2. What is your work (school) schedule?
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3. What will a typical day be like for your puppy?
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4. Everyone would like an easy, unchallenging dog. Speaking in extremes only, if you had to choose would you rather a puppy who is reserved but maybe skeptical or needs more patience to socialize, or would you rather a rambunctious, high energy puppy who needs a lot of stimulation and assistance with relaxation?
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Most Tollers are the latter.
5. What are the things that you are most excited to train your puppy?
6. What are some things that you will be introducing your puppy to right away? (i.e. elevators, underground parking, sirens, gunshot (hunters), toddlers, cats, glass doors, being alone for 8 hours a day, etc.)
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7. Are there specific disciplines or activities that you want your dog to be able to participate in? If yes, at what age will you be starting this?
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8. When do you plan to start puppy classes? Where you are going to take classes? I recommend getting into the earliest possible opportunities to carry on the foundations already started with the puppy.
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Reminder, our own trainer and a Daintree guardian dog owner Heather Fox is a positive reinforcement trainer and offers an exclusive Toller/Daintree puppy class via Zoom.
9. Which of the following organized activities have you considered/are you planning to explore with your dog when s/he is old enough?
Most Tollers thrive with mental/physical stimulation of organized activities.
10. Which of the following casual activities do you plan to participate in with your dog?
11. Which gender do you prefer? If for some reason, a suitable puppy of this gender is not available, can you be happy with the other gender or would you rather wait for a future litter?
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Those who took advantage of the All In All Now payment option preferences gender preference will be considered after the matching of families with certain gender requirements for showing/breeding.
12. Are you willing to accept a puppy who may be a larger or smaller than average Toller when full grown?
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Puppy size is not a strong factor in the determination of the dog's full grown size. A small puppy can become an average or even a large example of the breed.
13. Opportunity to select a couple of favourites, with your reasons as to why. THIS IN NO WAY GUARANTEES THE PUPPY/IES YOU LIST. Please list a minimum of three (or more) puppies that you feel an affinity toward. Optional response.
We spend all our time with the puppies and are best positioned to make the match for you based on the puppy's overall behaviour, not simply on their looks or a cute thing they did in a video.
14. Are you willing to accept a puppy who has any of the following minor health defects? Umbilical hernia, teary eyes, other minor concern?
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Our veterinarian has deemed these concerns to be minor. Major concerns are not listed here and would have been disclosed to the group after their check ups.
15. Briefly describe your plan for the puppy in the week immediately following Gotcha Day. (Will you be at home or working outside of the home, who is supporting you, have they been able to watch Puppy Culture, etc.?)
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16. Where will your puppy sleep this week? Where will your dog sleep once s/he is an adult?
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17. What is your meal plan for the first few days? What do you have on hand for chewing? Please be specific.
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18. Please describe a few of the new dogs and children you are planning to introduce your puppy to right away. This is VERY important, so if you haven’t lined any up, it is imperative that you do.
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This answer can include socializing at a distance and observation/exposure without direct contact.
19. Which vet have you selected? Have you spoken with them about the minimal vaccination protocol? Will they stock a parvo/distemper (NO OTHER VACCINE) shot for your puppy?
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20. Do you have any concerns or are there any areas where you need more understanding about your future puppy?
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21. Do you have anything else you want to mention or concern about when it comes to making the match for you?
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It's ok to have a favourite puppy, but having a few favourites is even better. Please refrain from specifically mentioning a particular puppy if you can.
22. Have you read the webpages on the Daintree site "air travel with puppy" and/or “road tripping with your puppy” as it pertains to you?
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23. What is your travel set up? (i.e. type of carrier, items you are packing for the puppy.)
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