📝 APPLICATION PROCESS - Please read
Completing this application is an important first step in the process of welcoming a puppy from our litter into your home — but please note that it does not guarantee placement. While it’s unlikely, we reserve the right to decline placement at any point during the adoption process if we feel it’s not the best fit for the puppy.
✅ APPROVAL & DEPOSIT
We’ll review applications and notify you within 5 business days if we believe your home is a good match. Approved applicants will be invited to place a $500 deposit, beginning at a specific date and time (you’ll receive those details upon approval).
By placing a deposit, you are committing to adopt a puppy from this litter, however if we have a waiting list, we will offer a refund if your preferred gender is no longer available. The deposit will go toward the final purchase price of $2,000 total ($1,500 due at pick-up).
🐶 YOUR PICK OF PUPPY
Puppies will be selected in the order that deposits are received (Venmo preferred; personal check also accepted).
Golden Retrievers are known for their loving nature, eagerness to please, and beautiful temperaments. There’s truly no “bad” puppy — just unique personalities ready to thrive in the right homes.
Selections begin after 6 weeks of age. You’re welcome to visit in person (in Portland, OR) to meet the puppies, or we can assist you with photos, live video, and personality updates.
We reserve the right to help guide the match between each puppy and their future family. Because we spend every day with them and know their personalities well, we may gently steer placements to ensure each puppy thrives. Some are perfect for active families, others for quieter homes — and we're happy to help find the right fit.
🏡 GOING HOME
Puppies will be ready for their new homes starting at 8 weeks of age, and must be picked up no later than August 19, 2025, to support healthy social development. We recommend someone be available to hold the new puppy on the way home. Puppies will have begun the crate training process before leaving.
When you pick up your puppy, we’ll provide:
- A gallon-sized bag of their current food (NutriSource Large Breed Puppy – Chicken and Rice)
- A blanket or textile that smells like mama Josie, to ease the transition
- A vaccination and deworming record
- Basic care instructions
- A surprise goodie for you and your pup!
If you are flying or need alternative arrangements, please let us know well in advance so we can help plan accordingly.
📄 CONTRACT
We require a signed Adoption Contract for all placements. This ensures clarity and commitment on both sides and helps protect the well-being of the puppy throughout their life.
You’ll be able to review the contract in advance [link to contract here]. If you have any questions, we’re happy to discuss them with you before you select your puppy.
🔁 RE-HOMING PUPPIES
Any puppy from our home always has a home with us. If your circumstances change and you can no longer care for your dog, we ask that you notify us first. We require that all re-homing go through us, so we can ensure the puppy continues to receive a safe, loving home.
🧬 REGISTRATION & HEALTH
Our puppies are placed as excellent family companions and do not come with registration papers to any registry. You are welcome to register your dog with the AKC, UKC, or CKC through ILP or single registration.
Both Golden parents are 100% purebred and have passed comprehensive health testing through Embark genetics, cardiac screening, eye exams, and hip and elbow evaluations. All results are clear, meaning there is a very low risk of inherited conditions.