BIJOU STANDARD POODLES
Bijou Poodles "Gretel" with her big brother pushing the stroller
How do I Reserve and Purchase a puppy?
*You have read our web page and feel that we are the breeder that you wish to obtain a puppy from*
STEPS TO RESERVE A PUPPY FROM US
1. Fully read our contract to make sure you are OK with it.
and take a minute to fill out our
APPLICATION and Please cut and paste into the body of an email.
At that time if I have any questions or concerns I email you for clairfication.
If you are "approved" then I will let you know right away.
I will also either let you know what month to get back in touch with me
OR I will send you are paypal page for you to make a deposit or purchase with within 24 hours.
2. Review our tentative "go home" dates listed under the available Litters to make sure your life plans will accomadate puppy's arrival.
Tentative dates can vary up to 2 weeks or greater.
Once the pups are born we will have exact pick up dates.
This gives you 8 weeks to plan for your puppy's arrival.
3. Examine Air Canada web page to make sure we can ship to you as well as the
Is shipping hard on the pups?
Shipping information above, to make sure we can ship to you.
Shipping information will constantly change because of route changes and climate so we will verify if you wish.
WE handle all shipping arrangements.
4. Make sure you are registered with Paypal.
A $200.00 "non-refundable" deposit through our Paypal web page will secure you a puppy.
We only send our Paypal payment web page out to people
we have agreed to place a puppy with WHEN we are accepting deposits which will be displayed
on our Available Puppy web page. Do not pay us via emails.
If you are not registered with a bank account with paypal you will run into issues trying to pay us
so please consider registering your bank account with them which will take up to 7 days.
If you live in Canada and have a Canadian Bank account we can also accept an "e-check".
Bijou Poodles reserves the right to refuse to sell to anyone and at any time at our discretion.
Please make sure to give us your phone number on your application for our records and in order for us to book shipping.
Please also read this entire web page to get all of your questions answered.
5. After we receive your non-refundable deposit will we send you a confirmation email.
Your first name, last initial and location will appear on our web page under the appropriate litter
and in the order of selection for colour, sex and for pet or breeding purposes of puppy you wished.
We will ask you to look and verify it is correctly listed.
We will also need to know at this time if you would consider a different sex or colour puppy
or a puppy with a mismark, white spot (s), or few hairs that may or may not disappear and we will add that by your name as options.
6. When our brown or black Females are bred and we have witnessed a breeding,
we will announce the upcoming litter on our web page and start to accept around 6 advance deposits.
We will also try to email you and give you a "heads up" about the expected due date and date we expect the puppy to go home or to be shipped.
These dates are approximate (until the puppy is born and we know exact dates) and could vary up to 7 days
but it does give you 2 months advance opportunity to arrange your lives to accomadate your new family member.
Reds are more difficult to breed and we won't accept deposits on their litters until they are born.
You can view how our pups develop from conception to birth by Clicking on ~Pregnancy~
We will also send you to our Mother's new web page where we track her growth and development during pregnancy
We spend years planning and researching each of our Breedings to provide you with the perfect Poodle companion.
7. When the pups are born will will send you an email announcement with the exact date of shipping or day of pick up.
Click here to see what we do after the pups are born.
If we do not have the puppy you wished (ie Colour, Sex, Pet or Breeding quality by our opinion) we will send you a refund
if we do not have a puppy that you put a deposit on (by way of colour or sex).
Unfortunatly you will have to work around "our" schedule for puppy delivery dates as we have to coordinate
Transportation to airport, Flights, Vet for health certificates, plan around our job and plan for puppy baths.
We also only ship Mon-Friday not on the weekends.
8. At 4 weeks of age we ask everyone to select their puppy by photos and video or in person
in the order for which we have you listed on our web page under the litter (order deposits arrived).
Puppy must be paid for in full including shipping if applicable at 4 weeks of age.
If puppy is not fully paid for by 4 weeks of age you forfeit your puppy and your deposit.
9. We will "try" to update photos and video every week on the Litter's web page, for you to see the pups mature.
(Click to see samples on this web page)
At 5+ weeks of age we are usually VERY busy with the pups so we have less time for photos and contact.
10. At 5-6 weeks of age puppy goes to see our Vet to receive an International Health Certificate (clean bill of health) and be spayed or neutered.
Should our Vet discover any health problems preventing puppy
from being enjoyed as a pet, you will get a full refund.
We have done our research and are paying for the proceedure to be done at our Vet.
Click here to read more about "Pediatric Spay/Neuter".
I think it is also important and another thing that sets Bijou Poodles apart is the fact that our pups are clean and healthy.
They arrive clean and healthy without ticks or fleas or worms.
I feel I have to mention this FACT because although I consider this a normal and responsible way to raise and send pups
Not all breeders are the same.
I have purchased a number of poodle pups in 20 years time from various USA States
and I am horrified with the condition that pups "I" bought come in. Keep in mind I usually pay twice as much to also buy show/breeding rights too.
Pups are usually covered in feces because they have Diarrhea from intestinal parasites, left not treated.
I had one puppy crippled from an adverse reaction to the Lepto Virus vaccine that was given too early for his age.
They are soaking wet and smelly, because they pee in their crate (not toilet or crate trained)
They have lumps and bumps all over them from the fleas and ticks that have been feasting on them
and in one case was so eaten alive that he was enemic and had rickets.
I have had pups that have never had their toe nails clipped and the nails were actually digging into their paw pads and
toes all twisted.
They are COVERED.. I mean every inch of them with ticks and fleas, that takes me hours to pick off of them (poor pups).
They have ear infections that in one case the poor pup's ears were swollen shut with green pus oozing out.
I spend hours delousing the pups that have just flown hours on a plane. Not pleasant for a tired me, or the puppy.
I spend a fortune at the Vet's for blood work to check for everything and for medications to "fix" the puppy up.
And the sad part is, that the people I have purchased off of, were well known Kennels/Breeders.
This is another reason why I send "WEEKLY" video and photos of your puppy so you can be rest assured that your puppy doing well.
I am mentioning this, because I want to assure you that Bijou Poodle pups are clean, healthy and raised as house pets
and there is a HUGE difference between a puppy raised the way we do with daily Stimulus, Interaction, Training, Cleaning SEVERAL times a day
and a puppy raised on a farm, barn, or even in the house in an ExPen in the living room, pee'ing and poo'ing where they eat, creating "dirty" puppies.
When you pick up your Bijou Poodle puppy you can take that puppy right home to play with other animals and small children because they are that clean and healthy.
11. At 6 weeks of age "WE" will arrange ALL shipping and send you the booking information (waybill number) and a web page for tracking.
Shipping is $250.00 (in North America subject to change) and includes an International Health Certificate, Up to date Vaccination and deworming and Cage that you keep
For more information please read our Shipping - Is shipping hard on the pups?
After we book the shipping we will send you the information which you can track here Cargo Tracking as well as the flight information to verify by clicking on Flight Schedule you should also register for *change of flight plans notification
so that you will be notified automatically if flights are delayed or cancelled.
12. The day of shipping you will go to the airport with ID and waybill number and pick up your puppy.
You will need to go to the "CARGO" area listed on their web page Cargo
They will either hand you puppy or hand you paper work to clear with customs and then you return to pick up puppy.
It takes 30-60 minutes for airlines to unload the puppy so do not worry about being exactly on time to pick puppy up.
When you go to the airport you may wish to bring garbage bag, clean newspapers or blanket, lysol or baby wipes, bottled water, dish.
This is in the event that puppy messed in the cage (rare, but depends how long of a flight) you can do a quick tidy and offer puppy some water.
You keep the cage (size 20"W X 27"D X 19"H) is the cage size you need for Puppy's first day
and the size that puppy will be shipped to you in and as was included in your shipping fee.
You will find a collar and leash, Puppy Package and Registration underneath the puppy in the cage.
Your puppy will be sent to you in "spotless" condition. However their cage can be next to other "critters" so
make sure to look them over and feel them for any ticks that may have hopped on board.
We do not have ticks or fleas so if you wish to treat your puppy we have put together this web page:
Vaccines and Parisite Control.
13. If you are picking your puppy up at our home, you will need a cage (size 20"W X 27"D X 19"H) or lap, to transport puppy home.
Puppy comes with every document and things you need to cross the border and to keep puppy comfortable.
*Click to see an example of our Puppy Package and also take a minute to read The Bijou Difference for more detailed information.
14. Take a minute to fill out our "Puppy Application Form"
Buying long distance is a VERY uncomfortable feeling. We know this as we have done it ourselves.
We are always available via EMAIL to answer any questions you may have to ease this process.
We are sorry but we just do not have the time to speak on the phone to everyone interested in our pups.
We would also appreciate any feedback on how we can make this a more pleasant experience for you.
This web page and information contained within is a result of a great deal of feedback we have recieved over the years :)
HOW A DEPOSIT WORKS:
A $200.00 non-refundable deposit will hold the puppy of your choice,
by way of Litter, Color, Sex, Price and for Pet or Breeding purposes before the puppy is born
providing such a puppy is available. In the event that we do not have a puppy
born for you that you put the deposit on (litter, colour, sex, pet and or breeding purposes),
your deposit will be ~ fully refunded ~
Bijou Poodles reserves the right to refuse to sell to anyone and at any time at our discretion.
Deposits are "non-refundable" should you change your mind about getting a puppy.
This means you will loose your $200.00 if you cancel your purchase of a puppy.
Deposits help breeders be assured someone is serious about their purchase.
When we receive 4-6 deposits on a litter we start turning away a lot of interested people,
your non-refundable deposit will compensate us for additional expenses and time that
a cancellation causes us.
Bijou Poodles reserves the right to keep one of their puppies, which would then be 1st pick of the litter.
Selection or picks of the litter would follow in order of deposits received, after our selection.
As deposits are received, your first name and last inital and your location
will appear on our web page (Available Pups) in the order for which your deposit arrived.
As deposits are received, your first name and last initial and your location
will appear on our web page (Available Pups) in the order for which your deposit arrived.
All our puppies are beautiful, socialized and happy-go-lucky by the time they are ready to go to their new homes,
so 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.pick is not really necessary,
but some people do like to have the choice so we go by order of deposits received to accommodate their choice.
Of course we will offer our insights and impressions of the selection that a person makes.
IF we feel that for what ever reason it is not a good match we will let you know.
We will post videos and photos weekly if not daily of the pups for you to view.
We spend hours a day with our pups to ensure all of our pups are of equal confidence and socialization
we conduct BIO-SENSOR conditioning, exposing puppy to various surfaces,
smells, handling and other stimulus, each having a positive outcome.
This way your puppy will be desensitized to most environmental sights, sounds, smells
and puppy will instinctively react confidently to all new situations and experiences.
It is up to you their NEW PACK LEADER to continue this expectation and to build on the solid foundation that our pups go home with.
Puppys will change an adapt when introduced into their new pack (your home)
as their new "pack" will have different rules and expectations than what we have.
No amount of evaluating or puppy testing will change that.
We will not give you a false sense of security by providing this trendy tool,
because it is of no value beyond the moment.
Our poodles adapt and will fit in to that new environment whether your household
consists of a quiet single person or a house full of kids.
Basically you will get more of what you already have ...
as that is your family's norm (pack norm) and is the behaviour that you allow and encourage to happen.
With clear, consistent rules and praise, your puppy will continue
on the path we have set out for your puppy (even before conception), to become a great canine companion.
You can read more about what you should be doing to continue our building a confident puppy, at the bottom of our
Puppy Development Page
Our Puppy Owner's Manual and our Obedience Page introduces you to our concepts and explains our commitment and success,
in providing well adjusted healthy, happy puppies, to families around the world.
Our Reference Page is also testament that our Practices work.
Puppy must be selected and paid for in full by 4 weeks of age
by emailed photos or videos unless you are able to come to our house in person to do so.
After 4 weeks of age, pups are weaned from mom and require many hours of human care a day
to properly socialize, keep clean and do desensitizing.
Our video and photos after that age will be more limited, as we are VERY busy with the pups.
Our time spent with the puppies ensures that you get the most well adjusted and healthy puppy.
Puppies are to go home at around 7-8 weeks of age, depending on when mom weans the pups.
The date of pick up will be posted on our web page the day the pups are born.
We will board pups beyond the pick up date for $15.00/day for up to 7 days and $20.00/day
for up to an additional 7 days (total of 14 days).
Pups need to be in their home for the imprinting/bonding as soon as possible.
We do not wish to board our pups beyond the pick up date for that reason.
Please review our tentative go home dates prior to committing to a purchase from us.
PUPPY COMES HOME !!!
We know you may be frazzled and after picking up puppy may have a zillion questions
I know you will want these questions answered quickly and probably not between 9-5pm so
I put together a web page called New Puppy to address the most common concerns we get.
Of course I am always available via emails and I will answer within 24 hours but this way you may get your question answered instantly.
Do you sell your pups with a non-breeding Contract or Guarantee?
We sell our pups with "limited" registration unless otherwise agreed to prior to purchase.
Along with our Purchase Agreement Contract.
Limited Registration means that you have agreed that the puppy you are purchasing will be unable to be bred
and will be enjoyed as a loving family pet and will be registered in "your" name.
Limited Registration means that the dog is registered but no litters produced by that dog are eligible for registration.
If you wish to breed, you should purchase a puppy with "unlimited" Registration
sold with our Breeding Agreement Contract.
so that your puppy will be able to be bred and that all resulting pups will be able to be registered.
Unlimited Registration does cost a lot more because of the increased value
of the puppy as a result of the ability to be bred.
We "Encourage" and "Recommend" on our Purchase Agreement Contract that our buyers spay and neuter
after puppy either before puppy leaves our home OR has physically and mentally matured around 1-2 years of age
for various health reasons that your vet can explain,
but we know people will make their own choice as to if they are going to spay or neuter
their puppy and at what age and no contract can enforce that choice.
Please read our "Purchase Agreement" before you consider a purchase from us.
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