We crate train your puppy, socialize them with children, including neighborhood children and visiting family and friends. We groom them on a regular basis, brush their teeth and clip their nails.  Your puppy will be handled and nurtured from day one. We have full-time staff that adheres to a strict schedule of human interaction and contact.  

To help prepare them for the "real" world, we tug on their ears and tails, take their food away, put our fingers in their mouths, and touch their paws from an early age.  We do daily activities to help them learn to adjust to fearful situations, too.  Puppies are exposed to numerous sounds from birth including sirens, laughter, car engine sounds and honking, numerous kitchen and household appliances, crying babies, knocking and doorbells, large group chatter and loud startling sounds.  

We work closely with our Vet to ensure healthy, well adjusted, amazing pets.  Many of our past puppies have gone to families with very bad allergies*.  

All puppies come with:

1. Big Soft Blanket with mommy's comforting scent

2. Thorough examination with a veterinarian and/or a vet technician

3. Trupanion Pet Insurance and form can be found on the last page of our contract.  (family must activate within 24 hours of adoption and pay)

4. Two or Eight year health guarantee

5. Microchipping with pre-paid membership

6. First round of vaccines: Duramune 5 in 1 and additional vaccines if your puppy stays with us for extended stay or training (we do not do rabies vaccines and each family will do this with their vet)

7. 3-day worming medication or our preferred 30 days of Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade. All puppies are de-wormed & parasite-free (if you do have a positive poop test we will reimburse the medication and poop test).

8. Probiotics for your puppy's first 7 to 10 days

9. Crate-training started at 5-7 weeks & a crate for additional amount of 60

10. Puppy diaper & potty pad for the ride home

11. Puppy sized stuffed animal & chew toy

12. Pet Toothbrush and finger toothbrush

13. Puppy shampoo (1 ounce concentrated pack to mix with 7 ounces of water making 8 ounces)

14. Ten day supply of Life's Abundance All Stages Puppy/Dog Food

15. Wysiwash (please bring empty dark jug or spray bottle if you would like some of this cleaner)

16. Membership to our Sugar Pine Doodles Families Private Facebook Group

17. Yearly invitation to our annual, catered doodle picnic in Danville, California (we are currently not planning any parties due to Covid)

18. Puppy-sitting with Sugar Pine Doodles while waiting for vaccines to take effect and facilities won't accept puppy (additional fee)

19. Lifetime of Support

    
    ~Puppy Supplies we use and recommend

    ~Upgraded puppy package for an additional amount

    ~Delivery for additional amount (We pay our employees a living wage. Our driver is 30 an hour plus fuel reimbursement.)

Thorough Examination  

We have each puppy health tested by a licensed Veterinarian and/or a vet tech and you will get a health record pamphlet with deworming schedule, vaccine stickers with dates, your puppies weight from birth until 8 weeks and all notes of your puppies progress. If needed, we provide additional paperwork to allow you to travel over state lines or out of the country with your puppy for an additional 125 to 150 for the vet appointment plus 60 for our employee’s time and travel bringing your puppy to the vet. Please check travel rules as each state & country differs and let us know you would like this 10-day health certificate. Please do not put our doodles in the airplane cargo. They need to travel under your airplane seat. Typically, paperwork isn't needed for this except for proof of vaccinations. However, always check prior to travel; we don’t keep track of every airline’s policy. We’ve personally had positive experience, in flight, with American, Southwest, Delta, Jet Blue and United Airlines.

Two And Eight Year Health Guarantees

We provide a 2 or 8 year guarantee.  We do everything humanly possible to make sure you are getting a healthy pet. However, we also provide a health guarantee with each puppy. We will provide you with another puppy if a puppy was to get a life threatening genetic disease in the first two years. We have this written in great detail on our contract. It explains everything, but essentially we want this to be the most positive experience for your family and we will make sure you have a great pet for many years to come.

We provide up to an 8 year health guarantee* for our families that feed their doodle Life's Abundance Dog Food, LA Treats, LA Vitamins, and use Life's Abundance non-toxic-chemical household cleaners, and get Life's Abundance Pet Insurance (for around $20-30 a month, and has amazing coverage like all your preventative appointment, emergencies, etc.) Yes, 8 years! We know our puppies are that healthy, if they receive proper care, top quality fresh food, and get regular vet care. We don't just claim good health we STAND behind it. What a concept, right? We provide all the details on our adoption & puppy care contract*.

Trupanion Pet Insurance

We provide our families with a Trupanion Pet Insurance certificate that needs to be activated within 24 hours of the puppies adoption.  This provides our families with coverage that goes into effect immediately.  Any new accidents or illnesses that occur in our puppies new home will be covered by Trupanion. Terms and conditions do apply so please refer to www.trupanion.com for more details.  

Micro-Chipping With Pre-Paid Membership

First Round Of Vaccines

We do the first round of vaccines. We prefer to wait until the day before your puppy goes home with you. This way it’s clear that you now have three to four weeks before your next appointment. Sometimes puppies will get their vaccinations at 7-8 weeks but our preference is to wait until the puppy is 8 weeks. With that in mind, you will only need to have two more rounds done before the puppy will be safe to go to the park or for a walk through your neighborhood. Vaccines should be given at 8, 11 and 14 weeks. Please know that until those vaccines are complete, around 16 weeks, your puppy isn't safe in public places or playing with animals outside of your home.  Now, we aren't experts so we do look to the professionals for vaccine Protocols.  

We give all puppies Duramune Max 5

• Duramune® Max 5 prevents Canine Distemper, Adenovirus Type 1 (Hepatitis), Adenovirus Type 2 (Respiratory Disease), Parainfluenza, Parvovirus

• Modified live virus

• For use in puppies and dogs six weeks and older

• Made in the USA

The stickers, found on the vaccine given to your puppy, will be placed on a health record given to you on adoption day.  You will then bring this health record to your veterinarian who will recommend further vaccinations and preventative treatments for your area.  We have our opinions, but aren't licensed veterinarians and prefer to leave the important stuff like that to them. That doesn't mean you shouldn't be an active participant, asking questions, doing your homework, and questioning each and every pharmaceutical item given to your new family member.  If your veterinarian doesn't want to explain why they are giving things to your pet and they don't know the side effects then you may want to get a second opinion or consult our vet.  We are here to support you on these matters and are just a phone call away.  This type of support will be provided to you and your family for the entire life of your doodle.  :)  

Three-Day Deworming

We deworm and provide addition preventative medication for your puppy to ensure your puppy adjusts well to their new environment. The move away from Mom and their litter mates can be really stressful and that stress can challenge a small puppies immune system. So, we want to prevent any issues ahead of time.  You will receive a box of Safe-Guard Canine Dewormer to give to your puppy as directed on the box.

Treats and controls tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms and whipworms

• Easily mixes into food

• Safe dewormer for pregnant dogs

• Effective for up to 6 months

• Fenbendazole powder for dogs

Probiotics

On adoption day, it's so exciting for your puppy to finally come home with you.  You've been counting down the days to bring him or her home.  On the other hand, your puppy has no idea they are about to be adopted and leave the only home they've ever known.  Your puppy has no idea how much they are going to love their new life with you.  How could they possibly understand how truly lucky they are?  With that in mind, the first week or so they will be adjusting to the new smells, new schedule, new sounds, and new family. During this time frame your puppy is vulnerable to pesky things popping up that were not an issue at our home.  Typically, most breeders know their puppies are vulnerable during this transition so they prophylactically treat their puppies with things like "Fishzole" which is Metronidazole,  an antibiotic sold for use with fish but it's the exact same antibiotic that is prescribed by veterinarians and doctors.  All your antibiotics, sold through your pharmacy can be purchased in the form of fish antibiotics.  It's one of those dirty secrets in the breeding world.  Well, maybe it's not a secret, but when it was first told to me I had breeders telling me to order the biggest bottle and to just hand them out to all our puppies a couple of days prior to adoption.  The first thing I did was consult my veterinarian and ask him about this because I  was pretty certain that was dispensing medication without a prescription which was very unethical, as far as I was concerned.  My vet confirmed that this wasn't only unethical but it was illegal.  

This medication is toxic and should only be given when a puppy has a positive poop test and that usually doesn't happen when a puppy is with the breeder. Instead, things pop up when a puppy leaves the breeder and experiences the stress of their new environment.   Given all this information we prefer to support a strong immune system by giving additional probiotics supporting their digestive system.  We do not give antibiotics, unless we have a positive poop test or a diagnosis illness and our veterinarian has prescribed medication.  In fact, with all our poop tests we've never had a positive poop test but we have had puppies go home and then have a positive test.  In these cases we do guarantee our doodles and we will make payment to your vet if mediation is needed within the first 72 hours of your puppy coming home with you.  We live in the mountains with wild animals, chickens, and cats so our doodles are exposed to many things despite our artificial grass, regular disinfecting of all surfaces and lix-its on all our faucets.  In the past our doodles water bowls would get dirty the minute we sat them down so we recently installed lix-it's on all our faucets to stop any poop on the paws contamination in the water bowls. In addition, I purchased a microscope and supplies to test all areas to make sure no pests are lingering in spots I think are safe.  I used this opportunity to get my son excited about science.  

 Early Crate  Training 

We begin crate training at 5 weeks. The puppies sleep in our master bedroom at night, despite how cramped it can get, to prepare them for a pleasant life with their new family. Our crate training begins with two or three puppies sharing a crate until the crying stops and then each puppy is separated into it's own crate. By 7 weeks the crying stops and the puppies learn that crying or whimpering isn't the best way to communicate with us. Plus, the puppies adjust to family members walking by their crates at all hours and only when the sun comes up do the puppies let us know it's morning time :). Please know, I'm a night owl and I walk past all the puppies at wee hours and they have all stopped barking and simply observe me walking by, that's if they even wake up.

Our puppies learn their crate is their comfortable home and with their bedding changed & cleaned (twice a day initially for leaks) then as needed, with a thoughtful schedule, our puppies walk into their crate by command at 7 weeks. We keep our puppies on a schedule which makes for a really happy, stimulated puppy and happy breeders. We don't leave our puppies unattended for longer than a couple of hours and there is always someone home with them. Each puppy is held, cuddled, and loved on regularly.  We try to keep a supply of crates for families to decide last minute if they need one (cost of $40).

 Litter Box Training 

We prepare your puppy for house training. All puppy play areas have a potty station for your pup to relieve themselves. This keeps their paws dry and our puppy play areas. Your puppy will be accustomed to using this “litter box” and it can help with accidents and keep their indoor play pen, in your home, clean. To order click here

• Pet Pee Pad Holder will help you train your dog pee in his toilet. Pee will flow directly into the pee tray and your pets' feet can keep dry and clean. Forget the mop from now on!

• Training tray is made of high quality plastic. Non-toxic, smooth and durable. Fenced design to avoid splashing, removable post is very friendly to male dog.Four anti-slip feet protect your floor.

• The filtering base has a suitable mesh that won’t allow the normal size litter stay upon the grid, which can slightly decrease the stinky smell. Mesh hole is 0.8*0.8in/2*2cm. For your pet’s safe, please check the size and confirm the hole will not stuck your pet's feet.

• Insert the wall and post into the tray then you can get a pet toilet.If it gets dirty, just throw away pee pad and rinse it with water.

• The portable tray makes many locations possible. Essential accessory for every home, especially apartments and condos. Perfect for your bathroom or dog’s playpen / kennel. Outdoor uses include your porch, patio, or deck.

Big, Soft Blanket With Mom's Scent

Your puppy will come with a blanket with Mom's scent.  Puppies do better with their transition to your home with bedding that smells like home. We take pride in really saturating our blankets with their mom's scent! We plan months ahead of time and have Mom lay on her stack of fleece blankets to really get them Mommy-wonderful. Plus, right before your puppy hops in your car with you we rub Mom down once more with this blanket, then send it on with you. You are encouraged to cut it in half and never wash it. When the blanket starts walking around and barking then you may want clean it. Our blankets have been known to do this...lol.

Staying Connected To Fellow Sugar Pine Doodle Families

We have a private Facebook Group for you to connect, brag, and socialize with all our past, present, and future doodle families. Imagine this: It's the wee hours of the morning and you have this concern, question, or idea and need someone to ask about your doodle. TAH-DAH...who better than a Sugar Pine Doodle family member? They've been there, they've been through it, and they may just live right around the corner from you. I have to admit, I go in our group and I just feel my heart growing from what our families are creating....it's a doodle support group. Plus, it's private....did you read that...private. You don't have to worry about prying eyes or social stalkers. It's our cool, beautiful, loving families all in one place connecting, socializing, recommending, learning, bragging, and posting photos and videos of their doodles. 

*Upgraded Puppy Package*

We offer an upgraded package that includes everything you need for a new puppy which can include delivery for an additional amount.  Our goal is to make sure you have all the things your puppy needs so your family starts out with less stress and we can keep you out of pet stores where so many puppy diseases are lingering. 

• We provide a crate and goody bag for our new puppy families. It contains reading material (most is available on our site) containing valuable information on the proper care, training, grooming, pet emergencies, socialization, house training for puppies, as well as, our home number with permission to call us anytime day or night for emergencies.

• Powder coated metal crate with two doors, a plush crate bed, a blanket with Mom's scent to comfort your new puppy.  

• A ten day supply of Life's Abundance puppy food that your puppy has been eating.

• Extreme Kong puppy toy, Kong rope toy,

• Puppy toys and treats:

  • Extreme Kong puppy toy, Kong rope toy

  • Bull pizzels (dried penis....I know, but dogs love them), hollow bones that last almost forever

• Puppy grooming brush, puppy & dog tooth brush and tooth paste

• Bitter Apple 

• Leather, adjustable collar with leather leash

• Puppy diapers and potty pads

• Puppy toothbrush kit with toothpaste

• Pooper scooper

• Poop-bag holder that attaches to the leash & extra bags,

  *If certain items are not available when you get your puppy, we will send them through Amazon, Chewy or other retailer or give a credit back.