
Puppy Sales Policy
I am located in southcentral PA, not that far from Gettysburg.. My male puppies start at $2300 and females at $2500. Prices may be higher depending on color/pattern and if you want breeding rights. At the time you choose your puppy I will need a $200 deposit. I accept Cash/PayPal/Zelle/Venmo/Cards (with a 5% surcharge to cover my fees). Puppies go home at 8 weeks of age. When you pick up your puppy I will need the balance of the price of the puppy. All puppy deposits are non-refundable unless your puppy becomes ill under my care and I am unable to deliver a puppy I have promised or there are extenuating circumstances.
Once I have a puppy for you, you will get at least weekly pics/videos and updates on the health and development of your puppy. He/she will also get 4 wormings, 3 shots, microchipped, AKC papers, full health records, "instructions" and a puppy pack.
I was working on my taxes today. Think about puppy pricing. First, I pay the state 6% sales tax. Then about 1/3 of the price goes to my direct expenses, feed, shots, bedding, etc. Then any income I make I have to pay self employment tax on, that's 2x the social security and medicare they take out of your paycheck. Then there's the licensing and capital expenses, maintaining the building, electricity, heating, water. I probably make about $400 a puppy for 8 weeks of work.... I do this for the love of the animals, certainly not to get rich. I recently had to take a dog to the emergency hospital for a C-Section, that bill was $5800. That's what I will get for her entire litter of puppies.....
Pennsylvania has lots of regulations to protect both you as a puppy purchaser and me as a puppy breeder. Please be sure you understand what your rights are and comply with the law whenever you are purchasing a puppy. The full information can be found at: https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/puppy_lemon_law_2013.pdf
I am often asked if I offer payment plans. As a small business I cannot afford to do credit checks and take on payment plans after puppies go home. I will certainly be willing to to take payments as you wish to give them to me before you pick up your puppy, if that works for your budgeting, as long as the puppy is fully paid when he/she leaves me. There are times when I am asked for a payment plan that lasts longer than the time the puppy is with me.
I have found a way for to honor those requests. My puppies are often cross-posted on GoodDog, a very reputable website with a larger audience than this site. It is very reputable and does a great job screening both the breeders and the buyers. They do charge some fees on both sides, so my puppies are a little more expensive on there to cover that cost. BUT, they also offer the option for payment plans through something called Klarna. You will have to research the terms of the payment options, I know there are both short and long-term plans, but they do the credit checks and all paperwork necessary to make things appropriate that I can't do. I have used these folks for a number of years now and they have always been very professional and trustworthy and I have full trust that this service would be as well. I won't use other websites because I have come across too many scammers, but this site has always treated me well. They are worth the extra expense and I know breeders they have turned away, They are careful who they do business with.
