ADOPT A PUPPY

Adoption Process

To adopt a puppy, please complete our adoption application form at the bottom of this page.
Our goal is to place puppies in loving, responsible homes. We also enjoy building relationships with families and offer lifetime breeder support.
Once approved, you’ll be added to our waiting list and notified by email when a litter arrives.
Please note: sometimes our females may not get pregnant, or we may delay breeding for health reasons. This can extend wait times. Updates are always posted on our website, Facebook, and Instagram (@prairiewillowdogs). We also send out newsletters through email occasionally.

Reservation Fee: $500 (non-refundable, valid for 2 years)
- $250 due after your application is approved to join the waiting list.
- $250 due once puppies are born to reserve a puppy from that litter.
Contact us for puppy adoption fee's. Prices vary by breed.
Families will be contacted in order of the waiting list.
- Once you have been contacted, you have 24 hours to confirm interest and 36 hours to pay the 2nd fee before we move to the next family.
Payments: e-transfer to prairiewillowdogs@gmail.com.
Final balance is due at pick-up (cash or e-transfer). GST will be added.

Pick-up at our home: Free.
Local delivery (within 2 hours): $200 flat rate.
Across Canada: $1500 flat rate.
Maritimes: $2000 flat rate.
Puppies are ready to go home between 8-9 weeks old.
At 6 weeks, families are invited to a puppy visiting day to meet the puppies and parents.

At 52 days old, puppies are temperament tested using the BAB Puppy Evaluation Program.
Families choose puppies after evaluations and a vet health check are completed.
We help match puppies with families based on personality, energy, and household needs.
Families choose their puppy in order of where they are at on the waiting list. For example families who made a deposit in January will get to choose before families who made their deposit in March.
First and second pick puppies are reserved for breeders or service/therapy dogs.
In the event that we are unable to find the perfect fit based on color, sex, or personality, your deposit can be transferred to any of our future litters.

Every puppy goes home with:

Vet care: health check, first vaccinations, and 2–3 rounds of deworming.
Puppy kit:
- Bag holder
- Handmade collar (from Prairie Dog Collars, Dog Days, Backwoods Dog, or Knotty Pets)
- Toy
- Puzzle dish or lick mat
- Blanket with mom’s scent to ease transition
Early training: we introduce spot potty training and crate training, and send instructions for you to continue at home.
Enrichment & care: daily handling, nail trims, baths, daily weighing, and exposure to new sights, sounds, smells, and places. We follow the BAB Empowered Breeder curriculum.

1-Year Health Guarantee for genetic conditions.
- Valid if the puppy has up-to-date vaccinations, deworming, and vet visits, and shows no signs of neglect.
- If an issue is found, the puppy must be inspected by a Prairie Willow–approved vet.
- Families may return the puppy for a refund (minus reservation fee) or a replacement puppy.
- Contract to be signed before taking puppy home.
Puppies come with 6 weeks of free Pet Secure insurance.
Nutrition: our dogs are fed a high-quality diet including raw meats, bones, hemp seeds, fruits, veggies, bone broth, oatmeal, rice, and good quality kibble.

Prairie Smart Pup: Optional 2-week board & train program with certified trainers before puppies go home.
WhatsApp Family Group: After the 2nd reservation fee, families are added to a private chat with others from the same litter. Here we share photos, updates, training tips, and more.
Access to a online puppy training program to teach families how to raise puppies. As well as a invitation to join a private Facebook group only for Prairie Willow Families where they can ask basic training questions.
Discounts available by small local businesses for different pet supplies, and training.
Helpful training guides, vet recommendations, shopping lists and more.
Discounts on future Prairie Willow puppies.

If at any point you can no longer care for your Prairie Willow pup, the dog must be returned to us.
We are committed to ensuring that none of our puppies ever end up in shelters.
Life time breeder support for all Prairie Willow Families