Our Puppy matching and Application process
Application Review& Approval
Once we recieve your application, we carefully review the information you’ve provided. We may contact you by email or phone with additional questions so we can get to know your family, lifestyle, and preferences and determine whether a Starlight Ridge Labradoodle is the right fit for you.
Once your application has been approved, we will confirm your spot in our puppy adoption process and provide you with the next steps.
Reserving Your Spot
The adoption fee for a Starlight Ridge Labradoodle puppy is $3,900. Because our puppies are located in Oregon, there is no sales tax. To secure your place on our reservation list, a $500 non-refundable deposit is required. Your deposit is applied in-full toward the puppy adoption fee.
Welcome to the Puppy Journey!
Once your litter arrives you will recieve a special birth announcement introducing the new puppies! You will also be added to our iMessage pupdates, where we share weekly photos and videos throughout your puppy’s development. We love giving out families the opportunity to watch their puppies grow from week to week. It’s a wonderful journey- and you’ll get to see your puppy’s personality begin to emerge even before coming home!
How Puppy Matching Works
At approximately seven weeks of age, we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of each puppy in the litter. By this point, we have spent countless hours living with, observing, and getting to know each puppy as an individual.
Our matching process Considers:
- Each puppy's temperament and personality
- Energy level and activity level
- Confidence and adaptability
- Your family's lifestyle and preferences
- Information provided in your application
- Our conversations and correspondence with you
- Our years of experience raising and evaluating puppies
We use the Volhard temperament testing method, along with our own ongoing observations and professional experience raising puppies.
Why We Match Puppies With Their Families
We believe the best way to choose a puppy is to look beyond photographs and focus on personality, temperament, and compatability. Because our puppies are raised in our home, we have the opportunity to observe their individual personalities every day. We see how they interact with people, their littermates, new experiences, and their environment.
For this reason, we do not have families select a puppy based solely on photographs. A puppy who looks like your favorite may not necessarily be the puppy whose temperament is the best fit for you and your family.
Our goal is to make a thoughtful, individualized match so that you recieve the puppy you’ve been hoping for- and your puppy is placed with the family that is best suited for them.
Our Commitment to your Family
We will always be honest and transparent about what we observe in each puppy. Our years of experience allow us to recognize subtle differences in temperament and personality that may not be apparent in photographs or short visits.
Our puppy-matching process is designed to give every family the very best opportunity for a happy, healthy, lifelong relationship with their Starlight Ridge Labradoodle.