Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Mississippi
Our Teddy Bear Puppies can be hand-delivered right to your door In Mississippi.
Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Mississippi
Families looking at Teddy Bear puppies for sale in Mississippi are shopping with The Puppy Lodge, a small breeding program based on a five acre farm in Fresno, Ohio. Our Teddy Bears are a Shih Tzu and Bichon Frise cross, usually 8 to 15 pounds full grown, with the plush wavy coat and round face the name comes from. They are affectionate, quiet for a small breed, and easy to live with in a house or an apartment.
Mississippi sits about 10 to 15 hours south of us by road, depending on whether you are up near Southaven or down on the Gulf Coast. Every puppy we place in the state travels in a climate controlled van or in the cabin of a flight with a nanny, so the heat is never a factor in the trip.
Available Teddy Bear Puppies for Mississippi Families
The puppies below are the ones we have ready right now, with photos, prices, and current age. Teddy Bears start at $1,995 and the price moves with color, coat, and gender. You can reserve any of them online with a $200 deposit, and financing through Credova is there if you want to spread the cost out.
We do not keep a waitlist, so a puppy listed today can be spoken for by tonight. Once a puppy is reserved we call you to set up delivery to Mississippi, and that call is where we work out which of the three options fits your schedule.
Teddy Bear Puppies We've Placed With Mississippi Families
Shanon
in Jackson, MS
Puppy Delivery to Mississippi
We use three ways to get a puppy home, and none of them involve a cargo hold.
Home delivery is what most Mississippi families pick. A professional pet transport service drives the 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. Mississippi is currently $350 flat, wherever you are in the state. Vans leave Ohio on Tuesday mornings, and because the Deep South is a longer run than the East Coast, plan on two to three days in transit depending on the route. Most families have their puppy within three days of scheduling.
Flight nanny is the fastest option and usually finishes same day. A trained handler carries the puppy in an airline approved soft carrier under the seat beside them and hands the puppy to you at baggage claim. Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International is the most common landing point, and we also fly into Gulfport-Biloxi International for coastal families, Golden Triangle Regional near Columbus and Starkville, and Tupelo Regional for the northeast corner. Families in DeSoto County often meet a nanny at Memphis International just over the line. Flight nanny is quoted per flight rather than at a flat rate, and it costs more than the van. The puppy needs to be at least eight weeks old, under 20 pounds with the carrier, and traveling on a health certificate we arrange before the flight. Weather delays happen, so a little flexibility helps.
Farm pickup in Fresno is open to anyone who wants to make the drive. You meet the puppy's mother, walk the kennel, and go over the vaccine record, microchip registration, and health guarantee in person. At 10 to 15 hours each way it is a long haul from Mississippi, so we would only suggest it if you were already heading north.
For most of the state, the van at $350 is the sensible choice. If you are on the Gulf Coast or you want the puppy home in a single day, the nanny into Gulfport or Jackson is worth the extra cost. One breed note worth mentioning: Teddy Bears inherit a slightly shortened muzzle from the Shih Tzu side, which makes them less tolerant of heat than a long nosed dog. Summer transport in Mississippi is handled entirely in air conditioning, van or cabin, and we schedule around the hottest stretches when we can.
Teddy Bear Puppy Breeder Serving Mississippi Families
The Puppy Lodge has been raising dogs for more than 13 years. The Nisley family runs the original kennel in Coshocton County, and litters are also raised by a closed group of nearby breeders who work only with our dogs and follow the same health testing, genetic testing, and breeding standards. We own the parent dogs, and every one of them is genetically tested and picked for temperament, health, pedigree, and coat genetics before it is ever paired.
With Teddy Bears we pay attention to a few things in particular. Both parent breeds carry some risk for patellar luxation, eye conditions, and dental crowding, and none of that is unique to this cross since dental disease shows up across nearly every small breed. Testing and screening on both sides of the pairing is how we reduce the odds, and the written three year health guarantee covers genetic and congenital conditions if something does come up. Our vet from Danville Veterinary Clinic is at the kennel weekly and looks at every litter more than once.
Every Teddy Bear puppy goes through the Early Neurological Stimulation protocol from day three through day 16, gets daily handling from the family's children, and starts potty and crate training before it leaves at eight weeks. That early work matters more with this breed than most, since Teddy Bears bond hard and can develop separation anxiety if alone time is never built into the routine. If you want the full picture before you decide, our guide to Teddy Bear puppies walks through what to expect at home.
There are breeders closer to Jackson or Hattiesburg than we are. What you get by working with us is a program where the parents are owned and tested by one company, the litters are raised to one standard, and the health guarantee is written down and lasts three years. That is worth a two day van ride.