Our process
Our Mini Doodle Puppy Process: From Our Family to Yours
Here is exactly how a Joyful Doodles puppy goes from a planned litter to your living room — including what things cost and what we can and cannot promise.
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Timeline
What to Expect, Step by Step
01
Litter announced
We share the pairing and expected timing with families who have asked to hear from us.
02
Puppies arrive
Puppies are born in our home and spend their first weeks beside their mother, handled daily.
03
Meet the puppies
Once they are old enough, families are welcome to visit and meet the litter in person.
04
Reserve your puppy
When you have found the right puppy, a deposit reserves them and we confirm everything in writing.
05
Watch them grow
We send photos and updates every week while your puppy finishes growing up here.
06
Go-home day
Your puppy leaves with health records, food they already eat and a blanket that smells like home.
In our home
How Our Puppies Are Raised
How litters are planned
We plan about three litters a year around our own family calendar. Pairings are chosen for size, temperament and health testing on both parents — never to keep puppies constantly in stock.
How puppies are raised
Puppies are born and raised inside our home, not in a kennel. They grow up underfoot with our family, handled daily from their first week.
Socialization
By the time they leave they have met new people, heard the vacuum, the doorbell and the dishwasher, walked on different surfaces and started crate and potty introduction.
Veterinary care
Each puppy is examined by our veterinarian, receives their first age-appropriate vaccination, is dewormed on schedule and is microchipped before go-home day.
Health records
You receive written records of every exam, vaccination and deworming, plus the microchip details to register in your name.
What comes home with your puppy
Health records, the food they are already eating, a blanket that smells like their litter, and our phone number for the questions that come up in week one.
Pricing & reserving
What a Puppy Costs and How to Reserve
- Price
- $3,00 – $3,500 depending on the pairing, listed on every puppy profile.
- Deposit
- A deposit reserves your specific puppy and is applied to the total.
- Reservation
- We confirm the puppy, price, deposit and go-home date in writing.
- Final payment
- The balance is due on or before go-home day.
- Pickup
- Puppies are picked up at our home in Snohomish County, Washington.
- Health guarantee
- We provide a written health guarantee covering the terms we can honestly stand behind. We are happy to send it to you before you commit.
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Straight answers
Questions Families Ask Us
Where are you located?
We are in Arlington, Washington, in Snohomish County, about an hour north of Seattle and a short drive from Marysville, Everett, Lake Stevens and Stanwood.
Do you ship puppies?
No. Every puppy goes home in person from our home in Arlington, Washington, so we can meet your family and answer questions face to face.
What areas do you serve?
Mostly families across Washington — Snohomish County, the greater Seattle area, Skagit and Whatcom counties — though families travel to us from around the state.
How much are your puppies?
Our puppies are currently $3,200 to $3,500 depending on the pairing. The price is listed on every puppy profile, and it includes their veterinary exam, age-appropriate vaccination, deworming, microchip and health records.
How do I reserve a puppy?
Send us a message about the puppy you are interested in. We talk first — by phone or in person — and if it is a good fit, a deposit reserves your puppy. The balance is due on go-home day.
How often do you have puppies?
Only about three litters a year. We are a small family program, so there are stretches with no puppies available. Message us and we will let you know when the next litter is planned.
When can puppies go home?
Puppies go home at eight to nine weeks old, after their veterinary exam and first vaccination.
How big will my puppy get?
Our puppies have generally matured between 14 and 28 lb depending on the pairing. We share both parents' weights so you can estimate, but adult size is an estimate and never a guarantee.
What comes with my puppy?
A veterinary exam record, first age-appropriate vaccination, deworming on schedule, a microchip, the food they are already eating and a blanket from the litter.
Can I meet the puppies?
Yes. Once a litter is old enough for visitors, we invite reserved and interested families to our home in Snohomish County to meet them.
What veterinary care do puppies receive?
Each puppy is examined by our veterinarian, receives their first age-appropriate vaccination, is dewormed on schedule and is microchipped before go-home day. You receive the written records.
Do you guarantee adult size?
No. We share the parents' weights and the ranges our past puppies have reached, but no honest breeder can guarantee an exact adult weight.
Do you guarantee that puppies won't shed?
No. Doodle coats vary from puppy to puppy, even within one litter. We cannot promise a non-shedding coat or that a puppy will suit someone with allergies.
Still have a question? Ask us directly.
Ask about a puppy
Tell us about your family and what you are hoping for. We answer every message ourselves.