Please take the time to fill out the application in FULL. This application is to help us get to know you better and place our puppies into the best homes we can find. Tell us about your family and your home, no one liners please. We have the right to refuse any home that we do not feel is a good fit for our puppies.
We do not charge a fee to process your application, Conduct a phone interview or vet reference check. We do require a deposit to be added to our wait-list and to hold a puppy. This deposit is $500.00. Non refundable. Deposit is collected after approval. We accept deposits in the from of personal check or money order mailed to us. Tracking information by mail carrier is required within 48 hours of approval for your deposit. Your deposit will hold your puppy until he or she come's home to you. At the time of pick up, the remainder of your balance is due. We only accept cash at pick up. If your puppy requires shipping or ground transportation, you are required to pay your remaining balance two weeks before the puppy leaves our care. This is non negotiable. All Puppies stay in our care for 10-12 weeks depending on the needs of your puppy, Pups that are charting under 4lbs will stay the full 12 weeks, Sometimes longer. Your deposit is transferable up to 12 months or until we have your desired sex and coat length available. We keep our wait-list in order based on the date your deposit was received. Steadfast Chihuahua's reserves first right to pick of any litter. We welcome you to pick up your puppy from our home. No visits without prior approval. Our puppies are sold as pets only, you will receive your puppies Limited AKC registration paperwork AFTER proof of spay or neuter has been provided. If you are interested in full rights to one of our pups please reach out to us.
All of our puppies are vet checked before coming home to you and wormed several times. At this appointment each puppy is given a full health exam, their first vaccine and a fecal exam. Each puppy will come home with a puppy package. This includes a 5 lb bag of puppy food, toy, blanket and some type of chew for those puppy teeth. We do not remove declaws. All puppies come with vet paperwork.
We guarantee that your puppy will come to you in great health.
All of our adult breeding dogs are tested through Embark and are vet checked regularly. All of our dogs eyes, hearts and patellas are check by our veterinarian before they are bred.
We cannot guarantee adult weight, but we will do our best to give you an estimate.
Remember that your puppy WILL NOT be fully pad trained or potty trained when you bring them home. We do get a great start on pad training here but your puppy will need time to adjust to a new house. Bringing home a new puppy is a lot of work. Please do not apply if you are not ready for the full responsibility of a new puppy.
Do we send updates to our puppy families?
yes!
We send out weekly updates of your puppy to you once you have been approved and your deposit have been collected. These updates include pictures, videos and a little message about how your puppy is doing. You are always welcome to contact us with any questions regarding your puppy, even after he/she has come home to you! We love to stay in contact with all of our puppy families.
Retired Adults
Do we place retired adults? Yes we do.
If you are looking for a companion that is past the potty training, or maybe you just prefer a calmer older dog? Most of our retirees you will see have grown up here in our home and around our family. Our retired ladies and males come spayed/neutered and up to date on vet visits/exams and dental work (if needed.) Our Retiree's and Young Adults are only available to full-time residents of Michigan. This ensures that should something not work out we are able to bring them back home. Now you may ask yourself why do we re-home some pets? Sometimes complications arise during pregnancy or whelping that require a dog to be spayed. Or other times even with all of the proper heath testing, some dogs just do not work out. We work hard to make sure that retirees get into the best home possible to match their personalities and drive. Not everyone is going to agree with our methods, that's ok, We firmly believe in what we are doing and stand behind our lines here at Steadfast. We are a small hobby breeder and will remain that way and re-homing some of our dogs is required for us to have the proper time and attention for our puppies. Here is a great source from the AKC on how to prepare for success on helping your companion transition into their new home. Click Here. If you are interested in bringing home one of our retired adults, please understand they are going to take time to adjust to a new home. Some dogs take longer then others, we are only looking for homes that are going to understand this and stay in contact with us during this transition. Please do not consider a retired adult unless you are ready to help them adjust, We cannot stress this enough.
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