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A Happy Tail's puppy will weigh between 30 and 40 lbs (though we are hoping to get to the smaller, 20 lb range in the next few litters) and will stand between 24 and 28 inches full grown.
We do offer flight nanny services! If you live too far away to drive, you can either meet us at our local airport or you can hire our wonderful flight nanny to bring your darling little puppy to you!
Great question! At Happy Tails' Mini Goldens, all of our dogs are genetic tested for all breed-related and non-breed related diseases and issues via Embark Genetic Testing. We also do OFA testing on all of our dogs, including hips, elbows, eyes, cardiac, patellas, and thyroid. Anything less than a rating of "normal" will not be used as a breeding dog - as such issues can be past on to puppies - and the dog will be spayed/neutered and rehomed to a loving family.
A Happy Tails' puppy will cost $4,000 for any size, gender, or breed mixture. The only time a puppy's price will vary is if we have a furnished (curly hair, beard, or mustache like a poodle) puppy. Furnished puppies are $2,850
Yes, we encourage potential buyers to meet the parents of the puppies to get a better idea of their temperament and physical characteristics.
Our puppies have a wide variety of colors at the moment. We offer white/cream miniature golden retriever puppies and dark gold/red miniature golden retriever puppies. Other colors include light gold, medium gold, and dark gold.
Our puppies stay with their mamas for 8 weeks. This time is essential for your puppy to learn what it means to be a dog, how to interact in a pack, and how to treat other dogs with good manners. This is an essential time frame for their growth and maturity.
If you are unable to take your puppy home in the first five days after their go-home date, we are more than happy to hang onto your little bundle of joy for you! We have an additional fee that will cover food and continued training while they continue to stay with us.
We begin potty training with our puppies from 4-8 weeks old. We begin crate training and introductions the last 1.5 weeks before the puppies go home. We complete the ENS training program with our puppies from days 3-14, go through water/touch/sound therapy with every puppy, introduce them to baths and handling, and socialize them with other dogs and people, all before they go home.
Each puppy goes home with registration papers, a health check signed by our vet, two rounds of dewormer, two doses of Parvo vaccine, a blanket/toy that smells like mom and littermates, a small bag of the food the puppy has been on, and some potty pads for the ride/flight home.
All of our mama dogs at the moment are all either full golden retrievers, unfurnished goldendoodles, or golden cocker retrievers. We have never seen any negative downfalls of having a dog with only two breeds instead of the usual three. They are all absolutely beautiful, have identical shedding, have wonderful personalities and temperaments, and are quick to learn and easy to please. Any puppy you get from us will be one in a million, no matter if it's a mix of all three breeds or the occasional two.
Yes, we encourage potential buyers to meet the parents of the puppies to get a better idea of their temperament and physical characteristics.
We do offer refunds if you puppy - within on week of going home with you, and being examined by a vet - shows any physical limitations not previously acknowledged or discussed with by you and the breeder. If at any time you are no longer able to care for your puppy, we require you to send it back to us so that we can find it an appropriate home, but we will not refund your money. Potential refunds regarding issues like allergies or family emergencies within one month of your puppy going home can be discussed between the owner and breeder.
We do offer stud services. Under the page "Our Boys" we have a list of our current and upcoming males. If there is a stud fee listed on the dog, they are one of the prospects we stud out. If not, they are not available for outside breeding at this time.
At Happy Tails Mini Goldens, we may - at any given time - be returned one of our past puppies, be retiring one of our parent dogs, or rehoming a dog due to health concerns not suited for breeding. At these points, we do sell our adult dogs.