The Process of Buying a Puppy

Choosing and Holding a Puppy

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#1 Make contact and request a puppy application.

Go to "Home & Inquiries" and make contact through the "Litter Inquires" button. Request a puppy application if you are new to raising a puppy or have never had an Irish Wolfhound puppy before. For current or former Wolfhound owners, contact Jennifer for a brief Q&A.

#2 Select a puppy

Select a puppy from the photos in the "Available Puppies" page (commonly done), or visit our homestead and select a puppy in person (highest quality experience.)

#3 make a deposit

Put a $500 deposit down to hold the puppy. We then remove the puppy from advertising and hold for you. If the puppy should fall ill before pick-up, your deposit is refundable. If you walk away from the purchase, the deposit is not refundable. Deposits can be made with Cash, Cashiers Check, Cashapp, PayPal, Venmo or Zelle.

#3 ask questions and receive pupdates

Please ask questions at any stage of the process. We will send you photos and/or videos as Pupdates every two weeks. If you want to updates in between just reach out to us.

Picking Up or Receiving the Puppy

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#1 Choosing which week to pick up the puppy

There are tradeoffs to the next choice. People who pick up a puppy at 8 weeks have the shortest bonding period and have significantly less challenge potty training and general training the puppy. People who pick up the puppy at 12 weeks or later have the peace of mind that the liver shunt testing is completed before taking the puppy home.

#2 puppy price

Companion pet puppies are sold at $2,500. Puppies with breeding rights are sold at $3,500. The balance of this beyond the deposit is due on the day of pick up. If we ship the puppy to you the balance is due 5 days prior to shipment.

#3 puppy contract

See the Health & Testing page for the purpose of the puppy contract. The contract should be signed on or before the day of the final payment. We are happy to send it to you in advance for review.

#4 akc paperwork

You take home an AKC Registration form that allows you to register your puppy under its new name. You also receive a Litter Certificate from the AKC showing the AKC registration numbers of the Parents, Grandparents and Great Grandparents of your puppy.

#5 shipment of puppy if requested

If your geography requires shipment of the puppy, we will have to quote that as an additional charge, and evaluate if it is feasible based on how many hours the puppy will be in a crate. Thus, this is not always guaranteed to be an option. But we will certainly evaluate it.