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   IT WILL ANSWER MOST, I NOT ALL OF YOUR SHIPPING/ DELIVERY  QUESTIONS!!

 We offer several different options  to get your new puppy from our home to ours.

 (1) You can drive  here and pick up the  reserved   puppy.

(2) If you live close enough, we can often meet  partway , or  sometimes even deliver the puppy to the city that you live in.  It depends on the distance involved, the weather-driving conditions, and our schedules. Because of the increase in fuel costs, we do charge a small gas surcharge for this service.

(3) We can ship the puppy on a commercial plane to an airport near you  (Delta Airlines )***PLEASE  READ BOTH OF THE BOTTOM LISTS ON THIS WEBPAGE IF YOUR PUPPY IS TO BE SHIPPED, THE INFORMATION ON THEM IS VITAL FOR  YOU TO  RECEIVE  YOUR PUPPY QUICKLY! *****SHIPPING BY DELTA, ( WE DO THE "PET PRIORITY"  IF POSSABLE)  

 THIS PHOTO BELOW  SHOWS A  SHIPPING CRATE WITH A PUPPY  INSIDE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE CARGO DESK AT THE AIRPORT. THE LITTLE BAGGY ON THE REAR OF THE SHIPPING CRATE HOLDS PUPPY FOOD FOR THE TRIP. THE MANILLA ENVELOPE ON THE TOP HOLDS THE PUPPYS INFORMATION PACKET FOR THE NEW OWNERS.

(4) When available, we  can ship the puppy on a commercial plane with a transporter,(also called a "puppy nanny")  your puppy flies in the passenger section with this transporter to an airport near you. 

(5) There are ground transporter services that will take a puppy/ dog across the U.S. The cost is usually about the same as air shipping.  Transporters do  though have the advantage of offering  door to door service. Just remember that the transporter will be hauling many dogs, and the trips often take a week or longer. I have had both good and bad experiences with  ground transporters...I do prefer air shipping as it is quicker for the puppy. 

(6) You can fly here to our local airport, we will meet you at the airport with your new  puppy , and then you fly home with the puppy as carry-on. ( Be sure to measure your puppy carry- on- crate and check with the airline you are flying with  for size requirements. The crate  has to fit under your passenger seat.  A soft crate will work best for underseat .   If your puppy is too large for carry-on, you can reserve a seat and a cargo spot, and  by meeting with certain requirements by the airline  including a proper sized hard plastic crate,  the puppy can  still fly  on the same plane with you, the puppy flies as cargo and you fly  as a passenger).  These options  work expecially well  if you are employed by the  airline  and they "comp" you with free or low cost  travel, or if you have extra "miles" that you can use !!

 PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING DOWN TO READ  MORE INFORMATION / DIRECTIONS  ON  HAVING YOUR PUPPY SHIPPED.   

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IF I SHIP YOU A PUPPY, PLEASE DONT BE RUDE...I CARE ABOUT MY PUPPIES AND WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARRIVE SAFELY, YET MANY PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THEIR PUPPY DONT SEEM TO REALIZE THIS !!  THEY DONT CONTACT ME TO TELL ME THAT THE PUPPY ARRIVED SAFELY, EVEN WHEN I HAVE REQUESTED IT.  PLEASE JUST DROP ME AN E MAIL...I REALIZE YOU ARE EXCITED TO HAVE FINALLY RECEIVED YOUR BABY, BUT  REMEMBER, THE PUPPY  WAS "MY " BABY FOR 8 WEEKS NOW........   

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IF YOU PLAN ON HAVING YOUR PUPPY SHIPPED TO YOU, PLEASE READ.

A Deposit of 50% holds your puppy for you.

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The balance owed on the puppy, the shipping crate costs, and the vet costs for the acclimation/ health certificate  MUST be paid for, in full, by the time the puppy is 6 weeks old so shipping arrangements can be made in a timely manner.

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I WILL ALSO NEED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION INCLUDED WITH YOUR FINAL PAYMENT. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE THIS INFORMATION, AND SEND IT THROUGH THE U.S. POST OFFICE SO I ACTUALLY HAVE IT, IN -HAND, WHILE I AM RESERVING  YOUR SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS!

1. Your full name, that you have I.D. for, you will need to show this at the airport cargo desk when you pick up your puppy.

2. The full name of someone else who also has I.D., as a "back up' person for pickup so they can  pick up your puppy,  if, in case of emergency you are unable to.   

3. Your physical address, it can not be a post office box.

4. Phone numbers that you can easily be reached at, preferably at least two numbers.

5. The name of the COUNTY that you live in.

6. The name of the airport that you prefer your puppy to arrive at, and the name of an optional airport. We ship thru Delta, so Delta must fly into your airport with cargo.

PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE ALL THE INFORMATION , I CAN NOT SHIP YOU YOUR NEW PUPPY WITH OUT IT.  AFTER THE SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE BY ME, YOU WILL BE SENT BY E MAIL, ALL THE SHIPPING  INFORMATION INCLUDING THE TRACKING NUMBER SO YOU CAN TRACK  YOUR PUPPYS TRIP THRU THE AIRLINES WEBSITE .

REMEMBER;

                you pay me for the puppy

                you pay me for the shipping crate

                you pay me for the vet acclimation certificate

                YOU PAY THE AIRLINE FOR THE SHIPPING OF YOUR PUPPY WHEN YOU PICK UP THE PUPPY AT THE AIRPORT.

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 WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR PUPPY AT THE AIRPORT: ARRIVE ABOUT 45 MINUTES EARLY , LET THE DESK KNOW THAT YOU ARE WAITING FOR A PUPPY. 

Do NOT take your puppy out of the crate  at the airport, I know that you will be excited to meet him, but the airport is full of germs from all over the world and you do not want to expose your baby to them.  Just leave your puppy in the crate. 

After you get the puppy INSIDE your car ( do not set your puppy down in the airports parking lot) then offer a little water, and a tear-open type of soft puppy food. Your puppy will  probably be hungry, but dont worry if he is too nervous to eat it. offer it anyway, in the food bowl that is attached to the crate. He may also get car sick, so expect that it could happen. 

Your puppy may have messed in the crate, so bring towels, paper towels, a trash sack, and hand cleaner for your self. Also a can of fabreeze air freshner  spray will help !! Being prepared even if you dont need to use all of  the supplies . It is a good thing to be prepared! 

 BELOW IS A PUPPY IN A SHIPPING CRATE AT THE AIRPORT, BEING WEIGHED AND READY FOR THE TRIP. 

THE MANILLA ENVELOPE TAPED ON THE TOP HOLDS THE PUPPYS HEALTH AND REGISTRATION RECORDS FOR THE NEW OWNER. 

 TAPED TO THE REAR OF THE SHIPPING CRATE IS A SMALL BAG OF DOG FOOD, AND THE DOOR TO THE PUPPYS CRATE HAS A WATER/ FOOD BOWL ATTACHED  FOR LONGER LAYOVERS WHEN THE CARGO ATTENDENTS  WILL FEED AND WATER THE PUPPY.

 AFTER THE PUPPY/ CRATE IS WEIGHED AND CHECKED IN, THE PUPPY AND HIS CRATE  IS INSPECTED, AND THE AIRLINE  SHIPPING DOCUMENTS ARE PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE CRATE...FINALLY THE SAFE AND SECURE  PUPPY WILL BE ON HIS OR HER WAY , FLYING ON THE PLANE TO THE AIRPORT NEAR HIS NEW OWNERS HOME.    UPON ARRIVAL,   THE OWNERS, (WITH PROPER I.D. OF COURSE!)  WILL THEN PICK UP THEIR PUPPY FROM "CARGO", PAY THE AIRPORT THE SHIPPING FEES  AND TAKE THEIR NEW BABY HOME WITH THEM.

BELOW IS A PHOTO OF ONE OF OUR GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES WITH OUR WONDERFUL VETERNARIAN  AFTER A SUCCESSFUL   HEALTH/ ACCLIMATION CHECKUP.

SHIPPING YOUR PUPPY ON DELTA AIRLINES ; shipping  your new puppy is available, as long as weather conditions allow it, (it cant be too hot or too cold ,   and your puppy  has to be  old enough (at least 8 weeks old ) and sturdy  enough.            The puppy can be shipped  from our airport to yours.

       ***PLEASE READ!!***

SHIPPING IS DETERMINED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE PUPPY AND THE SIZE OF THE CRATE.

***  DISTANCE DOES NOT DETERMINE THE COST. ***

  SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE CONNECTED UNITED STATES, THE PRICE IS THE SAME.!!!! 

   THE PRICE TO SHIP  THE SAME  PUPPY TO PORTLAND  OREGON, OR TO PORTLAND  MAINE IS EXACTLY THE SAME  COST.   

    THE  TOTAL COST OF SHIPPING A PUPPY  IS  APPROX. $490.00- $550.00

THIS APPROX . COST COVERS THE REQUIRED VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE/ACCLIMATION CERTIFICATE, ($85),  THE SHIPPING CRATE,  ( approx $55,  MORE if I am shipping a giant breed puppy )  ..AND THE AIRLINES  SHIPPING  CHARGE .(usuallY AROUND $350.-$400.00 ,) DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PUPPY AND THE SIZE OF THE SHIPPING CRATE.***(again,  it costs MORE for a GIANT breed puppy)

IF YOUR PUPPY IS 3 MONTHS OLD OR MORE, HE/SHE WILL NOW REQUIRE A RABIES SHOT IN ORDER   TO BE SHIPPED, THIS WILL COST AN ADDITIONAL $35.00  PUPPIES YOUNGER THEN 3 MONTHS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A RABIES SHOT. 

REMEMBER, DISTANCE DOES NOT CHANGE THIS PRICE!! THE SIZE OF THE CRATE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE PUPPY DOES!!**

 I SHIP FREIGHT COLLECT, YOU PAY THE ACTUAL SHIPPING COST TO DELTA AIRLINES CARGO DESK WHEN YOU PICK UP YOUR PUPPY 

SOMETIMES THE AIRPORT WHERE YOU ARE RECEIVING YOUR PUPPY CLOSES BEFORE THE PUPPY WILL ARRIVE.  THIS IS RATHER RARE, BUT CAN HAPPEN AT THE SMALLER AIRPORTS. I WILL KNOW THIS WHEN I SCHEDULE THE PUPPYS TRIP. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN YOU HAVE TO PRE PAY FOR YOUR PUPPYS ARRIVAL WITH A CREDIT CARD. I WILL GIVE YOU THE REFERENCE NUMBER AND SCHEDULE, YOU CALL THE OFFICE  WITH THE NUMBER THAT I WILL GIVE YOU AND YOU  PAY IN ADVANCE. YOUR CREDIT CARD ISNT CHARGED UNTIL I DROP THE PUPPY OFF AT OUR AIRPORT, AND THEN SINCE THE PUPPY IS PREPAID IT DOESNT MATTER IF THE CARGO DESK IS CLOSED AS YOU WILL BE PICKING UP YOUR PUPPY WITHOUT NEEDING THE CARGO DESK PEOPLE. 

 IT IS  BEST  TO HAVE THE PUPPY SHIPPED TO YOU WHEN THE PUPPY IS 8 WEEKS OLD, THE PUPPY IS READY THEN TO BOND WITH ITS NEW FAMILY AND  OLDER PUPPIES ARE GENERALLY LARGER, THEY GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS AFTER 8 WEEKS...AND LARGER MEANS HIGHER COSTS . 

 SO A PUPPY THAT IS NOT ABLE TO BE SHIPPED AT 8 WEEKS WILL NEED A LARGER CRATE (  ADDITIONAL $75-$100) AND THE SHIPPING WILL BE MORE EXPENSIVE, DUE TO THE LARGER CRATE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE PUPPY, (often $100 more)  SO IT IS YOUR BEST INTEREST, AND THE PUPPYS HAPPINESS WITH ITS NEW FAMILY  TO HAVE THE PUPPY SHIPPED AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO SHIP THE PUPPY, USUALLY AT 8 WEEKS.

 AGAIN, PLEASE READ !!!  I SHIP A PUPPY "FREIGHT COLLECT", MEANING THAT YOU DONT  PAY THE ACTUAL FREIGHT OR CARGO   SHIPPING CHARGES($225-$250 APPROX, MORE IF ITS  A GIANT BREED PUPPY))UNTIL YOU PICK UP YOUR PUPPY  AT YOUR AIRPORTS  DESK

IF YOU ARE HAVING A PUPPY SHIPPED TO YOU,

(1) THE PUPPY

,(2) THE ACCLIMATION CERTIFICATE AND

(3)  THE CRATE CHARGE  MUST BE PAID FOR IN FULL BEFORE THE PUPPY IS 6 WEEKS OLD, SO THAT THE PUPPY CAN BE SHIPPED AS SOON  AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE PUPPY IS 8 WEEKS OLD.

 THIS 2 WEEK" WINDOW"   GIVES ME TIME TO SCHEDULE AND PURCHASE EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR YOUR PUPPYS SHIPPING.

 If you buy 2 puppies of approx. the same size, and are  shipping  them together  to the same airport, is usually costs  just a little more at the airport to  ship  two puppies  in the same crate, then one puppy by itself in a crate.   The vet acclimation fee will still be $85 a puppy, but you share a crate and shipping costs.    So, if you want 2 puppies, or have a friend or family member that wants a puppy, you can combine your shipping expenses by  sharing a   crate ,    and splitting  the airfreight charges.