UPCOMING LITTERS

Rey FALL
2025 Litter

APPROX BREEDING TIMEFRAME: JULY-ISH
GO HOME: NOVEMBER-ISH
COLORS: BLACK AND TAN, BROWN AND TAN, BLACK WOLF SABLE, BROWN WOLF SABLE
STUD: UKKO

PUPPY APPLICATION

Chewie WINTER
2025 Litter

APPROX BREEDING TIMEFRAME: JANUARY
GO HOME: MAY
COLORS: BLACK AND TAN, BLACK WOLF SABLE
STUD: LUKA

PUPPY APPLICATION

Past litters

McCoy x Rey

All puppies going to pet homes will be sold on AKC Limited Registration and will be co-owned with Elevare Finnish Lapphunds until proof of spay/neuter has been received at which time we will sign off of the registration. Puppies going to show homes will be sold with AKC Full Registration and in most cases will be sold on co-ownership contracts until the dog is altered.

REGISTRATION

Our puppies start at $3000 and may be more expensive depending on the costs associated with the litter.  I do not take deposits. Puppies must be paid for in full prior to leaving. Occasionally co-owned puppies will be available for a reduced price to stay in the gene pool. 

PRICE

All puppies sold on limited registration may not be altered before 18 months old and must be altered before 3 years old. We support alternatives to traditional spay and neuter such as an Ovary Sparing Spay or Vasectomy. Our health guarantee will be void if altered before 18 months old.

SPAY/NEUTER

All puppies will receive their microchip before they leave. It is require that I stay an owner on their microchip for the duration the dog’s life as a safety net for the dog.

MICROCHIPS

We do not ship puppies in cargo. All puppies must be picked up in person. We do support the use of flight nannies if needed. Pick up will be available somewhere between 8-10 weeks of age depending on the litter.

PICK UP

All dogs MUST be returned to us in the event that you can no longer or do not want to care for them any longer. Regardless of reason we will issue a full refund for the return of our dogs.

return policy

We raise our litters inside our home using Puppy Culture practices. This allows us to expose our litters to experiences at the right age for their development. Puppies will go home having experienced a vast array of stimuli and experiences. We begin potty training and crate training from a young age to help ease the go home transition.

puppy raising

PLANNED LITTERS

THE BASICS

THE PROCESS

  • Before getting on our waitlist we encourage you to do your homework. Talk to breeders, meet the breed, and ensure you know that Finnish Lapphunds are right for you! We welcome you to come meet our dogs or ask questions and really get to know us! If you would like to arrange an in person meeting or virtual meeting please email me at hello@elevarefinnishlapphunds.com.
  • If you decide you would like to get a puppy from us, please fill out our puppy application. I review puppy applications on a rolling basis but it may take me up to 2 weeks to review your application. If it has been longer than two weeks, please feel free to follow up with me. Once I have approved your application you will be on our waiting list listserv. I will send out information regarding breeding plans and updates. You will also be invited to join our private Facebook group to see more “behind the scenes” of puppy raising.
  • After puppies are born I will reach back out to the waitlist and conduct the second round of the screening process with a zoom call. During this time I cannot guarantee you a puppy.
  • Between 6-8 weeks I will begin to make final determinations about what puppies are going where. At 7 weeks puppies will be temperament tested by an independent evaluator using the Volhard Test. At 8 weeks puppies will receive their structural evaluation. It is at this time when I can begin matching puppies to their families. New homes may not be notified of their placement until the 8 week mark depending on the litter.
  • Around the 8 week mark I will host a zoom call with everyone to answer questions, go over contracts, and share more about the puppies in the litter.
  • Puppies will be ready to go to their new homes between 8-10 weeks of age.

My goal is to make a match made in heaven between our puppies and their people. We do not have a first come first served waitlist. From the day our puppies are born we will take careful notes about their temperaments. At 7 weeks old we bring in an independent evaluator to asses each puppy’s temperament. This is an important piece of matching puppies, but it is also a snapshot in time. We will use our notes along with the results from the Volhard test and structural evaluation to help us select the perfect puppy for you.

PUPPY SELECTION

GO HOME BAG

  • Signed contract with health guarantee
  • AKC registration
  • Microchip (registered by me before they leave)
  • 30 days of health insurance
  • Vaccine records
  • If you are flying you will receive a sherpa bag that your puppy has been introduced to
  • A bag with the Elevare Finnish Lapphund Logo
  • Collar, leash, and harness
  • Toys and Treats
  • Bag of food to transition them to their new food of choice
  • USB with all the photos I have taken

A LIFETIME of breeder support!

McCoy x Reyes

McCoy x Rey kids were born on March 17, 2024. Everyone arrived healthy and vigorous! We were blessed with five beautiful puppies. Three girls and two boys. Raising these puppies was an enormous joy. Sadly, Hickory, our black and tan boy, passed away at 9 weeks old due to a choking accident. While Hickory's death has been profoundly difficult for me, I am comforted to know that in his life he only knew what it was to be endlessly loved. The rest of our puppies are settling in well in their new homes and are proving to be genuinely lovely puppies! We look forward to seeing Wally, Mabel, and Bix hit the show ring late 2024! 

McCoy's Pedigree

Rey's Pedigree

Rey's Health Results

McCoy's Health Results

CHIP

MAPLE

GOLDIE

HONEY

HICKORY

NOW WALLY

NOW MABEL

NOW MINNA

NOW BIX