About Us: Placing Puppies

Meet our current babies!

We ask for a completed puppy adoption questionnaire from a prospective owner, because knowing something about the family helps us make sure that both the new owner and the puppy will be happy with the arrangement. We do require spay/neuter agreements for pets, and we offer a rebate to help cover the cost. We're flexible on requirements for homes because we believe good homes come in all shapes and sizes.

Our only non-negotiable rule is that we don't place young puppies in homes where no one is home for most of the day. Puppies require a lot of socialization, supervision and training. People who are away more than five or six hours a day are much better suited to an older puppy or adult whippet, and we'll be happy to help you find one. See Is An Adult Whippet Better for You?

We like to see owners involved with their dogs, and as encouragement, we offer small "rebates" for certain accomplishments: a puppy kindergarten class, a beginning obedience class, Canine Good Citizen title and other AKC or UKC recognized titles, as well as racing or coursing accomplishments; details are in the puppy contract.

Timbreblue puppies are raised in our home, thoroughly socialized, and guaranteed for health and temperament. By the time they go to new homes, they have had car rides, met lots of people and dogs, and been handled and snuggled many times daily since they were born. Puppies are current on shots when sold and go with health records and instructions for future vaccinations and parasite protection.

We provide a health guarantee and are always available to answer questions by email or phone. We also maintain an email discussion list for our puppy and rescuer adopters so they can share stories, ask questions, and compare notes on their dogs. Our extended family of puppy and rescue owners gets together every summer at the Timbreblue Reunion.

'Mom' and our other family dogs (we have an accomplished grandma and a variety of other canine nursery assistants) have a lot to teach a puppy before he's ready for the demands of a new home. We don't let puppies go younger than ten weeks and may hold them longer if we feel it is best for them.

If at any time for any reason, a whippet of our breeding cannot stay in his original family, he is welcome to come home to us regardless of age or condition...no questions asked.

We're planning a litter for winter 2005 and you can join our update list if you're interested. Our puppies are usually reserved before they're born, but people's plans and lives change, so we sometimes have a puppy available when we didn't expect to. If we don't have one available, we're always happy to talk to you about our future litters and we can refer you to other whippet breeders if you prefer not to wait.

Meanwhile, explore our site and find out if a whippet is the dog for you. We don't ship our pups, but Mary Downing, the American Whippet Club breeder referral contact, can help you find a responsible breeder in your area, and our section on Finding a Whippet might also be useful.