Puppies placed on hold are to be paid for in full along with shipping charges within 5 days. A buyer must be 100% sure they want the puppy before any payment transaction is to take place. If the puppy is not ready to go home, the buyer may put down a deposit only. All deposits are $500.00 and non-refundable.  Deposits are only transferable to a puppy of the same age unless agreed upon before any transaction takes place. $500.00 of every puppy payment is considered the deposit.

Please read the following "Terms and Conditions of Sale" before inquiring about a puppy:

Download the Lilpoodles Contract
(PDF)


Download the Lilpoodles Puppy Exam and Expection Report
(PDF)

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Shipping, Information and Prices

We ship our puppies to most anywhere in the world. Shipping is done mainly out of St. Louis, Missouri’s Lambert International Airport (STL). We ship every first and third Friday of the month. Occasionally we will deliver puppies in the Chicago, Illinois area and can ship out of Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Our scheduled trips to Chicago are always posted in detail on the Puppies for Sale pages.

The cost of shipping a puppy domestically is generally $335. There are a few airports that are a bit more expensive. Overseas flights will cost more as there is more paperwork involved, which does affect the total shipping costs. Please inquire for exact costs and know what airport you would need your puppy shipped to. There are times that we need a second or third alternative airport as not all airports accept live animal shipments.

Shipping live animals is very simple. We have shipped over 100 puppies safely throughout the years. The horror stories you may have heard or read about in the past were most likely before all of the rules and regulations were made for live animals shipments. The airlines have all become very strict about shipping live animals. In order to ship a live animal, the outside low temperature for the day must not fall below 20ºF, or exceed 85ºF. The one exception to this rule is Continental Airlines, which has a special way of shipping where the outside temperature does not affect the animals. However, Continental Airlines no longer ships live animals out of St. Louis due to the type of aircraft they fly into Lambert International Airport. We can only use Continental when shipping out of Chicago. We do not make unscheduled trips to Chicago as we are located 300 miles south of the city.

Lil Poodles will make all of the flight arrangements for the puppies. The buyer must provide the name, address, and phone number of the person picking up the puppy. A photo ID is required to pick up a puppy in all airports. We provide you with the flight schedule and confirmation/air waybill number.

We have found in the past that our customers like to check flight availability on their own for their puppies. Please understand that not all flights into your airport of choice have the particular aircraft equipment necessary for accepting live animals. Only jets that are pressurized and temperature controlled in the cargo area can accept live animal shipments. Please let us handle the flight schedules; it is much easier and quicker. We will do our best to work with your schedule.

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Returning Puppies and Puppy Rescue

Returning Puppies
If at any time during the life of your LilPoodles puppy you decide to sell your puppy, we ask that you give us the opportunity to repurchase your puppy.

Puppy Rescue
Occasionally puppy owners’ life situations change dramatically and it is no longer practical or affordable to provide a high-quality, happy life for your puppy. Rather than having you get so stressed out that your puppy becomes a burden -- we can provide what we call a “puppy rescue.” We will take your puppy back without requesting any fees from you. We, in turn, will find a happy new home for your puppy. Your puppy will be given away free, without cost to the new adoptive owner. In these cases, we are especially sensitive to the needs of your puppy and are careful and selective in our choice of adoptive families for these special needs puppies.

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