Visitors Policy

Visitors are welcome to visit our home and the puppies at 7 weeks of age ONLY IF they have placed a NONREFUNDABLE deposit to reserve a puppy. Visitors are allowed to visit the puppies without placing a deposit, but not until the puppies are at least 7 weeks of age and have had their first puppy vaccination. Often times there may not be any puppies still available in the litter at 7 weeks, so we recommend placing a deposit to reserve a puppy as they tend to go fast.

We kindly request that the puppies reach the age of 7 weeks before your visit, unless you have already placed a deposit. This is because they have received their 5-week vaccination, which includes a live-parvo vaccine, a distemper vaccine at 6 weeks, and another parvo vaccine at 8 weeks.  You will not be able to handle puppies that are already sold.

We think it's equally important to match our puppies with the right family, which is why we do temperament testing to find out who's outgoing, friendly, ornery, and energetic versus who's quiet and reserved. We believe that the age range of 50 to 54 days is a suitable time to conduct temperament testing, as puppies exhibit social engagement and exhibit diverse behaviors that enable us to gain insight into their temperament. However, all the puppies continue to develop even more personality traits as they mature and are exposed to different environments and lifestyles.

Alternatives to Visiting Us

We understand your desire to visit the puppies before deciding, but we cannot compromise their health. However, we would be happy to provide you with references of those who have previously visited our facility and purchased a puppy or puppies from us. They can tell you about our puppies and how they’re raised during their time with us, about us as breeders, and how happy they are with their puppy. You can also visit those that own Labradoodles and Goldendoodles from us to see if a doodle breed is something you are interested in. We reply to email frequently and post pictures of the puppies on our Blessed Day Doodles Facebook page on a bi-weekly basis.

Extended Stay

Rarely do we keep puppies after their go home date. We schedule pick-ups as a group so the entire litter leaves at the same time. If your puppy has to stay with us past the weekend of their ready date, there is an additional boarding and socialization charge. If any vaccinations are needed during their stay with us, those are included in the weekly boarding fee.  Deworming will be done free of charge. 

Picking Up Your Puppy

Puppy pick up is generally the Friday evening after their 9-week birthday at 5:00pm. We, too, have children and are busy with sports and other activities and reserve the weekend for time with our family. The pickup date is posted on our website when the puppies are born, so it is assumed you will be making the pickup date and time. Please select a puppy from a litter whose pick up date will work with your schedule. We go to a great deal of planning for our puppy pick up so that all questions are answered, we have a trainer who does a session and answers all obedience and general training questions, etc. Even if you have had a dog before and trained it and potty-trained, etc., we still ask that you make it a priority to attend the pickup session. We go over the vaccination record, grooming, etc. 

Before picking up your puppy, you should not play with or visit other dogs/puppies that don’t already belong to you. These dogs could be exposed or infected with Parvo and will increase your puppy’s chance of exposure.