Our puppies start at $4800. 

We are located in Utah, near Salt Lake City. Most of our puppies go out of state. We can recommend a flight nanny, who will fly in cabin with your puppy to your local airport.  I am also happy to meet you at the SLC airport with your puppy, or to welcome you to my home where the puppies are raised if you would like to fly or drive in to pick up your puppy. 

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There are two ways to be notified of new available puppies.  THE OVERALL COST OF THE PUPPY IS THE SAME, whether you are on the Priority List or the General Notification List.  

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1. Sign up for our Exclusive Priority List  by APPLYING HERE and paying an initial deposit which will go toward the price of your future puppy.  You will have first choice of the puppies before they are posted publicly on this website.  Most people who are sure they want a Poppins Puppy, and have specific preferences of size, gender, and coloring go this route. The overall cost of the puppy is the same, no matter which list you are on.  

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2. Join our general  notification email below where you will be notified of puppies posted publicly.  These puppies will be posted after the early notification list has had a chance to reserve them. They tend to be on my website for 24- 48 hours before they are all adopted.  There will be information about each puppy, along with an "apply" button. If approved, you will then be sent a link with contract/deposit information, and chat with me on the phone. 

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​LITTER DROPS​

• ​Litters are posted once the puppies are 5-6 weeks old.

• Each puppy will be listed separately, with photos, information, charted full grown size prediction, price, and go-home dates.  

• There will be a button below each puppy to APPLY (Its important for me to make sure they are going to responsible, good homes) 

• Once you have applied, you will get an automated message with my phone number.

• Please call me so we can chat on the phone, go through your application, ask any questions you have. 

• I will send you a link to the contract for the puppy, as well as the payment information once we have spoken on the phone. Please don't be scammed by someone asking for money before you actually see my face and the puppy you are reserving via FaceTime. 

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​(Current Waitlisters - don't worry! You are automatically on the early notification list, and will be sent Litter Drop information before everyone else, so you will still be able to match before anyone else who has not paid a deposit.)

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On average, they are 12-18ish pounds full grown.  Some have been as small as 6 pounds full grown, and some as large as 25.  While there is no way to guarantee full grown size, the size of the parents is the best indicator.  I will tell you the full grown size of the parents, and the charted adult size of the puppy based on their current age. Puppies who are charting really small, like 4-11 pounds, are generally more expensive. They are much more time consuming to raise as they require around the clock monitoring until they are able to maintain their blood sugar. 

The puppies stay with me until their 8th week of life while they complete our Developmental Puppy Nursery program. I will give you a 3 day window for pick up/delivery of your puppy. If you can't take the puppy home during this window, you can request your puppy stay for super pup training, or wait for another litter that is better for your timing.  

 POPPINS SUPER PUP TRAINING is more popular than I even expected it to be.  More information by clicking that link! 

This is a really important question to me, because I feel strongly that all dogs should be primarily PETS.  Our mommy dogs have 3-4 litters, and then they are spayed.   We work with a board certified Canine Fertility Specialist Vet who guides all of our breeding choices.  Each mating is done under supervision of the specialist.  

The specialist determines when the dog is ready to breed.  The latest research shows that skipping heat cycles between breedings is correlated with much higher prevalence of uterine and breast cancer in mommy dogs.  The goal is to put the dog through as few heat cycles as possible to keep the chance of cancer to a minimum.  This is not "breeder lore." This is based on many years of evidence based research by reproductive veterinarians.

If mommy dogs are healthy and have recovered from their last litter, they are bred on consecutive heat cycles and then spayed.  Our mommies LOVE being moms.  It is so sweet to watch them nurture their babies, and worry if I pick one up to weigh it, etc.  We take the emotional as well as physical health of our breeding dogs very seriously. Click HERE to see what our long time vet says about Poppins Puppies. 

Each of our parent dogs has their own home with a local human family, for life.  It breaks my heart to think of dogs being primarily "used" as breeding vehicles, or kept in kennels with a lot of other dogs.  They need to be primarily PETS.  They shouldn't be sold after they are "retired" from breeding as if their purpose is over.  Their purpose is to be a lovely member of a family.  I place our future breeding dogs as pets in local homes with trusted families who are eager and committed to having a dog join their family for life.  This is called a "guardian home" for the parents.  Puppies are raised under my supervision in our developmental puppy nursery. 

Each of our parent dogs has a complete panel of DNA testing done.  This tests for 180+ genetic diseases, and a large number of genetic physical traits.  The tests show us if the dog is a recessive carrier of anything we need to be aware of when deciding on matings. The genetic panels also give us information about furnishings, coat types, color panels, and allows us to breed for heath first, and then cosmetic traits. Our parent dogs are also physically tested for patellas, hearts, and hips, to make sure they are going to pass good qualities along to their offspring.  There is a 2 year genetic health guarantee on all of our puppies. We are confident in this guarantee as we do so much testing before a breeding is even planned. Should something horrible happen and your dog develops genetic disease that significantly alters their quality of life, we will either refund for treatment or provide you with a new puppy. 

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This is a great question. THANK YOU for being a conscientious and informed buyer! Our method has been heavily influenced by well researched experts, including The Puppy Culture Method, The BadAss Breeder Protocols, The Rule of Sevens, and The Tracy Method, among others.  At this point, we are using a modified version of all of the above methods, along with our own adjustments and unique additions, which has resulted in what I can only call

"The Poppins Method."  We've developed this through lots of trial and error with our specific breed. Our method is unique to our family dynamic and the specific goals we have for our puppies.  Different breeds have different "jobs," and we have specific goals for our puppies which may not be realistic for other breeds, and vice versa.  Our method has been very successful at providing new families with well-adjusted, bright, and easily trainable puppies.  They are very used to new experiences and being handled by humans. Their job is "loving companion." Please read more about our Developmental Puppy Nursery and Intentional, Ethical Breeding. 

Genetically and Physically Health Tested Parents.  A two year genetic health guarantee. An ethical, professional, home breeder who understands how to interpret genetic results and appropriately breed for not only health but also desirable physical traits like beautiful structure, coat type, coloring, furnishings, etc.  Parent dogs who are not overbred or kept in kennels. High Quality food.  Hours upon hours of intentional developmental exercises, training, and socialization with each individual puppy. A family whose entire life is built around caring for puppies in our home at every hour of day and night. You can absolutely find a puppy that costs less than our puppies.  Just know that you usually get what you pay for.  And good things are worth the wait. A puppy that is bred with our health testing and under the supervision of a Canine Fertility Specialist Veterinarian will most likely save you thousands in vet bills later in life, not to mention the heartache of watching a little one suffer. Behavioral issues are less likely to occur in a puppy that has been intentionally raised every day of its life since birth, saving in remedial training.  Puppies come home with a microchip with pre-paid lifetime registration, their shot record, a signed letter of health from our vet, and their blankie & toy.

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Transparency is key when it comes to responsible breeding. I've seen actual puppy mills and they are absolutely heart breaking.  There are many "covers" for these puppy mills with great websites that might make you think you are getting them from an ethical breeder. I do Live Stories and post regularly on my instagram @poppins_puppies .  By watching, you also get a healthy dose of a chaotic household with young children.  I don't try to edit this for you.  I'd rather you be confident that you are getting an actual glimpse of what happens each day with your puppies and see our mess and hear our noise.  Being in a household like ours is part of what makes our puppies good pets.  By the time they've left our house, they've been exposed to a multitude of sounds, smells, textures, other dogs, and have been handled by all ages of people and given as many new experiences as we can safely come up with for them. Find out more about our Developmental Puppy Nursery. 

Puppies are de-wormed every two weeks, and kept up-to-date on vaccinations from our vet. 

Every puppy is sent home with a microchip from AKC Reunite. I pre-pay for their lifetime registration.  This is to ensure none of my puppies ever end up in a shelter.  I do not remove dew claws in this breed.  They are usually born without back dew claws, and a very small front dew claw, which does not need to be removed.  In the UK, removing Dew claws is illegal. I'm really not sure why this is done in the US. Especially in this breed, I feel it is cruel, unnecessary, and  interferes with agility.  If you choose to have dew claws removed, you can have your vet do so during your dogs spay/neuter. 

Good Question.  HERE is some information. 

No. All of our puppies are sold as pet only, with a strict spay/neuter contract. 

Throughout the years, I have sent home over 600 cavapoos. I keep in touch with many of these families, as they feel like an extension of our own.  Many of my previous puppies have their own public instagram accounts.  I love getting to follow them as they have grown and gone on adventures with their new families. I have a "Poppins Alumni" highlight bubble on my instagram so you can follow and message them. At this point, many of my puppy buyers are repeat buyers, or chances are you are here on my website because you met a puppy of mine at school pick-up, at a park, airport, the subway, or from a friend of yours who has the MOST adorable cavapoo, and they recommended us to you! I love our ever-growing Poppins family. We have been blessed with the BEST families for our puppies and I am grateful every day for this!