Frequently Asked Information

 If you would like to be put on our waitlist for one of our upcoming litters or one of our puppies, please fill out an application and send it back to ranchocaliaussies@gmail.com.  You can find it under the Application Tab. You will be contacted to see if you application is approved or not. 

 Starting 2022, our deposit policy has changed.  It will still be $500 but will be split into 2 parts. The first half ($250) will be collected to be placed on the waitlist. The second half will be collected until you choose your puppy at puppy picking day.  Deposits are non-refundable so please make sure I know you are sending it before you send it.  The payment options we currently accept are Venmo and Zelle. 

 Here at Rancho Cali Aussies, buyers choose their puppies until they are 6 weeks old. Puppies are chosen in the order that deposits are received. It is so much easier to choose your puppy when they are of this age compared to newborn. At this age, it is possible to see what their personalities are like. I encourage you to choose a puppy that has the drive and temperament you are looking for instead of just looks. A puppy is so much more than a cute face and it would be ideal for families to take home a puppy that matches their lifestyle.   

 At pickup time, you must pay the remaining amount due for your puppy. At this moment, we will only accept cash as final form of payment. 

Please make sure that you can drive to our home or meet us at the San Jose International Airport for puppy pickup (only for flyers). 

For the health and well-being of our new puppies and whelping mamas, we do not allow frequent home visits. Puppy visitations will be limited to choosing day at 6 weeks old and scheduled puppy pick-up at 8 weeks old when they are going home.  If you cannot make it in person to choose a puppy, we can do a video call through WhatsApp or Facebook.  We do not want to expose our dogs to viruses like Parvo that can live in the soil for years once exposed. We also have young children and limit visits as much as possible. For privacy and safety reasons, our location will only be shared to committed buyers who have already placed a non-refundable deposit.

 Here at Rancho Cali Aussies, we keep all of our puppies’ tails and dew claws! We don’t believe it’s necessary or justifiable to dock tails or remove dewclaws. There are new studies that actually state that keeping tails and dewclaws help with balance and keeping dewclaws can help prevent arthritis.

Puppies are typically$2000 on limited registration (which include spay/neuter contracts) and $3000 on full registration (pending our approval). We find it unfair when a certain puppy is more expensive because it is a more popular color, so we have changed our policy and made all puppies the same price no matter the coat color or eye color. There can be exceptions but most puppies will be the same price as they are all worth the same. 

• We will contact you throughout pregnancy and immediately following the birth of your puppy.
• Once the puppies of your desired litter are born, we will provide weekly updates and pictures. We want to make sure you are a part of the entire process.
• Once the puppies are 6 weeks of age, you will choose your puppy (chosen in the order that deposits are received). 
• Once you choose your puppy we will send a picture of your new baby. 
• We will be here for you for the life of your new family member. 

•  Our puppies come up to date on age appropriate vaccines, health guaranteed, and are de-wormed regularly.
•  Puppies come with a blanket and toy with the smell of their littermates to help them adjust better in their new home, and a sample of the food they are currently on.
• Provided with lots of tips on crate training, potty training, obedience training, and much more.
• Puppies are AKC or ASDR registerable, parents are all genetically tested and have completed Penn-Hip evaluations.
• Puppies will start potty training at 3 weeks of age.
• Puppies are also crate trained so they have a seamless transition into their new home
• Puppies are exposed to early neurological stimulation and temperament conditioning since birth.
• Puppies are well socialized with young kids, dogs, cats, chickens, and horses.
• Puppies are exposed to loud noises such as generators, gunshots, and fireworks in order to help with desensitization of loud noises.
• All puppies come with a one year health guarantee with genetic illnesses or issues.
• Puppies come with lifetime breeder support.

 Here at Rancho Cali Aussies, we run a Guardian Home Program. This program is only for local California families, that live in the Bay Area (up to one hour and a half from our home). We occasionally offer puppies or adult dogs to Guardian Homes. A guardian home is a unique opportunity to get a dog from us for free, but under a special agreement/contract.  He/she would live with you and be YOUR dog, however we would retain breeding rights to the dogs and he/she would come back to us a couple of times for breeding/to raise a litter. Terms and conditions would be decided upon by both parties before the dog or puppy is placed in a guardian home. Once the terms have been completed, the dog would be spayed/neutered and be turned over to complete ownership of the Guardian. If you're interested in this program, please read over the Guardian Home contract (under the application tab). Feel free to fill out a puppy application and specify that your interested in the guardian home program. You can also message us for more info!  

We will be looking for a Guardian Home for a Standard Aussie merle female puppy in late 2022/early 2023, and possibly a male mini poodle in 2023-2024.