Dew claws removed (unless otherwise noted-ask)

Reservations can be made with a $500 . Deposits are deducted from original balance. They are transferable, non refundable. 

We will notify you when your reserved litter is born. Due dates are sometimes early or late by a few days. We may do a group photo while mom is on a potty break, but don’t typically do posed picturesthe first ten days. Our priority is making sure newborns are eating, staying warm and thriving.

We will do group boy, group girl pics roughly every 10 days after babies have settled in. Closer to that 6 week mark, we start individual pictures.

Pictures are not always easy. And quality photos are our goal. But sometimes babies are hungry, tired, etc. Between the puppies mood, and our allotted time for pictures, we may not capture every feature just right off the bat. By age 6 weeks, we typically have individual pictures, front, side views. Pictures are time consuming, we may take 30-50 pictures for every one you see posted. 

Selections are madeintheorderdepositsare received.

Typically the selection process starts around week 6 (within a few days of the 6 week mark, due to schedules-it may not be the exact 6 week date) This gives timetoinsurepuppiesarethriving,personalities are emerging, etc.

We do pictures, videos, assist with personality descriptions, etc.

We notify everyone when the process starts, and you will be individually notified when it is specifically your turn.

We will post individual pictures on the litter tab on the website. We delete the pictures as selections are made. When it is your turn to select, you return to the litter tab link providedtoseewhostill available for you to choose.

VISITATIONS suspended currently. You may visit in person, but must abide by our visitation/disease control policy SUSPENDED until further notice. Because of Coronavirus,wearereallytryingtodoselections via video. Any in person visits will have to be done outside, weather permitting. Visits must be arranged before the selection process. You can not wait until it anddecide to schedule a visit when it has not been previously discussed. We also have a very, very strict parvo virus control policy. 

COVID protocols in many aspects have taught us many things can be done virtually. By virtual visits, videos- we have learned this is a great time saver. For us that time can be used for the hands on care require to take care of your puppy-litter, their parents. We have learned by working smarter in this way, we have more time for our own pets, our livestock, and most importantly our family and self care. 

By doing videos at selection, it allows many opportunities. Deposit holders all receive the same view. Deposit holders can watch, rewatch videos. Videos can be used future wise in the even that an opening does become available. We have started answering FAQs and giving out very important information during the video time. Info includes vaccine info, health info, flea and tick prevention, parasite control, training, etc. By doing a set of videos for selection, it allows us to not have to repeat FaceTime, in-home visits up to a dozen times per litter. Freeing our time to provide the hands on care needed to care for animals.

Please see FAQ page for general visitation policy.

We ask that when it is your turn, that you do so in a timely manner, courteous to those waiting behind you. With litter sizes sometimes around 10, you can see why turns need to be courteousandtimely. It is. It practical to take 24 hours or more to decide. 

We ask that balances be paid in full by age 6 weeks.

Multiple reasons for balances being due by age 6 weeks. The biggest is allowing for ample time for clearance of funds, daily/weekly sending and receiving limits by listed methods, fraud alerts,etc. 

Arrangements are made for the 8 weekmark for pick up. If you are needing a different time frame to pick up, please discuss this in advance. We do have options for boarding. Boarding fees apply. 

On pickup/delivery day, bring a towel,wipes for travel just in case. We do not recommend stopping for potty breaks.

Guinn Family Farms visitation policy for all homes

CURRENTLY ALL VISITATION CEASED due to increas in Covid, and health of immediate family.

COVID protocols in many aspects have taught us many things can be done virtually. By virtual visits, videos- we have learned this is a great time saver. For us that time can be used for the hands on care require to take care of your puppy-litter, their parents. We have learned by working smarter in this way, we have more time for our own pets, our livestock, and most importantly our family and self care. 

We are a family run business, and locations  are our homes. Random visits can be intrusive. And like a lot of you, we have families, children, busy schedules. Safety & keeping our homes/puppies protected from deadly viruses are a priority.

PREVIOUS VISITATION POLICY:

We do allow visitors, but only deposit holding families. We will not allow anyone who has visited shelters, other breeders in the last 30 days. If your unsure about a doodle or poodle and are in the shopping phase-please do not ask to visit, and be respectful of our decision to protect our puppies, and maintain peaceful home life. Our goal is to protect our property, and our puppies (and your future companions) from deadly viruses like parvo, and other contaminants.

Only consideration for nondeposit holding visitors would be if we happen to have a puppy over 8 weeks and ready to go. 

We have security cameras, measures in place. Visitors must sign an affidavit agreeing they have not visited any stated facility in the past 30 days. 

Visitors must step in bleach pans. Puppies can be observed up close. Visitors can put on gloves to touch/pet puppies, but puppies cannot be held. Parvo can be carried in on clothing etc. 

Areas are sanitized with bleach prior to visitors coming, and when they leave.

Between our own family members we do a lot as far as socialization. We implement Early Neurological Socialization, Noise Desensitization, Puppy culture methods. We also do a lot daily precautions, such as changing public clothes before handling, having shoes only dedicated for puppy areas, stepping in and out of bleach before handling, cleaning, socializing, etc.

With Covid/Coronavirus we are limiting deposit holding visits to outside to help with social distancing. Weather & babies having that 1st vaccine will play a part in allowing visits to happen. 

With current numbers increasing, and recent changes in the health of our immediate family-we are ceasing all visits.