Adopting a Puppy

 

 

     We are excited that you are considering a Ruff Country Labrador puppy to add to your family! We want to make sure our puppies end up with loving families who will enjoy them for a lifetime and ask that each prospective family fill out an adoption application here. We will review the completed application to see if you are a good match for a Ruff Country Labrador puppy. Review results are sent out via email so please keep an eye out for that email once you complete the application.

 

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     After approval has been determined, you will let us know which color/gender and litter you would like to adopt. Depending on the litter and timing of deposit/reservation, this may be either a specific collar color or it may be the color/gender you would like and we will assign a puppy pick number. We will then email a $300 reservation deposit invoice. This can be paid by credit/debit or ACH bank transfer. The invoice is encrypted through Square which allows us to offer protected online payments/transactions. The $300 deposit is refundable only if we do not produce the color/gender you reserved after 2 breedings. The invoice will contain the litter name, gender/color, and registration type you are initially reserving for adoption. All puppies are sold on limited AKC registration unless an agreement has been made prior to reserving. Puppies are only considered reserved once the deposit invoice is paid.

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    We may take a limited number of deposits per color/gender anticipated for each litter prior to birth. Once those initial spots are reserved, we will start a waiting list for each litter as we never know how many puppies a given breeding may produce! As mentioned above, a reservation deposit will be held by us for up to two breedings to produce the desired color/gender. Once the pair are bred and we have vet confirmation of pregnancy, we will let our families know what the anticipated whelping date is along with the anticipated go home date*. If we are not able to produce the desired color/gender within two breedings (keep in mind dogs usually come into season every 6 months so 2 breedings will take about a year), we will refund your initial deposit in full or you're welcome to move the deposit to another litter. Please note that our litter dates are estimated; sometimes our girls come into season a little early and sometimes they take their sweet time!

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     We will reach out to schedule go home days and pickup times*. Pups will go home after they have had their final vet check with health clearance approval and first round of vaccines. We let our families know when that initial round of vaccines is administered so they can schedule the next puppy health visit with their veterinarian. The balance for the puppy adoption must be paid in cash at time of pickup. Our families have the option of picking up their puppy from our house in person or we may be able to deliver for an additional fee. We are also happy to meet at either Raleigh-Durham International Airport (Raleigh, NC) or Piedmont-Triad International Airport (Greensboro, NC) for an additional $200 fee. We can also recommend a fantastic flight nanny whom we've worked with previously who will fly with the puppy in the cabin.

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     *Puppies must be picked up by 8 weeks of age. We try to be flexible for our families and typically have 2 weekends from which to choose from for pick ups. We also are happy to discuss local delivery for an additional fee as well. It is important for puppies to go to their families as soon as they are able to so they can get a solid start acclimating to life with their new family.

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