Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Florida
Our Teddy Bear Puppies can be hand-delivered right to your door In Florida.
Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Florida
Families looking at Teddy Bear puppies for sale in Florida are working with an Ohio breeder, and that matters less than it sounds like it should. The Puppy Lodge sits on a five acre farm in Fresno, Ohio, and puppies reach Florida homes by climate controlled van or by flight nanny into the state's larger airports. Nobody has to make the drive.
Teddy Bears are a Shih Tzu and Bichon Frise cross, usually 8 to 15 pounds full grown, with a plush wavy coat that sheds very little. They are calm, they like company, and they settle into condos and smaller homes as easily as they settle into a house with a yard. If you want the full picture on the breed before you start looking, read our complete guide to Teddy Bear puppies.
Available Teddy Bear Puppies for Florida Families
Every puppy below is already reserved or ready to reserve today. Prices start at $1,995 and change with color, coat type, and gender. A $200 deposit holds a puppy, and financing is available through Credova if you would rather spread the cost out.
Each one goes home at eight weeks or later with a written three year health guarantee, a vet exam from Danville Veterinary Clinic, microchip registration, current vaccinations and dewormings, and a blanket that smells like its mother. There is no waitlist here, so puppies go in the order people reserve them. Delivery to Florida is arranged after you reserve, on a phone call where we work out the timing together.
Teddy Bear Puppies We've Placed With Florida Families
Landon
in Bradenton, FL
Nathanael
in Pembroke Pines , FL
Manny
in Boca Raton, FL
Teddy Bear Puppy Delivery to Florida
Florida sits roughly 12 hours from our farm at the Georgia line and closer to 19 hours down by Miami, so the option that fits your family depends a lot on where in the state you live.
Home delivery by van. This is the option most Florida families pick. A professional pet transport service drives your puppy door to door in a custom climate controlled van, with an individual carrier, a vet check before the trip, and updates along the way. The current rate for Florida is $350, flat wherever you are in the state. Ground runs leave on Tuesday mornings, and Florida routes usually take two to three days depending on where the driver is headed after the state line. Most families have their puppy in hand within about three days of scheduling.
Flight nanny. If you are in South Florida and would rather not wait out a multi day drive, a flight nanny brings the puppy in the cabin of a commercial flight and hands it to you at baggage claim. Most of these are done same day. Nannies fly into Miami International, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International, Orlando International, Tampa International, Jacksonville International, and Southwest Florida International in Fort Myers. The puppy needs to be at least eight weeks old, under 20 pounds including the carrier, and traveling with a health certificate from a licensed vet. Teddy Bears clear that weight limit without any trouble. This costs more than ground and is quoted per flight, since airfare moves around. Summer storms can push a flight, so a little schedule flexibility helps.
Pickup at the farm. You are welcome to come get your puppy in Fresno by appointment. You can meet the mother, walk through the kennel, and go over the health records in person. For a Florida family that means two long days on I-75 each way, so it makes sense mostly for people already heading north.
Whichever way your puppy travels, it is never put in cargo. That matters more for this breed than for most. Teddy Bears inherit a slightly shortened muzzle from the Shih Tzu side, which makes heat and stuffy air harder on them, so the van stays climate controlled and the nanny keeps the puppy in the cabin under the seat. If you are on the Gulf Coast or anywhere south of Orlando in July or August, plan on an early morning handoff and a cool car ready to go.
Teddy Bear Puppy Breeder Serving Florida Families
The Puppy Lodge is a family business run by the Nisley family in Coshocton County, Ohio, and we have been raising dogs for more than 13 years. We own every parent dog. Litters are raised across a small closed network of local kennels near the farm by breeders who work only with our dogs and follow the same health testing, genetic testing, and breeding standards we hold ourselves to. No puppy comes from anywhere else.
A Florida family could find a small breeder an hour away, and some of them do good work. What is harder to find locally is a program with both parent breeds genetically tested and health screened before a pairing, a vet from Danville Veterinary Clinic on site every week checking adults and newborns, and a three year written guarantee on genetic and congenital conditions behind it.
With Teddy Bears specifically, we watch a few things closely. Both parents are screened before a pairing because the Shih Tzu side can pass along knee and eye issues and the Bichon side can pass along allergy tendencies, and none of those are unique to this cross. They show up across a lot of small breeds. We also start every puppy on the ENS protocol from day three through day sixteen, which builds early stress tolerance, and the children in the family handle the puppies daily. Teddy Bears bond hard and can develop separation anxiety if alone time is not built in early, so that early handling and the crate work we start before go home gives you a head start on it. Potty training is underway too, though a small bladder means frequent trips for the first few weeks regardless.