Why a Puppy from Springview

Here at Springview Mini Goldendoodles, we are committed to giving our families the best service we can even before the puppies are born. We know how hard it can be to wait for just the perfect puppy.  It is common for our litters to be reserved well before they are born and in some cases we have families on our waiting lists months before our litters are even bred.

We want you to have the best start possible with your new Mini Goldendoodle, therefore we work with you and your puppy BEFORE he or she even comes home.  We want to do all that we can to help you get to know your puppy even while she is with us, so we take extra time to take lots of pictures and will even post current videos of the puppies so you can see how they play and interact with each other.  Not only are these videos fun to watch, but they help you to get a good idea of the puppies’ personalities and let you watch them grow and change before your very eyes! These videos can be viewed on our Available Puppies page.

Getting a Goldendoodle that has passed rigorous health testing is extremely important as there are many diseases that can be passed down from parents to puppies that can seriously affect the health and quality of life of your puppy.    All of our parents have had extensive health testing done so you can be assured you are getting a puppy with the best shot at a long healthy life. Details on health testing can be found on our Home page or listed under each parent on Our Parents page.   These tests are expensive but necessary to ensure that we are breeding the healthiest puppies we can for our families.

All of our dogs live in the home with either us or with our wonderful Guardian Families as a member of the family.  I am lucky enough to be able to stay home where I have the time to make sure our puppies get special TLC from the minute they are born.  They are born in a beautiful whelping pen that was built with the comfort of the mom and pups in mind.  There is a lower panel where the Moms can come and go as they need, for food, water or to go potty.  Their special bedding is changed at least twice daily to make sure that Mom and pups are dry and comfortable.  I sleep in the room with them for the first two weeks making sure that the pups are always warm, not being smothered by Mom, (a sad but not uncommon occurrence if left unsupervised) and are nursing well.  They are watched over constantly and held often even from birth.  Our Moms are fed a special diet including an elaborate Goat’s milk milkshake in the morning to give her energy and help re-hydrate her from a long night of nursing.  Our moms also  get treats like special frozen Goat’s milk pudding cups to keep up their strength and to ensure her pups get a good supply of nice rich milk while nursing.  Our Moms are treated like queens and always allowed full access to the puppies at all times of the day and night.  A puppy’s access to its Mom is crucial and one of the most important things needed to ensure a healthy, happy, well adjusted pup.

As our puppies grow, they are started on their paper training and usually catch on in just days.  Once they start to get up and around, (usually about 4 weeks or so), they are moved out into our kitchen area for the daytime, and then taken back to their sleeping area for the night.  Having a large play area in the kitchen is a great way for the puppies to get acclimated to life in the home.  Our kitchen is open to the playroom and family room where there are always a lot of activities happening.  They quickly learn that the normal noises of an active family, from piano lessons and vacuuming, to an occasional crash in the kitchen are nothing to be afraid of.  You can’t teach them that if they are raised in a kennel, basement, or kept in a separate room in the house or garage.  Our home is probably much like your home and we want them to have as easy an adjustment as possible.

Please visit our Discussion Forum where you can read some wonderful notes from our families telling how happy they are with their Springview Mini Goldendoodle!

Your puppy will already be spayed or neutered (ES&N) prior to leaving for his or her new home. This saves you the significant expense of having to do it later and the puppies tolerate this very well, bouncing around later that same day as if nothing happened, as opposed to a several day recovery.  Their tiny incisions also heal within days with no pain or need for a surgical collar.

In addition to Early Neural Stimulation that helps your new puppy with socialization, your puppy will be introduced to a crate.  This is so important whether you are picking up your puppy or she will be shipped to your home.  Crate training is an important part of training a puppy and we do what we can to make this part of your life as easy as we can.

Two very important habits we work on while your puppy is here are Bite Inhibition and Barking.   We spend a lot of time working with the puppies teaching them that sitting quietly gets a positive response not barking at us.  One of the other behaviors we spend a lot of time on is; teaching the puppy that people are not to be chewed on and bit.  This is such a common problem that new families have when they bring home a new pup.   We work long and hard on teaching NO BITE, and they do very well by the time they go home.

Many breeders are trying to save money by doing the microchipping, deworming and vaccinations themselves.  We do not believe this practice is the best for the puppies, therefore we let our experienced vet administer the microchips, final deworming medications and vaccinations when they see him for their examination, health certificate and early spay and neuter at 7.5 weeks of age.    Dr. Jean Dodds, is a well known and highly respected immunologist and recommends that puppies not be given their shots too early, therefore we wait until just before they are ready to go home to have their vaccinations.  If puppies are given their shots earlier than this, the shots can be rendered useless by the mother’s immunity she passes on to her pups.   You can read more about Dr. Dodds at www.hemopet.org.

One important reason why families choose our Mini Goldendoodles is because we are so very careful to help assure that if anyone in your family has allergies, you will get a puppy that you will not have a reaction to.  For any of our families that have allergy issues, we send out allergy packets when the puppies are four weeks old.  This packet contains fur and saliva samples as well as detailed instructions on how to perform a mini patch test on any members necessary.   You are free to have your allergist involved, but with the help of our step by step directions, none is required.  It is extremely rare that we have a person that has any reaction to our pups, but in the event that your family member did have even a mild reaction, we would assure that you would not get that puppy.   We want to make sure that every pup is as close to a perfect fit as possible and that, when your little bundle of fluff comes home, that everyone can snuggle and hold the puppy as much and as often as they want without the fear of an allergic reaction.  We have many of our pups in happy homes where a member has severe asthma and allergic reactions to dogs.   Please refer to our Procedures and Prices page for more on allocation.

Before your puppy comes home you will receive:

• Two wonderful training books to help you learn how to train and raise your puppy.
• A list of items to have on hand for you and your new puppy.
• Lots and Lots of pictures as well as three videos of your puppy at play to help you get to know him before he comes home!
• An 8 page letter I have put together telling important information from food to treats to training tips etc.
• Many Many articles and reports on development periods, chewing, potty training, crate training, bite inhibition, food and Ethoxyquin and many more. We believe in helping you with as much useful information as we possibly can.

With your puppy you will receive:

• Two year Genetic Health Warranty.
• Health Certificate and Vaccination record.
• Microchip enrollment form for registration of your puppy’s microchip.
• Bag of puppy food with instructions for continuing his/her feeding schedule.
• Collar, blanket and play toys with all of the scent from home.

After you receive your puppy:

We are here to help you with any questions you may have along the way!  If you are having a question about care or training we will always be here to offer whatever advice or assistance we can.  We understand that sometimes circumstances may arise that would make it difficult for you to keep your pet, therefore we will always be here to assist with re-homing if it ever becomes necessary for you to part with your Springview Mini Goldendoodle.