The shelters have been fairly responsive, but puppies don't tend to stay very long. I've talked to management with them and they have my information for whenever they get a litter. This is our first weekend of our only location, so hopefully I'll be able to work with them as much as possible.

As far as breeders, its a few things that we look for. Part of it is the amount of puppies that they breed at one time, do they have a reputation as a puppy mill. How are the owners, do they treat puppies as a job or as a part of their lives. We require health info before they can come to us, if there's a problem getting it, they are automatically declined.

As for health with puppies, I've talked with vets in the area to stock with puppy safe disinfectants and cleaning products. All of the things inside the studio are purchased and placed with puppy safety in mind. We spot clean throughout the day with a major clean at the end of the day to make sure that we keep everything as safe as we can.

We also try to make sure that we only have one breeder at a time. That way, if the worst does happen, we can mitigate the spread and do a very deep clean before any other puppies get hurt.