Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Maryland

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Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Maryland

Families searching for Teddy Bear puppies for sale in Maryland can browse what is available on our site, reserve online, and have a puppy home within a few days. The Puppy Lodge raises Teddy Bears, also called Shichons, out of a five acre farm in Fresno, Ohio. Maryland sits a comfortable drive away, roughly five hours from the western end of the state near Cumberland and closer to eight if you are out past the Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore.

A Teddy Bear is a Shih Tzu crossed with a Bichon Frise. Grown, they run 8 to 15 pounds with a soft wavy coat that drops very little hair. They are gentle with children, easy around other pets, and settle in just as well in a Baltimore rowhome or a Silver Spring apartment as they do on a few acres in Carroll County.

Available Teddy Bear Puppies
Teddy Bear puppies available in Maryland

Available Teddy Bear Puppies for Maryland Families

Every puppy below is one you can reserve today. Pricing for this breed starts at $1,995 and moves with color, coat, and gender. The deposit is $200, it is non-refundable, and it can be moved to a different available puppy if you change your mind about which one. Financing runs through Credova and the application is on our site. If you want to see a puppy before you commit, we set up a FaceTime call so you can watch that specific one move around.

There is no waitlist here, so puppies go in the order they are reserved and a listed puppy can be claimed by someone else the same afternoon. Once yours is reserved we get on the phone and sort out how it gets to Maryland, whether that is our van at your door or a nanny meeting you at the airport.

Teddy Bear Puppies We've Placed With Maryland Families

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Teddy Bear puppy delivered to Maryland

Teddy Bear Puppy Delivery to Maryland

Three ways to get a puppy home, and the method gets settled on a call after the reservation rather than at checkout.

Home delivery is what most Maryland families pick. A professional transport service drives the puppy door to door in a climate controlled van, with an individual carrier, a vet check before the trip, and updates along the way. Maryland falls in our regional pricing tier, currently $350 flat. Vans leave on Tuesday mornings, and because Maryland is close enough to reach in a day of driving, most families here have their puppy in hand within about three days of scheduling. No airport, no parking garage, the puppy comes to your driveway.

Farm pickup makes sense if you are in western Maryland. From Cumberland or Hagerstown the drive to the kennel is around five hours on I-70 and I-77, close enough to do in a day. You get to meet the puppy's mother, walk the kennel, and go over the vaccination records, microchip registration, and health guarantee in person. We send you home with a bag of the food the puppy has been eating and a blanket that carries its mother's scent. Visits are by appointment.

Flight nanny is the fastest option and costs more, quoted per flight. A handler carries the puppy in the cabin next to them, never in cargo, and hands the puppy to you at baggage claim. Most of these are finished the same day. BWI Marshall is the usual arrival airport for Maryland, and families in Montgomery or Prince George's County sometimes find better routing into Reagan National or Dulles just over the line. The puppy has to be at least 8 weeks, under 20 pounds including the carrier, and traveling with a health certificate from a licensed vet, plus a little flexibility on your end for weather delays. Teddy Bears clear that weight limit easily, so a soft carrier fits under the seat with room to spare.

One breed note on timing. Teddy Bears carry a slightly shortened muzzle from the Shih Tzu side, which means heat and heavy exertion deserve more attention than they would with a longer nosed dog. Maryland summers get humid, so if your delivery lands in July or August, plan the handoff for morning or evening and keep the first walks short until the puppy adjusts.

Want to learn more about adoption in other nearby states? We also deliver Teddy Bear puppies to Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Teddy Bear Puppy Breeder Serving Maryland Families

We have been raising dogs for more than 13 years. The Puppy Lodge owns the parent dogs, and litters are raised across a small closed network of kennels near our Ohio farm by breeders who work only with our dogs and follow the same health testing, genetic testing, and breeding standards we hold our own kennel to. Our vet from Danville Veterinary Clinic comes out weekly on a set schedule to check the adult dogs and the newborn litters.

With Teddy Bears specifically, both breeds behind the cross get genetically tested and health screened before any pairing, which matters for a mix that can carry knee, eye, and dental issues found in plenty of small breeds. Every puppy runs the ENS protocol from day three through day sixteen, gets handled daily by our children, and starts potty and crate work before go-home at 8 weeks. We also start touching ears, feet, and the hair around the eyes early, because this coat needs a groomer every six to eight weeks and a puppy that hates being handled makes that a fight for the next decade. If you want the full rundown on the breed, read our guide to Teddy Bear puppies before you bring one home.

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Maryland has plenty of small breed listings closer than five hours, and the difference with us is what sits behind the puppy. Genetic testing on both parent breeds, a written three year health guarantee covering genetic and congenital conditions, a vet in the building every week, and a puppy that has already been socialized rather than one meeting the world for the first time in your car. Call or text us at 330-790-5007 with anything you want to ask.

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Teddy Bear FAQs Of Maryland Families

Q: How much does a Teddy Bear puppy cost delivered to Maryland?

A: Puppies start at $1,995 and the price moves with color, coat type, and gender. Home delivery to Maryland is a flat $350 anywhere in the state, so a family in Ocean City pays the same as one in Frederick. Flight nanny service is quoted per flight and runs higher than the van. Financing through Credova is available if you would rather spread the cost out.

Q: Are Teddy Bears a good fit for a Baltimore or DC area apartment?

A: They are one of the better small breeds for it. Adults top out around 15 pounds, need only 20 to 30 minutes of activity a day, and are quieter than most small dogs, though they will let you know when someone is at the door. A walk around the neighborhood plus some indoor play covers them. The bigger consideration in a condo or rowhome is the alone time question below, not the space.

Q: Do Teddy Bears handle being left alone during a work day?

A: They can, but it takes planning. Both parent breeds were bred purely as companions, so a Teddy Bear bonds hard and can develop separation anxiety if nobody works on alone time early. Crate training, short practice absences that get longer, and a puzzle toy while you are out are what build it. The ENS work we do in the first weeks gives them a head start on handling stress, and it is a head start rather than a fix.

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

A: Not fully. No breed is, and we would rather tell you that now than after you have paid a deposit. What this coat does is hold loose hair instead of dropping it, so less dander circulates through the house. Mild to moderate allergies are often fine. Severe ones often are not. Because it varies dog by dog, a FaceTime call and a visit to the kennel is a sensible way to test it before you commit.

Q: How much grooming does the coat need in Maryland weather?

A: Brush several times a week at minimum, daily if you keep the coat long, with a slicker or pin brush. Mats show up first at the ears, the chest, and behind the legs. Plan on a professional groom every six to eight weeks, and a shorter puppy cut is a common choice around here since it cuts brushing time and holds up better through a humid Chesapeake summer. Trim the hair around the eyes regularly and wipe the area daily, since this breed has narrow tear ducts and staining is common.

Q: Can we come see the puppy before deciding?

A: Yes. The kennel is open Monday through Saturday by appointment, and from most of Maryland it is a five to eight hour drive. You can meet the puppy and its mother, though the father is not always on site when an outside stud was used. If the trip is not workable, we do FaceTime calls on individual puppies so you can watch how one behaves before putting a deposit down.