Historically, at Joslyn Frenchies most families receive the announcement of their ideal puppy within 4-6 months (on average); for several breeds, the wait time has become longer since the COVID pandemic. It is very difficult to predict an exact date or litter that you will be matched with. We cannot predict number of pups, genders or colors until a litter is born. Often families are registered for more than one size so the deposit list is constantly moving and changing as families at the top of the list are being fit into various litters. The greater your flexibility, the greater likelihood that you will be matched fairly quickly with a puppy.  In general, the more specific your desire, the longer it will take for us to have that exact pup. 

When your name gets closer to the top of the deposit list, you and several other families will receive a puppy announcement via email.  We ask families to view the pictures and descriptions and reply to us with their choices in order of preference. We match the puppies based on your preferences and the order in which the deposits were placed. You are always welcome to pass on a litter announcement if the timing isn’t best for you or you want to wait for something different. Unlike almost all other breeders, we don’t “lock you into” a particular litter. We also offer a fully refundable deposit (minus a 5% processing fee).

Our family network is comprised of Partner Homes that serve in a variety of ways. We have three kinds of Partner Homes: Guardian Homes, Surrogate Homes and Transition Homes. Every family is unique, and these different roles within our family network allows flexibility for each family in raising and/or caring for our puppies. Many of our Partner Homes hold more than one role in our network. For example, a family may be both a Guardian Home and a Transition Home or a Surrogate Home may also be a Transition Home, etc.

Once you are matched to your new puppy, we will work with you to schedule a pick-up day and time around the time that your puppy is 8-12 weeks old. We assess each puppy individually and will let you know the best time for your puppy to make that transition to your home. We are glad to take some pictures of you and your new puppy meeting for the first time on your phone. One of our trained staff members will walk you through our Puppy Quick Start Guide which includes helpful information about vet visits, choosing  a groomer, our Health Guarantee, and tips on feeding and crate training.

Your puppy’s Vaccination Record will be given to you with all the vaccinations and de-worming medications and dates of administration your puppy has received thus far. We encourage you to give this record to your vet at your puppy’s first appointment. You will be asked to sign our spay/neuter contract and will be given a receipt of purchase for your puppy. If you pick up in the state of SC, there will be a 6% sales tax. If you pick up in another state, or have your pup delivered to a state other than SC, you will not be charged sales tax.

As stated in our application, all our puppies are sold as personal pets, not for breeding purposes.  Our spay/neuter contract asks families to have their puppy spayed or neutered by their first birthday.  We do not recommend spaying or neutering before 6 months of age as this can interfere with normal growth patterns. Whenever you choose to spay or neuter between the ages of 6 months and 1 year is completely up to you. If your veterinarian recommends waiting until after one year we are fine with that. We ask that you email us a copy of the vet paperwork when the procedure is complete in fulfillment of your contract.

Your puppy should have the ability to sleep through the night. Sometimes they have a bit of an adjustment once they separate from their siblings but it doesn’t take long for them to adjust to their crate.

We’ve found that typically puppies can “hold it” half the number of hours of their age; so an 8 week old puppy can hold it 4 hours, a 10 week old puppy can hold it 5 hours, etc. At night you can usually add a couple hours to that formula.  During the day, puppies seem to go through spurts where they have bursts of energy, and then they tucker out and sleep for a while. A young puppy is still a baby and needs quite a bit of sleep. Read the links here for more helpful information about Crate Training and House Training.

Yes! We offer both Ground Delivery and Flight Nanny Delivery Services to our adoptive families. Here’s a link to our pricing and more information about our Ground Delivery and Flight Nanny services: Delivery Services

Additional pups delivered to the same location will be $100 each for delivery. So if three family members (or neighbors) each had a Doodle puppy delivered, you could save on delivery costs. 

We will start you off with several supplies, but the biggest item we recommend you purchase is a crate.  We recommend choosing a size that will fit your puppy when full grown (the description of each crate should give you a weight range) and use the crate’s divider to make the crate smaller when your puppy is little.  (Dogs are “den” animals and love to keep their “den” clean which really helps with the potty training process.  If the crate is very big, they often create a “potty corner” which defeats one purpose of the crate which is to help complete the potty training process.)

On Adoption Day, you will receive your puppy’s Vaccination Record that will have listed the two vaccinations your puppy has received as well as the dates of administration. Typically, our puppies receive Neopar and Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv (Canine Distemper Virus, Adenovirus 2, Parainfluenza Virus, Parvovirus). Also noted on the Vaccination Record will be the de-worming medications your puppy has received to date. 

This Vaccination Record is designed for you to give to your vet at your puppy’s first visit so that the next required vaccinations can be scheduled. Most vets recommend a 12-week and a 16-week vaccination as well as other vaccinations for your puppy’s continued health. Our vaccinations are administered by family vets or by our breeders and health coordinators who are trained in the proper storage and administration of puppy vaccinations. The only vaccination required by law to be administered by a vet is the rabies’ vaccination. Your vet will need to administer the rabies’ vaccination to your puppy at the appropriate age which is typically when your pup is around 14 weeks of age.

All of our puppies come with a one-year Health Guarantee, and if you decide to use TLC Pet Food (the puppy/dog food we recommend) we extend the health guarantee to three years. With the thoroughness of our guarantee it is definitely one of “the best in the business.” To read our full Health Guarantee,

We highly recommend TLC Puppy Food, and we think it is one of the best food on the market for most dogs. We switched our dogs to it a few years ago and we have seen a noticeable difference in their health. TLC is only available online and is not sold in stores, so you will probably want to place your order once you’re matched to your puppy. (Click on this link to receive a discount on your first order:  TLC Website Then enter this Code in the Coupon Code space: 687651025)

TLC is often made 3-5 days before it is shipped to your door for free, is only sold through top quality breeders, has an auto-ship feature so you’ll never run out, and is similar in price to brands such as Blue Wilderness. It is our favorite food by far, and we believe in its quality so strongly, that we extend our one-year Health Guarantee to three years for families who feed TLC the full three years. We certainly know there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all puppy/dog food, so we definitely encourage you to choose the best food for your pet.