Preparing for your Puppy

1. Send Remaining Balance of Deposit (if you were on the waitlist)

Clients who have sent a $250 advance waitlist fee, will owe $250 at the time of picking their puppy to complete the $500 non-refundable deposit. Clients who are purchasing a puppy that have not paid anything prior (were not on the waitlist) owe $500 at the time of placing a deposit to complete the non-refundable deposit.

Methods of Payment:

• Good Dog (preferred for electronic payments)

  • Good Dog Payment

• Zelle

  • nativecorgis@gmail.com

2. Complete all needed Forms

-What should already be done?

• Review the Contract and Health Guarantee

• Fill out and Submit a Puppy Application

• Read and Submit our Deposit Agreement Form

-Needs to be Completed:

• Sign our Picture Agreement Form

• Submit the Contact Form

3. Buy dog food and your Puppy Starter Pack

We have done extensive research and have learned so much about what works for our dogs and what does not. We have come up with feeding guidelines that optimizes our dogs health, growth, quality of life, and life expectancy. The brands we have recommended have met our standards with quality and customer service. They do not cut corners and produce high quality food and products. They source their products from reputable and safe sources as well. The reason we require our puppies to be raised on these foods is because we know it works and we know it is what is best for their health and it is important that corgis are fed an appropriate diet for proper growth. We strongly feel that many dog foods cause puppies to grow too fast and then cause issues down the line; we have not seen that issue with our dogs and puppies raised on any of the recommended foods. We understand that not one single dog food works for all dogs and feel that the variety between the brands and formulas/recipes will be able to suite every puppy’s needs. We personally rotate between brands every 3-4 bags and rotate between formulas of that brand each bag to give our adult dogs variety in their diet.

**Clients are required to buy at least one bag of dog food the litter was raised on and then can choose between any of the recommended brands and formulas/recipes (must be grain friendly and not grain-free) that we have listed as approved.

Native Corgis Feeding Guidelines:

• Approved dog food.

• Soak food in Pawtree bone broth (this is essential, kibble is designed to be rehydrated, if not rehydrated your dog will be constantly dehydrated)

• 1 spoonful of canned food is plenty per feeding. We use FirstMate Wild Pacific Salmon & Rice Formula for canned food. This can be bought on chewy (click on the underlined text and it should take you right to it) and should last a long time. You only use enough to create a gravy on the food.

• Fish oil from PawTree

• NuJoint

• NuVet

4. Order NuVet Plus and NuJoint

All of our adult dogs and puppies are given Nuvet Plus Supplements and NuJoint Supplements. Our puppies must stay on NuJoint for the first 3 years of their life and stay on NuVet for the first year. We strongly encourage our puppy clients to continue their puppies on both past those times as well. We have seen Nuvet help with shedding and coat condition along with overall health. NuVet is an immunity booster and helps tremendously during any form of stress. Most importantly, I give NuJoint as a preventative to all of my dogs. Many people restrict their Corgis activity to prevent problems with joints later in life. I personally do not think it would be fair to restrict my dogs activities because they are herding dogs and love to go out and play. I feel like a good joint supplement helps prevent joint problems later in life. Also, NuJoint DS is great for older dogs who are having some problems with their joints. With our order code “793757” you will have wholesale pricing.

5. Sign Up for Baxter and Bella Training Program

We are happy to say that we are partnered up with Baxter and Bella to help transition your new puppy into your home. All of our puppies are raised with the Baxter and Bella training method in mind. We spent a lot of time using their training and thoroughly researching their business and training methods before we decided to partner with them. By continuing this training method with your puppy, the transition into a new home should go much smoother and you can pickup where I have left off.

6. Schedule your puppy pickup day time slot or schedule transportation

There will be a button on your puppy’s private litter page that will allow you to select a time slot for puppy pickup day. All puppies that are being shipped, using a flight nanny, or ground transport will have their travel arranged by us as soon as we can, arranging this ASAP helps plan fo things and cuts down your costs. Payment for travel must be paid before booking.

7. Order supplies for your puppy

8. Make Final Payment Arrangements

All clients with puppies leaving in person on puppy pickup day are strongly encouraged to pay in cash on pickup day. All puppies traveling or clients who plan to pay electronically will be asked to send final payment 14 days in advance to the puppy leaving to ensure all funds are processed and not held up by the time the puppy leaves.

• Methods of Payment:

• Cash (preferred for in person pickup)

• Good Dog (preferred for electronic payments)

  • Good Dog Payment

• Zelle

  • nativecorgis@gmail.com

9. Schedule your vet appointment within 3 days of your puppy going home

Your puppy will be coming home to you with age appropriate vaccinations and deworming along with being microchipped. At your first visit with your vet, you will not need to get any vaccinations done. It should just be a general wellness check to confirm with your vet that you received a healthy puppy. All puppies are seen with our vet prior to leaving and we want your vet to confirm that and have it in their records as well. This visit is also a great time to schedule future vaccination visits and your spay/neuter appointment, if your vet will allow you to schedule that in advance.

10. Sign your Contract

(will be sent to your email and signed electronically)

11. Sign up for Trupanions free 30 day “Go Home Offer”

All clients are required to activate the free “Go Home Offer” prior to the puppy leaving. You can activate your offer with the code in the flyer below, this can be activated once a deposit is made and a puppy pickup day has been planned. If this is not activated and something happens to come up in the first 30 days, we will not be held liable for any expenses. Keep in mind that puppies are adventurous and can do silly things like eat something they shouldn’t (socks, hairbands, rocks, etc) and they can be clumsy and even break a leg.

Overview for clients (outside of Florida or New York):

• 30 days of coverage with no obligations

• Immediate Coverage, waiting periods are waived

• $250 deductible and 90% coverage, no payout limits

12. Puppy Go Home Day Folder Information- Please download and read prior to pickup

We used to send home a folder with so much information in it. We have found that people still had a ton of questions at pickup, and due to the excitement of picking up a puppy questions and answers tend to be forgotten if discussed during pickup. We hope by linking the file here with all the information that we used to send home in every puppy’s folder that people will be able to download it and read through it before puppy pickup day. This will help answer any questions you may have and if there are still more questions after reading over the file, please ask.

Information in the Puppy Go Home Day Folder File:

• Vet information

• How to feed your new puppy

• Diet and supplement Info

• Training Information

• Corgi Information

• New Puppy Care Handout

13. What will be in your puppy go home bag

o   Contract (should already be signed electronically)

o   Vet Check Records

o   Health records

o   Microchip information (your puppy will be coming home microchipped)

o   Other things – Puppies go home with a go home bag with a few toys, treats, and a blanket that has their mom, siblings, and my scent on it. Each bag is customized for each puppy.