Puppy Application

Thank you for your interest in our Mini Golden puppies! It’s rare for us to have immediate availability, but on the occasions we do, this application allows us to connect with you right away before reaching out more broadly.

Welcoming a dog into your home is a lifetime commitment. Our puppies are family, and we want to ensure they are placed with families who are ready to make that same commitment. This application helps us get to know you, your lifestyle, and what you are looking for in a companion so we can see if we’re the right breeder for you.

Please note: This application is specifically for our immediately adoptable Mini Goldens. By completing it, you are either applying for a listed puppy who is ready now, or confirming that you are prepared to be contacted if we have another puppy become immediately available in the future.

*** Individual puppy prices can vary but as a general standard, please expect our Mini Goldens to be priced at $5,000 plus the additional CA Sales Tax. Payment of our $500 non-refundable reservation fee is due immediatly following an approved application should you be notified a puppy has become available. This $500 will be applied towards the total purchase amount of your reserved puppy. Payment is due in full on Go-Home Day and must be made in cash. No exceptions.***

First Name*

Last Name*

E-mail*

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Address*

Street Address

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Postal / Zip CodeCountry

Phone Number*

Which current available puppy are you interested in? *PLEASE NOTE that if your application is approved: All available puppies require a $500 non-refundable deposit to ensure financial responsibility and reserve your future puppy until pick-up. We cannot hold any available puppy while we wait for a response about placing your fee after your approval. All reservation fee amounts will go towards the total purchase price of your future puppy. *** All of our Mini Golden Retriever puppies vary in individual price which is based off of the generation, size, and parental pairing. Prices are subject to change before a deposit is placed. (Payment is due in full on Go-Home Day and must be made in cash. No exceptions.***)*

Gender Preference (Although you may have a preference of gender, we can’t guarantee that there will be your specified gender should we have an immediatly available puppy*

Why are you interested in finding a new puppy?*

Is this your first dog?*

Is this your first time raising a puppy?*

Do you have other pets in the home?*

If yes, are they neutered/spayed??*

Please list species breed and age of other pets. Enter N/A if none.*

Do you already have a veterinarian?*

If yes, who?*

Please tell us about where your puppy will be living. We know things change and people move over time but tell us about your current living situation.

Type of housing*

Do you:*

Does your landlord allow pets?*

Do you have a fenced yard?*

How high is the fence?

Is any head of household currently serving our country in the US Military? (This question is in regards to further questioning about active duty and if Military housing will allow a Golden Retriever if you reside in one) It is not a reason for us to outright say no. *

"Have all adults in the household agreed to the purchase of a puppy?"*

Enter the age of all adults and children, to include any young adults living away at college, etc.*

Does anyone in the home have allergies to dogs?*

Do you realize that Mini Goldens shed just as much as a purebred Golden Retriever or Cavalier King Charles Spaniel?*

Where will the puppy spend most of its time?*

How will the puppy be trained?*

We suggest crate training your puppy to allow a place to go that is safe and comforting when needed. Are you willing to crate train your puppy?*

Will your puppy be an inside or outside dog?*

How many hours will the puppy left alone (without a potty break) each day?*

Is this puppy being purchased as a surprise or gift for anyone? *Please be aware that all members of the household need to be in agreement BEFORE the puppy is released and fully purchased to go to their forever home.*

Have you or any one in the puppy’s future household ever been arrested, charged or convicted for animal cruelty or animal hoarding?*

How soon do you want to bring a puppy home?*

Will you be able to take this puppy home on or within one week of reservation date?*

Will you be able to pick up your puppy in person in Lakeside, CA? ***Please be aware that if you live out of the U.S. you are responsible for any additional costs related to acquiring a vet clearance to fly with your puppy. Please double check that your flight allows the potential minimum 8 week old puppy to fly on their airline and what documentation you will need to provide for that to smoothly happen.*** Additionally, if you are flying with your puppy home or arrange for one of our Flight Nanny's to deliver your puppy to you, you are fully responsible for all costs related to that delivery including the additional fee for our trusted Flight Nanny's time. *

All dogs require love and attention. Are you committed to unconditionally giving these things for an undetermined number of years?*

We must remind our potential families that a "Mini Golden" is just a descriptive and fun name to call our hybrid puppies. We are not trying to create purebred Golden Retrievers that are outside the AKC's breed height and weight standards. This careful outcross breeding is intentional, and our available puppies are limited due to making sure we protect the health and wellbeing of all potential dogs and puppies in our breeding program. The idea behind making a smaller, SIMILAR version (not an exact copy) of a Golden Retriever has been around for decades and we do not claim to be the first and we certainly won't be the last. We do intend to continue to do things with compassion and care towards both breeds and will not sacrifice health or temperament to quickly grow our breeding program. Do you understand?*

Do you agree to give us follow-up reports and photos from time to time?*

If you have an Instagram that we can follow with our Instagram account @Redvalleyretrievers so that we can repost any updates you would like to share that involve your puppy, please provide your Instagram @ below. We LOVE to share updates as your puppy ages with our followers:

Do you agree to contact us in the case that you need to re-home this puppy for whatever reason? It is required as we do not ever want any of our past puppies to ever end up in an animal shelter or rescue*

PLEASE BE ABSOLUTLEY SURE THAT YOU ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RESERVATION PROCESS AT THE TIME YOU SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION AS WE HAVE MULTIPLE FAMILIES WHO ARE READY TO RESERVE THEIR PLACEMENT THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM US WHILE YOU DECIDE.

Completing this application is the first step in the process of acquiring a puppy from Red Valley Retrievers, but it does not guarantee you will get a puppy from this or any future litter. While it's unlikely, the breeder reserves the right to refuse any placement at any time.

APPROVAL AND PAYMENT: We will review applications within 24 business hours of receipt. Applications and deposits are processed in the order they are received. If your application seems like you may be a good fit, we will notify you and get started with the reservation/deposit placing process.

*** WE ARE UNABLE TO HOLD A PUPPY UNLESS YOUR APPLICATION IS APPROVED AND YOU HAVE PAID YOUR RESERVATION/DEPOSIT. Time is of the essence for any puppy listed as they are incredibly sought after ***

GOING HOME: We cannot hold puppies for extended times; it is critical for their social development that the litter departs within a reasonable timeframe. If you have a big vacation planned or have events that would conflict with a young puppy, please know puppies cannot be boarded in a kennel until they have received their full immunizations and their rabies vaccination which cannot be done until 3-4 months of age. We offer in-home boarding for your puppy if you are unable to pick up your puppy on the litter's go home day for an added charge of $25 per day starting the date your puppy was origionally scheduled to go home. This additional boarding charge along with their full purchase price will be paid IN FULL in the form of CASH ONLY before your puppy's original go home date unless otherwise agreed upon with us in advance.

CONTRACT: We have a health agreement and will not place a puppy without a signed contract. We believe it's the professional thing to do to memorialize our obligations to each other on paper so there are no questions later, and for that reason, it's a bit lengthy. If you have questions about specific terms, you need to contact us prior to picking up your puppy.

SPAY/NEUTER: We have a take-back provision in our contract. Any puppy from our home always has a home here, and will never experience the fear and burden of life at a shelter. Taking back an unaltered dog into our home poses a significant risk to our own dogs due to canine STDs and the possibility an unaltered dog could be pregnant. Sadly, many well-intentioned folks don't pay close enough attention and suddenly their barely-adolescent dog is pregnant by multiple studs of unknown heritage. Spay surgery while pregnant is exceedingly risky, and several canine STDs such as brucellosis can be transferred to humans, which poses an unacceptable risk to our family. We encourage spaying and neutering your pets after your vet deems your dog ready at a reasonable age.

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