All potential new families will be required to complete an application. Our application process includes a written application, which requires two references, a family veterinarian if you are a current or previous pet owner, and a local dog trainer. We then require a phone or Zoom interview. If the application is approved, new owners are required to sign a deposit contract and submit a deposit to hold their puppy.

Yes, both by request and through a link on the website.

When you bring home a Black Hill Dobermans puppy, you’re not just getting a dog—you’re joining our extended family. Every puppy leaves with a comprehensive package to set them (and you) up for success.

What’s Included:

✅ Ear Cropping & Tail Docking – Professionally done to breed standard.

✅ Health Guarantees –

• 5-Year Genetic Health Guarantee covering disorders including DCM.

• 2-Year Hip Guarantee for peace of mind.

  
  ✅ Age-Appropriate Vaccinations & Deworming – Completed before going home.
  ✅ CKC Registration – Official Canadian Kennel Club papers provided.
  ✅ Complimentary One-Week Board & Train (valued at $1,200) with Black Hill Dog Company.
  ✅ 4-Week Free Insurance Trial – To get you started with peace of mind.
  ✅ Royal Canin Puppy Food Discounts – Savings on high-quality nutrition.
  ✅ 24/7 Breeder Support – Guidance for life.
  
  ✨ We are committed to producing healthy, confident, and versatile Dobermans who excel as family companions and working partners.

Gestation is 63-65 days from the time of mating. We confirm pregnancy via ultrasound on day 33 and complete a foetal count x-ray on day 54. The ultrasound only confirms pregnancy, not the number of foetuses. The x-ray will give a ballpark range of how many puppies we are to expect, but will not confirm the sex or colour of the puppies.

Our top priority for our puppies is ensuring they go to the best-suited family possible. From birth to 6 weeks, a puppy's temperament is constantly changing, and environmental factors and social development play a large role in the puppy's overall personality. We use our experience and knowledge to choose the best puppies that fit the needs of the family, for the family to choose from. We find out the needs of the puppy’s new home through the application and interview discussion, and create the puppy selection process based on suitability. Is this a family pet, a service dog, or being used for sport? This plays a large role in the puppy selection process for us as breeders and trainers as well as the future families. The order of puppy selection is based on when you left your deposit. Ie. If you were the first person to leave a deposit, you're the first to choose from the puppies best suited for you.

We send our puppies home between 8 and 10 weeks. Generally, as soon as ear cropping is completed, puppies are sent home within 24-48 hours. This ensures the best healing practices for the ears, as well as having your puppy home during the most critical social and environmental development period.

We provide as much care as we can throughout this process. We send supply lists, instructional video, and phone/email support. We will even have you back to the kennel for an in person demo if needed. The ear cropping and posting conversation starts early, to set up new owners for the best success possible.

We have a 5 year health guarantee for DCM, Thyroid and vWD. There is a 2 year health guarantee for Hip Dysplasia.

If the puppy has a genetic defect detected by a licensed veterinarian within the first FIVE years (guarantee ends when pup turns FIVE years old) for Dcm, Thyroid or vWD another dog of equal value will be provided as a replacement.

If the puppy is diagnosed by the OFA for Hip Dysplasia before the puppy turns TWO years of age, another dog of equal value will be provided as a replacement.

We ship dogs within Canada and to the USA. ***As of current, the CDC has prohibited the import of any dog under 6 months of age to the USA.***

All costs associated with the shipment of the puppy are the sole responsibility of the new owner. This includes crate, cost of fright and the cost of transport via airplane or ground. We will help organize transportation and flight details.