Litters

We have two litters due 15 May and 28 May, 2024. Ready for homes from about July 10. Email now to express your interest.

Vivaretrieva is a small breeder that sometimes has puppies available.

Prospective buyers are asked to complete a comprehensive questionnaire to make sure of a suitable match, followed by a phone chat. If all parties are willing to proceed buyers will receive a copy of our sales contract to read, to be signed on pick up of the puppy. A holding fee of $500 secures your puppy.

Updates are provided on a private Facebook group, where buyers can see the puppies and Dam, our facilities and the pedigree papers and health certificates of the parents.

We choose puppies for families based on what we observe of their temperament and the buyers requirements. The balance of the purchase price is paid at the scheduled time of pick up at 8 weeks of age. Your holding fee is fully refundable if for some reason we are unable to provide you with a puppy. We will not hold a deposit for a future litter.

We do not ship puppies overseas. We prefer buyers to pick up themselves where possible, rather than use puppy transport.

Vivaretrieva puppies:

* have ANKC Limited Register pedigree papers
* come from pedigree parents who have hip, elbow, eye, heart and DNA testing
* are vaccinated, microchipped, vet checked and wormed
* come with a comprehensive care booklet (pdf)
* are raised following “Puppy Culture” protocols which includes early neurological stimulation, training using rewards, and introducing your puppy to various sounds and items to help them cope with new things. We have begun training in regard to house training, preventing resource guarding, coping with stress, car travel, crate training, recall and socialisation.
* come with 6 weeks free Pet Insurance
* have regular video and photo updates on our closed Facebook group
* come with both Blackhawk and Lyka puppy packs

Puppies are well handled from birth and introduced to all the sights and sounds of our household. Mum whelps inside our house and Mum and pups stay inside with us for the first four to five weeks, then puppies stay in our large puppy accommodation with outdoor run. We do not keep our dogs in kennels.