Puppy Pricing
How to Budget for your Puppy
Bringing home a puppy is an exciting investment, and we want to make the process as transparent as possible.To make planning simple, the total investment for your puppy is the combination of the reservation deposit and the puppy purchase price. A $500 reservation deposit secures your place on a future litter, and the remaining balance is based on the size of your puppy.
Reservation Deposit
Puppy Purchase Price
Your puppy price based on the size of the puppy.
Total Investment
Total Investment is the full amount from reservation to homecoming, combining the initial deposit and final payment.
PETITE MINI & MINIATURE
MEDIUM
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Please Note: We always price our litters according to the predicted weight of the largest male.
Prices are subject to change. While our prices may increase periodically, if the contract and deposit have already been submitted prior to the increase, contract price is honored for the contracted litter.
Reservation Deposits
- Secures your placement on your chosen litter list
- Secures your opportunity to participate in the 6-week selection process
- Grants access to our private family community
- Includes communication, photo updates, and administrative coordination
We accept deposit payments via:
- Intuit QuickBooks (secure payment link sent with your agreement)
- Mailed personal check
How many times may I transfer my deposit?
We understand that timing and circumstances can change.
- One complimentary transfer is included.
- Additional transfer requests will incur a $75 administrative fee to reflect continued coordination and client support services.
- Secures your placement on your chosen litter list
- Provides access to our community and updates
- Reserves your opportunity to participate in Selection Day
- Is separate from and in addition to the puppy purchase price
Are you looking for a trained puppy?
Our trained puppies in our foundations program go home at 11 weeks of age. Click here to learn ALL about our training program and how you can apply for a trained puppy!
Please be advised that training is subject to availability. Once your puppy transfers to training, no part of your trained reservation payment may be refunded. Our contracts with trainers must be paid according to the reservation. We are sorry, but we will not be able to refund your training payment under any circumstance.
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Training payment is due at 8 weeks of age before your puppy transfers into the training program.
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Training invoices are separate from puppy purchase invoices.
TRAINED RESERVATION
$2,900
in addition to price of puppy
Additional Costs & Services
Boarding
While we always recommend all puppies be picked up in person, we do understand that there may be various reasons you are unable to make the scheduled puppy going home date. In the event that you have extenuating circumstances, we may consider boarding your puppy at a cost. Please understand that this is subject to timing and availability. All arrangements must be made well in advance of home-going day.
What does boarding cost?
$75 per day up to 3 days, $100 per day for nights 4-7, for a maximum of 7 days.
Delivery options
We will schedule your litter for a going home day after the 8 weeks have elapsed. You will be notified of this date for your specific litter. We recommend that all puppies be picked-up on their home going date. However, should you need another means of pick-up and delivery, we have listed the following options for you:
Home Delivery
We prefer to deliver your puppy if you cannot make arrangements to do the pick-up in person. The delivery fee is $300 which includes delivery 30 miles from us. Any additional mile is charged at $1 for total round trip mileage.
Flight Delivery
The cost of flight delivery does vary, but in many cases, we are able to hand deliver your puppy (riding in-cabin with us) for about the same price as shipping him in cargo. We prefer this option as it gives your puppy a much less traumatic arrival and we love to be able to hand him to you in-person! If this option does prove to be cost prohibitive, we may agree to ship your puppy.
Shipped Delivery
Shipping prices may vary, but you can plan to pay at least $500 for this option, in addition to the price of your puppy. Shipping costs may include: additional veterinary visit for a travel certificate, boarding and care through shipping date, an airline approved travel crate with bowls, and delivery charge for airport transportation. Puppies ship after they are 8 weeks of age.
Shipped and delivered puppies arrive with their “Going Home Packet” Please indicate if you need to discuss delivery or shipping options with us when you fill out our online application.
Dollars and Sense
“What goes into a Crossfield Doodle?” Let’s start with the cost of owning our girls and boys. Puppies intended for breeding cost double and sometimes triple the purchase price of the same puppy intended as a pet. Purchasing a breeder is one thing, but after we purchase, we test! We have spent much money and time testing our breed fleet so we can make sure we are breeding genetically sound puppies. If you have done much checking around, you know transparent genetic testing is highly recommended and not easily achieved.
Next, as you can well imagine we want the healthiest puppies we can possibly provide for our customers. This means we go to the vet pretty often. Routine veterinary care as well as multiple diagnostic and genetic tests to confirm healthy breeding stock can cost between $1500-$2500/dog (boys and girls) before the first litter even arrives. After the puppies arrive there are hundreds of more dollars for vaccines, dew claw removal, and well checks. Food & treats. A dog’s gotta eat! And though some of them be little, yet they be hungry!
From the time the puppies are born until the time they go home there are numerous “little” expenses that range from whelping boxes & supplies to microchips that each puppy receives to give his/her new owner peace of mind. Sometimes a delivering female will encounter some problems, and the vet has to be contacted for a house call and an emergency c-section. We hope not, but… Top notch customer service, photography, and a social media presence you can be proud to be a part of: these are things that matter to us and matter to you. They don’t break the bank, but the cost is something we have to consider as we price our puppies.
Our aim is to provide ongoing support to our customers. In rare instances this will mean that we will refund a customer the purchase price of their puppy. In other rare instances we will replace their puppy with another, healthier one. It’s just the right thing to do. Crossfield hopes that these brief answers explain why we and numerous other breeders price our puppies as we do. We are confident that Crossfield Doodles’ customers will get exactly what they pay for!