OPEN: this puppy or position is open and available for reservation to an approved applicant.
HOLD: this puppy or position on our waitlist is on hold for someone that has been approved but we are currently awaiting payment. Check back for updates.
RESERVED: this puppy or position on our waitlist has been secured and a payment has been made.
TBD: this position on our waitlist is not available for reservation yet. Check back for updates.
BSG: this puppy is reserved for our program.
UNDER EVALUATION: this puppy is being evaluated by us and is not available for reservation at this time. Puppy could come available at a later date. Check back for updates.
Transfers
All Reservations are transferable to a different litter at any time, your pick of the litter depends on current availability. Reservation payments are valid for 2 years should you decide to transfer to a future litter. If after 2 years you have decided not to reserve a puppy from any of our litters, your Reservation payment will be forfeited.
Refunds
The Pre-Reservation payment for your placement on our waiting list is non-refundable unless there is a change of plans with our breeding, a failure to conceive, if we do not have your preferred gender available at birth or if puppies were to become ill and pass away. The FinalReservation payment that is due at 2 weeks of age to hold the puppy for you until 8-9 weeks of age is also non-refundable unless we do not have a puppy available for you(ex. if puppy were to become ill, pass away, not a good fit, etc). Any other possible reservation refunds are at breeder’s discretion on a case-by-case basis.
Preferred Gender
Unfortunately there is no way for us to be able to guarantee that a puppy of your preferred gender will be available at birth. We could potentially have all males or all females in any given litter although the chance of that happening is low. Families that are on our waiting list have priority. We recommend applying and placing a Pre-Reservation if you would like to have a chance at an early pick of the litter.
Breeder’s Reservation/Pick of litter
Families that are on our waiting list have priority after us when we are accepting reservations. We evaluate and decide which puppies will kept back or placed at 7 weeks old. We reserve the right to pick of litter at any time and of every litter. If we choose not to keep or place any puppies from the litter than the first pet reservation on our waiting list will have the next position available.
General
Important: Bear State Goldens reserves the right to withdraw an approved application, issue a full refund and void contract(s) if at any time we feel that one of our puppies is not the best fit for you. If for any reason and at any time that a puppy owner is unable to care for the puppy; Bear State Goldens must be notified immediately of the return of the puppy.
Visits
Our time is extremely valuable as a small home- based responsible breeder with limited breedings, we do not allow visits from those who have not submitted an application or have placed a reservation after approval. Puppies are a ton of work so we hardly ever have spare time outside of caring for our dogs. We ONLY allow visits at 7 1/2 - 8 1/2 weeks of age with an approved application and a reservation placed when you are meeting with our puppies. Visits are by appointment only, we will reach out via email after vet checks and temperament tests are completed. We are so blessed to have the duty of raising these confident beautiful puppies and to be able to spend so much time with them. By 7 weeks old, the puppy has had at least 1 vaccination to help build their immunity against deadly illnesses. This requirement is for our puppies as well as their mama’s health and safety. Our puppies are raised in the privacy of our home and we do not operate our program as a kennel. We do not allow pop up visits to those just driving through our city, when mama is raising newborn pups, when she is pregnant, etc. Heavy foot traffic near the puppies and on our property isn't ideal due to the high risk of the unvaccinated puppies catching deadly illnesses & parasites that can travel innocently through clothing & shoes. Our dogs and their puppies will always come first. If someone were to track a deadly disease into our home, it would not only potentially harm the entire litter but it would also contaminate the soil at our home and we would then have to eradicate the disease which can take years to remove. This risks the health of our future litters and even our fully vaccinated dogs as well. We do post pictures regularly so that you can see how the babies are growing and the environment that they are raised in. Thank you for understanding!
Sorry, there will be no exceptions to this policy.
AKC Registration
Our pet puppies are sold on Limited Registration. We have a strict no breeding policy.With limited registration; your puppy will be a companion but will still be able to compete in Performance, Obedience, Agility, Therapy work an/or Service work. Showing rights are only available to approved small programs through co-ownership. There will be a contract requiring titling and complete health testing at minimum.
Boarding
If you are unable to pick up your puppy at 8-10 weeks of age, please let us know in advance. After 10weeks of age, the puppy must be paid for in full and we will begin to charge a nightly rate to board your puppy(this includes food and top quality care from us). We do not board our puppies for longer than 2 weeks. If you need your puppy boarded for longer than 2 weeks then I suggest buying a puppy from a future litter with better timing for you. Any vaccinations or dewormings needed while the puppy is boarded will be charged at an affordable rate. If requested, basic training will be an additional cost.
Discounts
We offer a special 15% discount to our loyal puppy owners that are looking to add another loving companion. We also offer a 5% discount to Military personnel(Active Duty & Veterans) that are looking to add a puppy for service, therapy and/or pet companion. Please contact us and show a Valid ID to redeem.