Transportation Options
You may come to the house if you like but you will not be inspecting my bedroom or touching newborn puppies. I make you wear booties and take off your shoes, if they are young then robes and gloves might be insisted upon. I don't put my address on the webpage because I don't allow people to just show up, you will be scheduled for a midday appointment around 3 - 6 pm. No video or photography permitted without explicit consent for each photo. Appointments are reserved for buyers that have at a minimum placed a deposit.
Money is due for the pup before pick up if doing online payment or if the pup is being delivered so the transaction can go through on the platform. We can discuss special circumstances.
If through the GoodDog platform remember you are protected in this transaction and will be reimbursed by them if I don't deliver, they protect me too in case the buyer is the bad actor. I am not allowed to take in hand any moneys not done through the app. You can do an electronic check or credit card or klarna Credit for full payment, I don't think cash works because they want their percentage electronically. We can only do cash (I will check for counterfeit) if you find me outside the gooddog platform of which I have a special code to give you so they won't take the 6% fee. I don't mind paying a good middleman a fair price, they do provide value.
If by Dogg!t then I am still learning that platform, I do know that you pay them a matchmaker fee separate from my fees.
By Car:
Transportation can be arranged to deliver your new puppy after payment is complete to a location chosen by me with cameras for safety and proof of delivery. Cost is determined by distance. I will be sending one of my sons.
By Plane or train:
I am also willing to fly your puppy to you and meet at the airport for a fee of the cost of the roundtrip ticket from ROA airport in Roanoke Virginia doubled. It may not cost as much but this is a good, generalized rule. It depends on if I need a hotel if you are really far away. For example, If the ticket is $600 roundtrip with taxes and extra fees for animal transport to your airport the total will be $1200 due at the time of puppy purchase in addition to the deposit + purchase price of the puppy. This covers my hotel as redeye flights don't seem to be a thing anymore, food, time, etc. You wouldn't sleep in the airport and neither will I. I will not drive extra hours to save airfare, I fly in and out of ROA. Lower 48 USA only as outside of those areas will have quarantine restrictions. There are services that you can employ for potentially cheaper prices because they fly standby and sleep in the airport chairs, and often have multiple animals at one time, more power to 'em. Brachycephalics can't fly cargo, you may see cheaper cargo services but this is not an option for shih tzu. The dalmatians will get too big quick so as close to 8wks old is ideal and I will need around 3 weeks time to get a good ticket price so you will have to have purchased the pup at around 4-6 weeks of age. I suppose the dalmatians can fly cargo if they are older but only in fair weather temperatures. This travel transaction must be done separate from the puppy sale transaction due to my 6% fee through Good Dog for sales of pups if you didn't use my special link code initially if you found me other than through the gooddog search engine. By Amtrak we can meet in Alexandria Virginia (ALX) at the Union Station a half hour drive from Washington DC. These must be scheduled 3 weeks out or more for discount fare. The estimated cost for the train delivery is $300 in total but can change according to distance and if hotels are needed...ALX is close enough that I can come home the same day. I will be sending one of my sons.