Adoption Process

Our puppies are our granddogs, and we take finding them new homes very seriously. With this being said we ask that you follow our process, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! We encourage you to come meet us, just contact us to set up a time, we love to talk with potential adopters!! However, due to the diseases that can be carried on a person or a pet we ask that you respect our decision to not show you the dogs or puppies in person until pickup. We can gladly offer a video of our facilities, or video conference (in real time) of our facilities so you know how we operate if you would like to see things, we completely understand that many people want to ensure they are not supporting a puppy mill. If you are looking for a puppy to get for someone we ask you check out our page: Puppies for Presents.

How Our Adoption Process Works:

  1. Contact us about your interest in one of our future puppies. Please keep in mind that eye color is not a guarantee, and we would rather place a puppy in a home based on personality match than a coat/eye color match; however, we will keep your preferences in mind when placing puppies.
  2. Once you contact us, fill out the application below and email us at iotakennels@gmail.com telling us you filled one out. If you do not fill out the application, you will not be considered on our waiting list!!
  3. Once the litter of puppies is born we will contact the first people on our list stating that they are up for this litter of puppies. You will have 1 week to reply to the email stating you are still interested in an Iota puppy, if we don't hear from you your application will be forfeited.
    • Please Note that if you want a red/white puppy and there is no red/white puppy we will still contact you that you are up, but you may choose to wait for another litter which means you will be put back on the waiting list at the top.
  4. After you reply that you are interested in this litter we will send you weekly photos of the puppies so you can begin to know what they look like. Please keep your eye out at the 6 week mark as this email will contain your picks for puppies to choose from.
  5. At 6 weeks of age we will send the list of puppies to the first person on the list, they will have first choice once we send the email you will have 48 hours to reply and place your deposit via Square or Paypal. After 48 hours you forfeit your position. We wait until 6 weeks to do picks as this allows us to see the personalities of each puppy so we can describe them and recommend which puppy we think will fit you best. We then continue down the list until all puppies are spoken for. Please keep in mind that if for example you say you want a female in your application we will only send you the female pictures.
  6. Puppies will then stay with us until 8 weeks of age, when they will be ready to go to their furever home!

OR,

Available Puppy on Website:

1. Contact us about an interest in a puppy.

2. Fill out an application below and email us at iotakennels@gmail.com telling us you filled one out, this will ensure we look for the application.

3. When we receive your application, we will reply to you within 2 business days if we approve or deny your application (if it is longer than 2 business days please email us again).

4. If we approve your application you will have 2 days to place your $100 Non-Refundable deposit to hold your puppy Failure to pay the deposit will result in your choice of puppy going back up for adoption. You can place your deposit either through Paypal or Square how you want to do this will be indicated on your application. Keep in mind that the deposit will come off the total cost of the puppy.

5. Once deposit is received we will keep you updated until your puppy is ready to go at 8 weeks. We WILL NOT let puppies go before 8 weeks old.

6. At 8 weeks old the puppies will be ready to go and you can come pick up (unless delivery arrangments have been made and paid for) your new baby! Please plan to spend about an hour to two hours here when picking up your puppy, as we will have some final paperwork, and a little boy saying goodbye to his puppies. We do not ship our puppies as we like to meet their new parents!** While we DO NOT ship puppies we may be willing to explore other options such as delivery. We will add an extra cost for delivery, please ask us about this option. The rest of the payment for the puppy will need to be paid:

A. Paypal - Payment must clear 5 Business Days prior to pick up.

B. Square - Payment must clear 5 Business Days prior to pick up.

C. Cash - Can be given when puppy is picked up.

7. Keep us updated with our puppies, we love to watch them grow!


DELIVERY:

  • Since we travel between USA and Canada often we are open to the possibility of delivery of puppies. We will charge a rate/mile for delivery. The rate of delivery can change at any time, but for right now the rate is .20/mile, if we are able to deliver a couple puppies on one trip the rate may be less. The delivery charge must be paid upfront before delivery starts. We will send you a contract about delivery and when we will deliver the puppy, as well as the amount of the extra charge.