What Happens:
You can fill out a Puppy Application, or reach out to us via phone, text, or email to express interest in our Mini Goldendoodle Puppies. This initial conversation helps us understand your family’s needs and allows you to ask questions about our program, available litters, and timeline.
What We’ll Discuss:
- Your family composition (adults, children, other pets)
- Experience with dogs or a first-time owner
- Preferred puppy characteristics (gender, color, temperament)
- Timeline and flexibility
- Any questions about our breeding program, health testing, or care practices
What You Need:
- Basic information about your household
- Questions prepared about our program
- Understanding of the general puppy timeline
Application
What Happens:
Complete our puppy application. This helps us understand your lifestyle, expectations, and preferences to ensure the best puppy-family match. Applications are reviewed within 1-3 business days.
Application Includes:
- Contact information (name, email, phone, address)
- Experience with dogs and grooming knowledge
- Preferred puppy characteristics
- Timeline for bringing puppy home
Review Process:
We review applications within 1-3 business days and follow up with approval or additional questions as needed. Approval doesn’t obligate you to move forward—it simply confirms you’re a good fit for our program.
Next Step:
Once approved, you’re ready to place a deposit and join our waitlist or reserve a spot in a specific or current litter.
Deposit & Reservation
What Happens:
Place a $400 deposit to officially reserve your spot. Deposits are accepted in order of receipt and your selection order during Open House.
Deposit Details:
- Amount: $400 (applied toward total purchase price)
- Payment Methods: Cash, Venmo, major credit cards
- Status: Non-refundable but transferable to future litters if circumstances change
- Confirmation: You’ll receive an email confirmation with your deposit receipt
What Your Deposit Secures:
- Reserved spot in selection order
- Regular updates throughout pregnancy and puppy development
- Invitation to Open House at 6 weeks
- Guaranteed opportunity to select a puppy before non-deposited families
Next Step:
Wait for litter arrival (if not yet born) or puppy development updates (if already born). We’ll keep you informed throughout the process.
Birth Announcement:
Within 24 hours of birth, we announce the litter arrival with:
- Total puppy count
- Gender breakdown (number of males and females)
- Initial health status
- Photos of newborn puppies
- Updated timeline for Open House
What You’ll Receive:
Call and/or Text announcement with photos, litter details, and Open House scheduling information.
Next Step:
Puppies develop for six weeks before Open House. We’ll send weekly updates with photos and developmental milestones.
Weekly Puppy Updates
Timeline
What Happens:
Receive weekly updates documenting puppy development, growth, and personality emergence. This is an exciting time to watch your future companion grow.
Weekly Update Content:
- Week 1: Eyes closed, newborn stage, weight tracking
- Week 2: Eyes opening, increased movement, Early Neurological Stimulation begins
- Week 3: Walking, playing with littermates, personality starting to show
- Week 4: Active exploration, socialization intensifies, ready for Open House
What We Share:
- Photos and short videos
- Weight and growth tracking
- Developmental milestones
- Temperament observations
- Gender identification and markings
Your Role:
Watch updates, ask questions, and start thinking about gender and temperament preferences for selection.
Next Step:
Open House at eight weeks where you’ll meet puppies and make your selection.
Open House & Puppy Selection
What Happens:
Open House is when you meet the puppies, observe their personalities, and make your selection. This is the most exciting step in the process.
Open House Options:
In-Person Visit (Preferred)
- Scheduled appointment at our Murray, Utah home
- Duration: 20 minutes
- Children welcome and encouraged—we want puppies to meet your whole family
Virtual Visit (Available for Distant Families, must reside in Utah OR Idaho)
- Live video call via FaceTime, Zoom, or preferred platform
- We’ll show each available puppy and answer questions in real-time
- Duration: 20 minutes
Selection Process:
Families select puppies in deposit order (earliest deposits select first).
Making Your Selection:
Choose your puppy based on gender preference, personality fit, and visual appeal. We provide honest guidance to ensure the best match.
After Selection:
- Receive your puppy’s individual ID (name, gender, markings, collar color)
- Schedule a go-home day appointment (approximately 2 weeks later)
Next Step:
Four more weeks of development with continued updates until go-home day.
Continued Updates
What Happens:
Your selected puppy continues developing with intensive socialization, training introduction, and health preparations for go-home day.
What’s Happening with Your Puppy:
- Weeks 5-6: Increased socialization with children, adults, other pets; exposure to household sounds (vacuum, doorbell, music); introduction to various surfaces and textures
- Weeks 6-7: Litter box training begins; crate training introduction; individual temperament assessment; food transition begins
- Week 7-8: First vaccination series; deworming treatments; veterinary health examination; final preparations for go-home
Updates You’ll Receive:
- Bi-weekly or weekly photos and videos of your specific puppy
- Developmental milestone updates
- Health and veterinary appointment confirmations-
- Go-home day scheduling and preparation checklist
Your Preparation Tasks:
- Finalize puppy supplies (crate, bowls, food, toys, bedding)
- Puppy-proof your home
- Schedule first veterinary appointment (within 72 hours of go-home recommended)
- Arrange time off work for the first few days home
- Prepare family members for puppy arrival
Next Step:
Go-home day arrives at approximately 8 weeks old.
Go-Home Day Preparation
What Happens:
Final coordination for pickup, payment, and go-home logistics.
One Week Before:
- Confirm the go-home appointment date and time
- Provide final payment amount due (purchase price minus $400 deposit)
- Share pickup instructions and what to bring
Remaining Balance Due:
- Female: $1,600
- Male: $1,100
Payment Methods: Cash, Venmo, major credit cards
Due: On or before the go-home day appointment.
What to Bring to Pickup:
- Secure travel crate or carrier
- Collar and leash (we’ll have the puppy in a temporary collar)
- Towels or blankets for travel
- Optional: Small water bowl for travel
Pickup Logistics:
- Location: Our home in Murray, Utah 84107 (exact address provided upon confirmation)
- Duration: 20 minutes for puppy handoff, paperwork, and instructions
- Who Should Attend: All family members welcome, especially children
Next Step:
Go-home day appointment where you meet your puppy and bring them home.
Go-Home Day – Open House
Timeline: Approximately 8 weeks after birth
What Happens:
This is the day you’ve been waiting for—bringing your puppy home!
Appointment Agenda:
- Receive health records and vaccination documentation
- Receive parents’ Embark DNA health screening results
Care Instructions & Training
- Current feeding schedule and food transition plan
- Potty training progress and tips for continuing at home
- Crate training status and nighttime routine recommendations
- Socialization guidance for the next critical weeks
- Common puppy behaviors and how to respond
Take-Home Package
- Puppy care information packet
- Comfort toy with littermate scent
- Mother-scented blanket for security
- Starter food supply
Photos & Departure
Quick family photo with new puppy, final hugs, and send-off.
What Your Puppy Comes Home With:
-First vaccination series completed
-Two deworming treatments completed
-Licensed veterinary health examination
– Health certificate and records
-Welcome bag with supplies
-Lifetime breeder support
Next Step:
Head home and begin your journey together.
Post-Adoption Support
Timeline: Lifetime
What Happens: Our relationship doesn’t end at go-home day. We provide lifetime support for every family.
Our Promise: Your family becomes our family. We’re invested in your puppy’s lifelong success and happiness.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I visit before placing a deposit?
To protect the health and safety of our dogs and young puppies, we maintain strict biosecurity protocols that prevent pre-deposit home visits. We’re happy to schedule video calls where you can tour our whelping room, also meet Ember and Hudson, and ask any questions before making your commitment. Puppy selection and deposit placement are available when puppies reach six weeks of age. Puppies may go home at eight weeks, once the deposit and full payment have been received.
Q: Can I take my puppy home before 8 weeks?
No. Puppies need the full 8 weeks with their mother and littermates for proper socialization, weaning, and development. Early removal can cause behavioral and health issues. This is a non-negotiable policy for the puppy’s well-being.
Q: What if I need to cancel after placing my deposit?
Deposits are non-refundable as they secure your spot and affect our planning. However, we work with families facing legitimate hardships and may transfer deposits to future litters when circumstances allow.
Q: Do you deliver puppies?
We prefer families to pick up puppies at our home for proper handoff. For distant families who live in Utah, we can discuss meeting points, or we can transport on a case-by-case basis. You must reside in the state of Utah for Olsen Family Doodles to accept your purchase. (additional fees apply for transport).
Ready to Start Your Journey?
We’d love to walk alongside you as you bring home your new family member. Reach out today to begin Step 1.
Crystal & Chris Olsen
Olsen Family Doodles
📱 (801) 661-0262 | (385) 347-6030
📍 Murray, Utah 84107