Waitlist & Selection Day

A $500.00 non refundable or $800 priority pick non refundable (service work placements) reservation fee is required to be placed on KBD's waitlist. Prior to taking a reservation fee, Kelly at KBD will contact you once your puppy application is submitted to discuss any available puppies, planned litters, pricing and any other additional information. KBD strives to place puppies in homes that meet our loving standards. Once your puppy application and reservation fee have been received, you will be placed on KBD's Master Waitlist. The waitlist operates on a first come, first served basis. You will be assigned a number based on the order that your reservation fee was received. Puppy selection goes in order and Kelly will contact you when your litter has been born. KBD reserves the right for 1st and 2nd pick of each litter for 3/17 Korte Bernedoodles Breeding Program. KBD also reserves the right to use any puppy selection in any form or fashion without restriction. 

Buyers on our waitlist are invited to participate in a virtual Visitation Day when puppies are 4 weeks old. We also invite Buyers to come to our home for Selection/Go Home Day when puppies are 8 weeks old. Puppy selection happens on "Go Home Day."  At 8 weeks old, puppies have been seen by our veterinarian and have undergone puppy evaluations. At KBD, we believe in the value and power of allowing Buyers to make an informed decision based on the Badass Breeder Scorecards for aptitude testing when puppies are 8 weeks old. In order to get the most accurate results, KBD completes puppy evaluations between 50-53 days old. This process ensures KBD is meeting the needs of both the Puppy and the Buyer. 

Puppy Selection always happens on the Saturday after the puppies are 8 weeks old to accommodate all families traveling from out of state. All evaluations will be emailed to the Buyers in the 7th week prior to Puppy Selection Day to allow Buyers time to reflect on which puppies would best fit their needs. KBD will give suggestions on what we feel would match the Buyers needs, but the final decision is up to the Buyer. KBD encourages Buyers to have a list of their top three to four puppies for Puppy Selection Day. Buyers will be given a 30 minute time slot based on the order of their assigned number on KBD's Master Waitlist to choose their puppy. Families will then be able to take their puppy home. 

Buyers reserve the right to pass 1 time on KBD's Master Waitlist. If there is a second pass on an available litter, the Buyer forfeits their spot on KBD's Master Waitlist, become "inactive", and loose their spot on our master list. Inactive families can jump back on the reservation list if they reach out to KBD and notify us when they are ready to select a puppy. Inactive families would then rejoin our master waitlist at the bottom of the list. For this reason, we only accept reservation fees from families who are ready to select a puppy and have flexibility in their time frame, if needed. Please understand that by holding a spot on our waitlist and not selecting a puppy you are holding a spot from another family and preventing a puppy from going home on time with their new family. Inactive families that rejoin our Master Waitlist are subject to the current pricing. 

We try our best, but can not guarantee colors or genders of expected puppies. Our main focus is to breed healthy, happy, and well-socialized puppies. Their beautiful colors and markings are a bonus!   

KBD will post pictures of puppies weekly and invite all families on our litter list to a private Flickr account to view daily pictures. Families will also receive weekly email updates with videos of the litter working through our BAB Puppy Curriculum. Please 'like' and 'follow' us on our Facebook page @ 3|17 Korte Bernedoodles and on Instagram @317kortebernedoodles to watch these puppies grow!