Golden Retriever Puppies for Adoption - SmallTown Golden Retrievers

adoption process

Our Adoption Process

At Small Town Golden Retrievers, our puppies are family members, not products, therefore we do our best to select the very best match for both our puppies and your family. Because of this, the first step in our adoption process is filling out an application (below). Once approved for adoption, we require a deposit. Then comes the fun part, you meet the puppies in-person, and choose your puppy in order of deposit received. Because puppies become family members, we feel that selecting a puppy in person is essential.

Adoption Application

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Why did you decide on a Golden Retriever for your new pet, and have you familiarized yourself with the characteristics of the Golden? Both Temperament and physical traits common to the breed?

Have you ever owned a dog and been responsible for his/her care, training, etc.? If not still living with you, what were the circumstances surrounding his/her departure?

Will the puppy share a home with others besides yourself? Spouse - Children - Other Animals?

If you have pets, what are they, and have they been neutered/spayed?

Do you have a preference for color or sex of your new puppy? If so, Why?

Are you certain you are able to afford not only the purchase price of the puppy/dog, but the ongoing care and maintenance of him/her for the next 10 - 15 years?

What are yours and, your spouse/partner's professions and are they conducted outside the home?

Will there be someone at home to supervise the puppy during the day?

How long will puppy be on his/her own on average during the day for the first 2 months?

Will the puppy reside indoors or out?

Do you have a fenced yard or fenced, dedicated space for the puppy exercising and eliminating?

Do you live in a home or apartment home?

Do you own or rent?

If you rent, is the owner aware of your desire to adopt a Golden Retriever?

Will your family schedules and obligations allow for the time and opportunity to include the puppy in many of your activities?

Are you prepared to purchase a crate/kennel for the puppy's training and protection?

Are you willing to enroll in an organized obedience training with your puppy to help create a well behaved and sociable companion?

Will all members of the household be aware of/participating in the training so puppy does not receive conflicting information of what is/is not acceptable behavior?

How long do you expect house training to take?

How much time weekly do you expect to spend on training and grooming?

Is it your desire to have the dog involved in obedience, conformation, hunt/field work, search & rescue, agility, and/or family companion?

We don't recommend spay / neutering before 2 years of age. Are you ok with that? You are purchasing a “limited” AKC registration, this means the puppy will not be able to be bred.

Are you willing to provide us with feedback at regular intervals as far as the puppy's social/physical development and how the puppy is adjusting to his/her new home? We would like to receive pictures and hear from you!

Timeframe Preferred

Do you understand that even though we have taken the time and expense to engage in health screening before mating our Golden Retrievers, there can be no guarantee that the puppy/dog purchased is completely free of genetic defect? This includes allergies. Which can include food and environmental allergies.

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I have answered all questions honestly and agree to the following statement:

I agree

I understand that even though we have taken the time and expense to engage in health screening before mating our Golden Retrievers, there can be no guarantee that the puppy/dog purchased is completely free of genetic defect. This includes allergies. Which can include food and environmental allergies.

Download Our Health Guarantee

Our health guarantee contract must be signed in order to complete the adoption process. Please bring your signed copy when you pick pick up your puppy.

Training Program

We are linked with a certified dog trainer that if you so choose, your puppy could go to her from age 8-12 weeks and learn the basic foundation training such as Sit, Stay, Come, Being crated for the night, leash walking, basic manners, potty training, more in depth socialization ect.

This is a great program to really jumpstart your puppies training with a certified trainer. She has worked with lots of puppies and does a great job!

This is a program that if you are thinking to choose that option we should know it as soon as possible in order to have the trainer reserve a place for your puppy for that month!

The cost for this program is $550 per week.

2 weeks is the minimum time frame the trainer allows and she will do the program for up to 8 weeks.