Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Louisiana

Our Teddy Bear Puppies can be hand-delivered right to your door In Louisiana.

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Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Louisiana

Families looking at Teddy Bear puppies for sale in Louisiana work with us the same way families in Ohio do, just with a delivery conversation added at the end. The Puppy Lodge raises Teddy Bears, also called Shichons, a Shih Tzu crossed with a Bichon Frise. They grow to about 9 to 12 inches tall and 8 to 15 pounds, with a plush wavy coat that sheds very little and a temperament built entirely around being close to people.

Louisiana sits roughly 14 to 17 hours south of our farm in Fresno, Ohio, depending on whether you are near Shreveport or down past New Orleans. That distance means most Louisiana families choose flight nanny service and have their puppy the same day. Ground transport is available too, and we walk through both options on the phone once a puppy is reserved.

Available Teddy Bear Puppies
Louisiana families can reserve this Teddy Bear puppy

Available Teddy Bear Puppies for Louisiana Families

Below are the Teddy Bear puppies we currently have available. Each one is vet checked by Danville Veterinary Clinic, microchipped, current on vaccinations and dewormings, and comes with a written three year health guarantee covering genetic and congenital conditions. Pricing starts at $1,995 and moves with color, coat type, and gender.

You can reserve a puppy right here on the site with a $200 deposit, and financing through Credova is available if you would rather spread the cost out. We have no waitlist, so puppies go first come, first served and a listed puppy can be claimed by someone else the same day. If nothing here is the right fit, upcoming litters are posted for reservation as well. Every puppy we place can be delivered to Louisiana.

Teddy Bear Puppies We've Placed With Louisiana Families

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Adopted by a family
in Ruston, LA
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Teddy Bear puppies delivered safely to Louisiana

Teddy Bear Puppy Delivery to Louisiana

All of our puppies leave from the farm in Coshocton County, Ohio, and there are three ways to get one home to Louisiana.

Flight Nanny. This is the option we usually recommend for Louisiana. A trained handler carries your puppy in the cabin of a commercial flight, seated with the puppy in an airline approved soft carrier under the seat, and hands the puppy to you at baggage claim. Nothing goes in cargo. Most flights are completed the same day, which for a 14 to 17 hour drive makes a noticeable difference. We fly into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Shreveport Regional, and Lafayette Regional, so most families have an airport within an hour or two. The puppy needs to be at least 8 weeks old, under 20 pounds with the carrier, and travel with a health certificate we arrange beforehand. Flight nanny costs more than ground and is quoted per flight since it depends on the route and the date. Weather delays happen, so some flexibility helps.

Home Delivery by Ground. A professional transport service drives your puppy to your door in a climate controlled van. Each puppy rides in its own carrier, gets a vet check before leaving, and you get updates along the way. Right now the fee to Louisiana is $450, flat statewide. Runs leave Ohio on Tuesday mornings and the Deep South route typically takes two to three days depending on the stops along the way. Everything is door to door, so there is no airport trip on your end.

Pickup in Ohio. You are welcome to drive up and get your puppy yourself by appointment. It is a long haul from Louisiana, though families who want to see the kennel and meet the mother sometimes build it into a trip. Coming in person means touring the facility, going over vaccination records and microchip registration face to face, and leaving with a bag of the puppy's current food and a blanket carrying its mother's scent.

One thing worth planning around: Teddy Bears have a slightly shortened muzzle from the Shih Tzu side, so heat matters more for them than for most small breeds. For summer arrivals in Louisiana we schedule the handoff for a morning flight or an early ground stop, and we ask that you have the car cool and ready before pickup. If you would rather talk through timing before you reserve, call or text us at 330-790-5007.

Want to learn more about adoption in other nearby states? We also deliver Teddy Bear puppies to Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas.

Teddy Bear Puppy Breeder Serving Louisiana Families

The Puppy Lodge has been raising dogs for over 13 years from a five acre farm in the rolling hills of east-central Ohio. The Nisley family owns every parent dog behind our Teddy Bears, and litters are raised across a closed network of local kennels near the farm that work only with our dogs and follow our health testing, genetic testing, and breeding standards. Both the Shih Tzu and Bichon Frise sides are genetically tested and health screened before any pairing is made. Our vet from Danville Veterinary Clinic visits on a weekly schedule and examines every litter multiple times.

Every Teddy Bear puppy goes through the ENS protocol from day 3 through day 16, then daily handling and play with the family's children until go home at 8 weeks minimum. That early work matters with this breed in particular. Teddy Bears bond deeply and can develop separation anxiety if alone time is not built in deliberately from the start, and the early stress conditioning gives them a head start on it. We also pair with dental crowding in mind, since the shorter muzzle from the Shih Tzu side crowds the teeth and dental disease is common across small breeds generally.

Teddy Bear puppy from health tested parents, available in Louisiana
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Louisiana is far enough from us that you are choosing a program rather than a driveway you can visit on a Saturday, and we think the trade is worth it. You get parent dogs we own and have tested ourselves, weekly vet oversight, a three year written guarantee, and a puppy raised the same way for the last 13 years. For anything you want to see before committing, we do FaceTime calls so you can watch the puppy move around before you put a deposit down. If you want the full picture on the breed first, read our complete Teddy Bear puppy guide.

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Teddy Bear FAQs Of Louisiana Families

Q: How do Teddy Bears handle Louisiana heat and humidity?

A: They manage fine with some common sense. The slightly shortened muzzle means they are less efficient at cooling themselves than a longer nosed dog, so walks belong in the early morning or after sundown during summer, and hard exertion in the middle of a July afternoon is off the table. They only need 20 to 30 minutes of activity a day anyway, and a good bit of that can be indoor play in the air conditioning.

Q: Does the humidity cause coat or ear problems?

A: It can if you let maintenance slide. The coat traps loose hair instead of dropping it, which is why shedding is so low, but it also means mats form when brushing gets skipped, and damp air makes that worse. Brush several times a week, plan on a professional groom every six to eight weeks, and check the ears weekly with a vet approved cleaner since floppy ears hold moisture. Many Louisiana owners keep a shorter puppy cut through summer, which keeps the look and cuts the brushing time.

Q: Are Teddy Bears a good fit for a New Orleans apartment?

A: Yes, this is one of the better apartment dogs we raise. They are small, their exercise needs are modest, and they are quieter than most small breeds. They will announce someone at the door but they are not constant barkers. The thing to plan for is not space but company, since they want to be in the same room as you and do best when someone is home a fair amount or when alone time is built up gradually with crate training.

Q: How long does a puppy take to get to Baton Rouge or Lafayette?

A: With a flight nanny, most Louisiana deliveries finish the same day the puppy flies. Ground transport runs two to three days from the Tuesday morning departure, since the Deep South route covers a lot of ground. We settle the method on a call after you reserve, once we know your schedule and which airport works for you.

Q: Will a Teddy Bear work in a household with allergies?

A: Not entirely. No breed is, and the word gets stretched in breed marketing. The coat holds loose hair rather than releasing it, so less dander circulates in the house. Families with mild to moderate allergies often do well. Severe allergies are usually a different outcome. Louisiana humidity does keep dander settled rather than airborne, which occasionally helps. Meeting the individual puppy is still the only real test, which is one more reason some families make the drive up to Ohio.

Q: What is included with the puppy when it arrives?

A: Registration, the vaccine record, microchip registration, a veterinary health exam from Danville Veterinary Clinic, current deworming and vaccinations, a bag of the food the puppy has been eating, and a blanket carrying the mother's scent. The three year health guarantee covering genetic and congenital conditions comes in writing. Delivery is arranged separately from the purchase.