Policies

When adopting from Grace Wood Farm, you are committing to partner with us and our team to set a different standard in this community. We have implemented policies to ensure we give our puppies the best. Our hope here at Grace Wood Farm is that you will find a family dog to love forever and feel like you are a part of the family!

 

Training

We have a firm policy at Grace Wood Farm: if you want any puppy from us, you'd better be 100% ready to train it! Every puppy needs training, and not being willing to do this disqualifies you from owning a puppy or dog. A dog may have the best genetics, parents with the best temperaments, and the highest level of socialization from birth. But that dog can become a lousy doggie if it doesn't get training! If you want "the perfect pet," you must be willing to invest the time, money, and effort in training your dog once they are home. If you put in the training, you will reap the benefits!

 

To give our Grace Wood Farm Families the best opportunity for a well-trained dog, we have partnered with lifetime online puppy trainers Baxter and Bella. Visit www.baxterandbella.com to check them out. When you place a deposit, we will provide you with a unique coupon code for 25% off.

 

Rehoming Policy

When you buy a baby from us, you welcome a family member, and they will not be rehomed in a non-ideal situation. If you decide that you no longer want your dog for any reason, you must return the dog and its belongings to us for rehoming. 

 

All of our dogs deserve the opportunity to lead happy and stable lives. We do not want our dogs to end up in kill shelters, sold on Craigslist, or bounced from home to home. We have many wonderful families waiting to receive a dog from us, and it is always easy to rehome a dog in a fantastic setting.

 

When you sign Grace Wood Farm's contract, you agree to pay a $5,000 legally binding agreement fine if you break it. Please understand that we want our babies to be safe, loved, and in good long-term homes. This also gives everyone the comfort of knowing that we here at Grace Wood Farm care about our sweet babies!

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Health Guarantee

Here at Grace Wood Farm, we are confident that our puppies will be healthy when we send them home with you, so we offer a one-year health guarantee. For 12 months after birth, we guarantee that your dog will be free from any inherited diseases impairing long life, good health, and full function as a pet. A vet must check the puppy within five days of taking them home and spayed/neutered at six months. Details of the Health Guarantee are provided when you purchase a puppy or upon request.
 

Spay/Neuter Policy

We do not offer breeding rights for any of our puppies, and you are required to spay/neuter your dog by six months of age, or your health guarantee will be voided. This prevents unplanned and unwanted pregnancies, removes the possibility of your dog contracting a canine STD, and eliminates the chance of a fine for violating our contract by unapproved breeding. You can learn more about this in our Anti-Puppy Mill Policy.​

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We've set our policy after reviewing the opinions of hundreds of vets and veterinary organizations. The risks associated with waiting far outweigh the chances of a six-month neuter, which is why it is in our policy. 
 

Deposit

The deposit to join our waitlist and become eligible for a litter is $250. When you join a litter, this deposit is put towards the total cost of your puppy. Deposits are non-refundable, and refunds will not be issued for any reason.

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12-month Price Lock-in

When you place a deposit and join our waitlist, the price quoted to you is secure for 12 months. After 12 months, the puppy's price will change to the current price for the breed and size you chose when placing your deposit. If you decide to switch to a different breed or size, you will automatically pay the current price for that breed/size.

 

Litter Timing and Size

Grace Wood Farm does not guarantee any timings of future litters, as dogs can go into heat earlier or later than predicted. Additionally, we do not guarantee specific litters, as sometimes the mating does not take. These are living creatures, and we are working with their bodies and time schedules. We do not run a puppy mill. Therefore, we work with the mamas and daddies that we have on their schedules. If a litter does not take, we will move you to the next litter of the breed you picked. We also do not guarantee litter size, as this is 100% up to God. If your litter is smaller in size than the slotted deposits, we will move the spot holders who can't get a puppy to the next litter of the breed you picked.

 

Gender and Color

We cannot guarantee the gender and colors of puppies that will be born, and based on your spot in line, you may have different choices.

 

Location of Litters

Standard and Mini Sheepadoodles may come from either our California or Tennessee locations, depending on the litter. Micro Sheepadoodles come from our Atlanta location. Merle Standard Sheepadoodles come from our South Carolina location, and Reverse Sheepadoodles come from our California location.

 

Picking a Specific Litter

Once you place a deposit, you will be assigned to the general waitlist. Waitlist spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. After our parent dogs successfully mate and the puppies are born, we contact our deposit holders with info about the litter and give them the option to join that specific litter based on their spot on the deposit waitlist. Full payment (excluding the cost of rare markings) of the remaining balance is required to confirm your spot on a litter. Your puppy cannot be picked up from the breeder's location or transported to you unless payment has been made in full. Please see the "Limit to Skipping Litters" Policy for more info.

 

Picking a Puppy

You can pick out your puppy when they are 5-6 weeks old. When the puppies are born, you will be emailed a schedule that includes Pick Day, Go Home Day, and other important dates/deadlines. You pick your puppy based on the number in the line of your deposit. Your deposit secures your spot in the reservation line and contributes to your overall cost.  

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Right to Breeder's Pick

There is always a breeder's first-choice pick, and we can decide at any time to keep any puppy. The first deposit will always be after us if we were to decide to keep a pick of the litter.

 

Forfeiture of Litter Spot on Pick Day

At times on pick day, families decide not to choose a puppy from the litter they committed to. You may, at that point, decide to forfeit your spot on that litter and return to the general waitlist. 

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Go Home Day

This is the day you will get your baby, usually eight weeks after the puppies are born. Unless there is an emergency, we require all puppies to be picked up on the designated Go Home Day. Puppies are sent home with a care package that includes their records, a blanket or toy scented with the litter, and other essential items, such as their papers and vaccination records.

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Puppy Transport & Shipping

If you need help getting your puppy home, we can provide a list of third-party, pre-approved transporters. We've worked with each of these transporters for years, and they do an exceptional job caring for your pup during their journey. They can provide you with a quote for either a ground or flight delivery of your puppy. All airline transports are done with the puppy flying in the cabin with the transporters, so they are always under supervision and care. We've transported puppies to 48 states - anywhere in the country is an option! Ask us today for a list of recommended transporters. 

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Interacting With Our Team

We are committed to giving our clients a wonderful experience at Grace Wood Farm. We treat our clients like family because that's what they are. We are entering into a relationship that will hopefully last for many years, and good relationships take effort. We strive to be kind, respectful, and helpful at every opportunity, and we ask that our clients treat our team with the same respect. Please note that throughout the process, we thoroughly vet our clients to ensure they are a good fit. If you respond to our team with hostility or irrational demands, it may cause us to reevaluate your character, intentions regarding our puppies, and your eligibility to adopt a dog from us. 

 

Location Visits

For the health and safety of our location breeders, their families, parent dogs, and puppies, we do not offer in-person tours of our facilities. We take extra precautions to protect our locations due to concerns such as kennel cough, distemper, and parvovirus.

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All this is in place to give you the best puppy you can get!​