Puppies are $600. We sell with a spay/neuter contract. Breeders will be much happier and their dogs more productive when breeding/litters are not a concern.

Puppies are born in the house as they require 24 hour care for the first few weeks. They are moved to the barn as soon as they have their eyes open and can walk fairly well.  At that time they are with our alpacas 24/7 as well as with our other adult dogs. They are introduced to our birds (chickens, ducks, guineas, quail, and pheasants) at that time. Puppies are introduced to and socialized with children and will have visited a senior citizens center or care facility and probably a pre-school and possibly a school for challenged children and adults. We believe it is extremely important that they be socialized to people.

Our puppies arrive at their new homes alpaca and bird friendly. They will have been in with both for several weeks and will have begun the bonding process. Once on their new farm puppies should meet their alpacas and live with them as soon as possible even though they will not be fully capable of defending and guarding until two years old. This is not to say they will not defend or guard before that but that is the age they are considered mature. Emily, Maggie, and Kerry, our breeding females, have been in the fields with animals since they were several months old and were active guardians. And from what I've read and heard, especially from some of our customers, that is not unusual. But it is not the norm either.

They will bark at night if something disturbs them or they sense danger to their animals. Do they bark continually or for no reason? No. But you must remember, and I tell and stress this to everyone who buys one or more of our puppies, their senses are so much keener than ours that you should always trust your dog's instincts. There are a lot of things that go bump in the night!  That is their job: to alert not just you but primarily the "intruder" to "Watch Out! Big White Dogs On Guard Here! You value your predator hide? Then Get Lost!"  That is their first line of defense and usually all that is ever needed. So, yes, they bark but only when needed. The puppy will go through a stage when it will bark more than an adult but it doesn't last long.

In reality the only training you will need to do is to teach your puppy basic commands such as come, sit, stay. Keep in mind that they are strong-willed and independent dogs and will obey you ...eventually. There will be corrections along the way but we as well as our customers have found them to be minimal. We will talk/walk you through the things you will need do for them – mostly common sense type things.

I recommend the great books listed under the recommended reading tab for you to purchase and read and reread (as I still do!). There are lots of people out there in cyberspace that are great with answers and tips. Honestly, with some exceptions, I have had to do very little "training" per se, mostly corrections. You will have our phone numbers, including cells, and we will expect you to call with your concerns and questions. It is never a problem; our utmost concern is that the puppies and you are happy with each other.

Male or female? That is a tough question and is really almost a six of one, half dozen of the other. Honestly we recommend one of each to many of our clients for many reasons. If two are a possibility let me know and I'll go through the reasons, advantages and disadvantages. Probably half of our customers take two or more puppies. Just starting out, again if possible, two females or one of each, properly spayed/neutered would probably be the way to go.

I personally like the male's size and sheer presence; probably a guy thing. On the other hand our females seem to be more "maternal" with the female alpacas and their crias. Maggie, one of our mommas, is our mid-wife and "step-mom" to everyone's puppies. I do know, from experience, that two intact males just do not work. Again from personal experiences, having intact males and/or females is a disruptive situation and takes away from their primary and sole purpose of being LGDs.

We have puppies coast to coast and everyone is successfully guarding, some at a very early age. Either through good genes. good breeding, good early training by our "staff" or just plain luck, we have never had a puppy or retrained rescue dog that has not been a successful and contributing member of a farm or ranch. We are very conscientious about our service after your puppy has arrived. We will give you not only our home phone number but both cell phones so that you can contact us whenever you have a question or concern.

We have references available upon request.