Yes! Your puppy will go home with a selection of the foods he is already used to eating, a few toys, a small blanket that smells like his mother and siblings, a collar and a leash.

Your puppy will have a vet check at around 7 weeks old. At this time, he will receive his first round of puppy vaccines, his microchip, and his passport. We will tell you when he needs to go back to the vet for future vaccines, and it will also be noted in his passport.

Puppies’ characters only begin to really develop between the ages of 5-6 weeks. We wait until they are 7 weeks old to do the character test because this allows us to gather as much information as possible in order to make the best matches!

Yes and no. We work on building a solid foundation for our puppies, to make life as easy as possible for the new owners. Our puppies get introduced to many objects, sounds, and experiences including riding in the car and sleeping in a crate. We practice asking them to sit before they are given treats or meals, but this does not mean that they know how to sit on command. We also use grass pellets for our litter box, to encourage them to pee and poop only on grass, but this does not mean they are fully house-trained. Your puppy will be well-prepared for his new life, but there is much you will need to teach him! We consider our puppies to be “well-socialised” at 8 weeks old rather than “trained”.

Our philosophy is that ethical breeding means considering each puppy’s individual needs and providing him and his family with a lifetime of support. We are not selling you an item or an accessory, but a friend for life. This is a big responsibility that we take very seriously. Every puppy is not suitable for every family, so we spend a lot of time getting to know our puppies and their families and we invest a lot in extensive character testing to make the best matches. We’ve successfully matched close to 100 puppies now, and so far feedback on this approach has been overwhelmingly positive! Families tell us they feel that their dog was made for them.

As for selection based on colour, Cobberdogs tend to change colours (often dramatically) as they get older. Red can turn to white (or vice versa), and chocolate can turn to grey. To avoid disappointment in the long run, we find character to be infinitely more important as a selection criteria.

If there is a certain colour you absolutely don’t want, we will put you on the list for a litter in which we aren’t expecting puppies of that colour. This is to maximise the number of puppies we have to choose from when selecting your puppy.

We remain available for questions and advice for the rest of your dog’s life. You can ask questions and share experiences in the dedicated WhatsApp group together with the owners of your puppy’s siblings. This group will always remain open. You are also welcome to contact us directly.

We also have a hidden section of our website only for owners of a Heart & Soul pup. This includes many articles answering the most common questions we get.

Yes! Your puppy is a registered Australian Cobberdog. Because puppies can only be registered once they have their microchips (around 7 weeks old), your pedigree will most likely not be ready yet on pickup day but you will receive it shortly after. You are always welcome to ask if you’d like copies of the pedigrees of your puppy’s parents.

The Australian Cobberdog is considered “in development”. For more information, we invite you to read our page on the Australian Cobberdog on our website.

For the purposes of microchip registration and registration at the vet’s office, your pup will be considered a mixed breed. His pedigree is the proof that he is an Australian Cobberdog.