No, we will NOT ship puppies. We require all puppy buyers to pick up their puppy in person. We strongly recommend against shipping any puppies and/or adults for many reasons.

All new owners have reported that their pups arrived in great condition, unperturbed by their journey. If you don’t want your puppy shipped I am willing to bring it to you personally. You would be welcome to collect, you would be picked up from the airport and be welcome to stay until your flight home.

We prefer that you pick up your pup in person, but yes we are willing to ship our puppies. WE ONLY SHIP PUPPIES THAT ARE ATLEAST 10 WEEKS OLD. Shipping generally runs between $200-$275 and includes a crate that will last them until adulthood.

Yes. Live cargo is big business for the airlines. All airlines have FCC regulated guidelines that they must follow. Puppies travel in a pressurized, temperature controlled area. Puppies are not allowed to ship before they are 8 summer months because of the heat. Airlines will not allow live animals when the temperatures rise above 80 degrees. I will use a pet taxi service during the summer months when airlines will not ship.

Yes, we would consider shipping our puppies anywhere except to a location that requires quarantine for animals (for example, Hawaii, because we would rather not subject one of our puppies to such isolation at a vital developmental stage in their life). If you are located in the western region of the United States of America, we highly recommend that you pick up the puppy from our home in Lincoln, California.

The training your puppy receives in its first 8 weeks can last a lifetime. Thus socialization is not taken lightly at Sunshine Acres. Following is a general schedule each litter follows while here: weeks -- The puppies are maternally socialized. This simply means they are cared for and taught by their mother. Human contact is limited to healthcare. weeks -- The puppies are imprinted to human contact with petting and light play as well as continued training from their mother.

We do not take deposits for puppies at any time prior to the puppies being born. After the puppies are born we have a better idea of how many puppies will be available. We may take deposits any time after the puppies are born and up until they are 8 weeks old. We do not take deposits for more puppies that we plan to sell. Deposits are in the amount of half the total purchase price with the remaining half due at pick up. Deposits are NON-REFUNDABLE.

All puppies/litters from Woodcrest are raised in our home where they get near constant attention from both us and their Airedale Mother. Every litter is different and we adjust our methods to the needs of the litter and individual puppies. We keep the puppies and their living areas as clean as possible; their Mother helps with this too.

We get our puppies from breeders all across the United States. Some of the breeders we have been working with for up to 20 years. For our clients protection we require a one year warranty against problems associated with bad breeding and we pass the warranty along to our clients. Without this warranty we do not buy from the breeder. Much attention is brought to Pet Stores that sell puppies in that they are easily associated with "Puppy Mills". All our breeders must hold a U.S.D.A.

Usually not. Most dogs are at least 3 years old. But we do sometimes get dogs as young as 1 year. The only time we received puppies was after the raid on the Bergman Puppy Mill.