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What Comes With Your Puppy
Everything included in the $700, everything that costs extra, and what you should have ready before the puppy arrives.
Every puppy leaves with a written health record, its vaccinations done to schedule, worming complete, a veterinary examination by Bell Rock Veterinary Clinic, enough of its current food to change over gradually, and a takeback commitment for life. All of that’s in the $700. The only things that cost extra are microchipping and delivery beyond the meeting radius.
Included
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Veterinary examination | By Bell Rock Veterinary Clinic, Sedona, before the puppy travels |
| Vaccinations | DHPP, covering distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvovirus; at ten weeks, dhpp booster and canine influenza |
| Worming | Every two weeks from two weeks old until ten weeks old |
| Written health record | Dated, travels with the puppy, in your hand at collection |
| Food | Enough of what it’s already eating to change over slowly rather than on day one |
| Feeding and care notes | What it eats, how much, and its routine so far |
| Takeback for life | No time limit, no conditions |
| Direct access to the breeder | Me, by phone, for as long as you’ve the dog |
Not included
| What | Cost |
|---|---|
| Microchip | Available for an additional fee. Say so when you write and it’s done before travel |
| Delivery beyond the meeting radius | Quoted by distance. Ground or flight nanny |
| Neuter or spay | Your vet, at the age they recommend for a large breed |
| Rabies vaccination | Age-dependent and often legally tied to your own state |
I drive up to two hours out of Sedona to meet buyers at no charge. Everything past that’s quoted honestly by distance, because a puppy going to Maine genuinely costs more to move than one going to Phoenix. How each option works.
What to have ready before it arrives
- A crate, bought at adult size. With a divider you move as the puppy grows. Buying twice is the common mistake.
- The same food it’s already on, so you can change over across a week or so rather than all at once.
- A collar and a flat lead. Not a retractable one, and not on a strong breed.
- A vet appointment already booked for within a week of arrival. Book it before the puppy lands.
- Your lease, HOA or insurer checked in writing. This is the one that catches people. Do it before the deposit, not after.
- A plan for stairs. Carry the puppy on them until six months, and put a runner on hard treads. Joints in the first year are the thing you can’t fix later.
If you want a shopping list with rough costs, the first-year breakdown has everything itemized. Budget $1,900 to $3,600 for the first twelve months including the puppy, and understand that the purchase price is the smallest line on it.
Ask what a particular puppy needs
I’ll tell you what it’s eating, what its routine is, and what to have in the house before it arrives.