We offer a few options in regards to how you receive your puppy. You may choose to have your puppy flown to you when he or she is 8 weeks of age or we can set up a meeting place that convenient for you and us as well to pick up your puppy! Note: We only ship our puppies within the U.S. Shipping internationally is much too stressful, flights are excessively long, and quarantine restrictions are a common occurrence that we feel would be too much our little fluffies.
The traditional search for just the right puppy has people visiting numerous breeders seeing, touching and holding numerous puppies before settling on the perfect puppy. This tradition is helping to spread a variety of communicable diseases including parvovirus, a very serious life threatening disease for dogs. Parvo can be carried and transferred on clothing, shoes, and spread from puppy to puppy by holding, touching, and petting. Anyone who has ever visited a pet shop or pet supplies store has probably picked it up already and can easily spread parvo without even knowing it! Our puppies are limited to contact with us and are not available for local viewing by the public for this reason as well as safety reasons. Buying online is smarter and safer for all involved!
We will ship our puppies if the weather permits to select airports within the United States. Again, we do not ship our puppies outside of the U.S. As the buyer of the puppy, you are responsible for paying for all shipping fees to have your puppy flown to you one week before he or she is to be shipped. This allows me adequate time to book your puppy's flight and to prepare your puppy for his or her arrival to you. We do not ship our puppies through transport services as there is no way for us to ensure the care and arrival of our puppies to their new homes.
When we ship your puppy, he or she will be sent in a small airline approved shipping crate. In the crate there will be shredded paper, a puppy toy, blanket, and water and food for your puppy! Your puppy's acclamation letter, health certificate, and rabies certificate, (if your puppy is 12 weeks +) will be provided to the airline for the shipping of your puppy on the date he or she is flown to you.
The cost for shipping a puppy is $350.00. This price covers the expense of airfare, travel crate, vet exam, and health certificate. All of our puppies are microchipped before they are shipped. Shipping may be paid through any one of our approved payment methods as long as it is received one week before your puppy is ready to fly to you. I recommend that you prepay for your puppy completely; including shipping fees so that I can proceed with preparing your puppy's flight paperwork and booking your puppy's flight reservations in advance. This allows me adequate time to make shipping arrangements for your puppy. NOTE: We offering shipping twice a month. This means that our puppies are able to be shipped every other Saturday. We will let you know when you purchase your puppy the next date we will be available to ship and your puppy's flight arrangements will be scheduled accordingly.
We will consider holding a puppy for longer than expected however a mutually agreed upon deadline for pick-up/shipment will be made at that time and agreed upon by both parties. No extensions or exceptions will be made after the original agreement has been made. The reason for this is that it is imperative that puppies begin the bonding process with their new families as soon as possible. NOTE: If for some reason an unforeseen circumstance prevents your puppy from being flown on the mutually agreed upon shipping date, I will reschedule puppy's shipping arrangements for a convenient date/time for us. It will be the buyer's responsibility to rearrange his/her schedule to pick their new puppy up from the airport at that time.
Our top priority is that our puppies arrive to their new homes safely! We have many years of experience with the shipping process and for that reason our puppies are shipped exclusively through American Airlines. If all flights are booked with American Airlines or none are available, we may use another airline to ship your puppy only if there is no issue related to the weather that prevents a puppy from safely flying to his or her new home ie an embargo. I will email you with your puppy's flight details as well as your puppy's airway bill number so that you can track him or her at any time during their flight. Please print out the flight arrangements I send you and take them with you to the airport for reference when you go to pick up your puppy. It has all of the information you need to successfully pick your new puppy from the airport. We are responsible for putting your puppy on his or her flight. If a problem occurs and your puppy is not able to be shipped for any reason, I will contact you with details as soon as I know that there will be a delay to make accommodations. It is your responsibility to pick your puppy up at the airport at the correct time. Please arrive at least 30 minutes early in case your puppy's flight should come in before it's scheduled arrival time. This will prevent your puppy from waiting for you to arrive after his or her flight.
When going to the airport to pick up your puppy, we recommend that you take along a few items that will come in handy. The first things you will need are cool, clean, water for your puppy and a small dish to serve it in. You may also want to bring along a collar and a leash for your new puppy. Don't forget to bring along some doggie treats! English Bulldogs ride fairly well so car sickness should not be a common issue on your trip home with your new bullie baby. If you live within short driving distance of the airport, delay feeding and watering your new puppy until you arrive home. Paper towels or baby wipes and some little baggies will come in handy for your airport trip too in case your puppy has an accident.
All of our puppies are shipped from Tulsa, Oklahoma unless special arrangements have to be made because of the temperature. Your puppy's important papers including AKC paperwork, health record, and all other paperwork will be attached to your puppy's crate. Note: As of 9/19/2008 ALL of your puppy's AKC paperwork, vaccination record, and all other paperwork will be attached to your puppy's travel crate. It is your responsibility to pick this paperwork up and make sure that it is all received! When you pick up your puppy from the airport make sure that the envelope containing that information is on the top of the travel crate and that all paperwork, tags, etc. is obtained from the airway bill folder.
***A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING DURING THE SUMMER: JUNE-SEPTEMBER***
The months of June through September are particularly difficult on English Bulldogs. Shipping during this time poses many risks that we are not willing to take with our puppies. Therefore, we are not shipping our puppies during the months of June through September. We do offer the option for our new puppy owners to fly here and pick up their puppy in person and take him or her back with them in the cabin of the plane as a carry-on. This is ideal as it totally eliminates any concern about temperatures and any risk of a layover or weather issue. The cost for this is $150. which covers the cost of flight paperwork, microchip, and rabies vaccination if a puppy is older than 12 weeks of age.
In the first few weeks after you get your new addition home, remember that your puppy is going through a transition period and is very likely to be stressed out and scared. Give him or her time to adjust to new people and a new environment. Give your new bullie baby lots of love and attention but also space to explore his or her new surroundings. It is best to start your new English Bulldog on a regular routine, which includes play time, crate time, and potty time outside. The best thing you can do for your new addition is to create a familiar pattern so that he/she can grow to expect that familiarity! Be patient with him or her. Do not expect your puppy to adjust right way. He or she will adjust in time with your love and patience. If you should have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
*We like to know that our puppies arrive at their new homes safely! We ask that if you choose to have your new puppy flown to you that you call or email us to let us know that he or she arrived safely after he or she is comfortably settled in.
