What are the steps to purchase a puppy?

 

 

1. Fill out an application.

 

When submitting your application, you can put the litter/s you prefer and we'll email you once your preferred litter/s have arrived.  Please let us know if you're open to any and we'll email you with every litter.  You can change your preference at anytime while on the waiting list. 

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Click here to fill out an application.

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We'll let you know within 1-2 days if your application is approved.

 

We can also schedule a phone call at this time to chat and answer any questions you have. 

 

Please wait for approval before placing a deposit. 

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2. Place a deposit.  

 

 (1) Please read and sign our non-refundable deposit agreement.

 

 (2) Place a deposit which will hold your spot on our waiting list or a spot/puppy on an individual pick list.

  

Ways to place your deposit:

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• the PayPal link on our website which can be found here

• Venmo to @mcclellanddoodles

• a Zelle payment to mcclellanddoodles@gmail.com

• mail a check (address provided upon application approval)

 

Once you're on a list, don't forget to join our private Facebook group - McClelland Doodle Family! 

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*The list will move faster for you if you're open to genders/colors/size/etc.  On average, litter size is around 6-8 puppies. To keep our waiting list moving in a timely fashion, families are allowed to keep their spot for up to 2 years from when they place their deposit.  After 2 years, your name will be removed.  If you'd like to be placed back on our waiting list, you may place another deposit and be added to the end.  This deposit and your original deposit will both go towards the purchase price. Once placed on a pick list, your name will be removed from the waiting list.  If you back out of a litter once placed on a pick list, you can place another deposit and be added to the end of the waiting list.  This deposit and your original deposit will both go towards the purchase price.

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3. A litter is born.  

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Once a litter is born, we'll post pictures, updates, videos, and info on our website and Facebook. 

 

When the litter is 2 weeks old, we'll begin making the pick list.  By this time, puppies will have opened their eyes and we'll have a better idea of coat colors, textures, markings, etc.  Also, if there's another litter born during this time, you'll have the opportunity to choose which list you'd rather be on. 

 

We'll send an email to the families on our waiting list who are either open or have preferred this litter and we'll continue to work our way down the list.  Please remember to check your email and junk folder so you don't miss out!  You'll need to decide within the designated time frame (usually 24 hours) if you'd like to be placed on that litter's pick list.

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We'll open a certain number of female and male spots.  You'll need to let us know at this time which gender you would like.

 

If you decide to be placed on the pick list, you'll be asked to sign our puppy contract and health guarantee. 

 

We'll email weekly "pupdates" starting at 4 weeks with detailed info as the puppies grow!

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Important things to keep in mind:

 

You can only be on one pick list at a time. 

 

Please make sure the go home time frame works for you.  We can occasionally hold puppies for a fee of $20/day, however this will be on a case-by-case basis and there may be extra fees to cover vet visits, training, etc.  Payment is due in full by 8 weeks.  If there's not a puppy (color, gender, etc) that you desire or if the timing doesn't work for you, you will need to wait for a future litter. 

 

We ask that you feel confident in a litter before confirming your spot on that pick list.  If you're wanting a specific color but have a later pick spot, you'll need to wait for another litter.  (For example if you are wanting a red puppy with white markings and there are only 2 and you have 7th pick)  Waiting until go home day to see if you get a certain color (when your chances are low) would take that opportunity away from someone else.  

 

Breeder has the right to the first 2 picks of each litter.​

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4. Pick out your puppy.

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Around 6-7 weeks, we'll schedule a puppy pick day and families will choose their puppies in the order of deposits received.  Families choosing in-person will have a 30 min time slot to meet us, pick out their puppy, ask questions, etc.  

 

We assist families in picking out their puppies and we perform a temperament assessment to help them get a peek at each puppy's personality.  We'll send out videos and the results of the assessment the week of pick day.  Each week leading up to pick day, families will receive a "pupdate" with info on the puppies as they grow.  This will hopefully help make choosing your puppy a little bit easier!  

 

​~Virtual Pick~

We'll send out videos the week of pick day which will show all of the puppies playing and interacting.  We'll explain coat type, color, temperament assessment, etc, and will gladly answer any questions you have.  You'll rank your choices and let us know the day before pick day.  For example, if you have 5th pick, you'll give us your top 5 choices.  

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5. Final payment is due.

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Cash only please at pickup!  You may also bring cash to pick day

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If paying any of these other ways, payment is due when puppies are 6 weeks old:

 

Check - No checks after 6 weeks. 

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Venmo - payment via payment between friends to @mcclellanddoodles.  

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PayPal - payment via friends and family to LauraNC1@aol.com.  Please make sure to cover any fees.

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ZELLE - payment to mcclellanddoodles@gmail.com

 

You can also send partial payments until paid in full, but please do so by 6 weeks. 

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6. Time to go home!

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When puppies are 8 weeks old, families will finally get to take their puppy home!

 

Before going home, puppies will have had 3 dewormings (Canine PPM-2 dewormer), their first set of shots (DHPP + Canine Coronavirus), a microchip, and a thorough health examination from our vet -  Lineberger Veterinary Hospital (704-824-8451). 

 

We'll send them home with a goody bag that will have their shot record, microchip info, food, treats, a bully stick, and a toy or blanket that smells like mom and siblings. 

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*Very Important* Your puppy will need to go to the vet within 3 days of pick up - NO EXCEPTIONS - in order for the health guarantee to be valid.  This means if you take home on a Saturday, your puppy will need to be seen by a vet by Tuesday.  Vets can get booked up quickly so it's a good idea to go ahead and get that appointment scheduled!

  
 

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