Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Ohio
Our Teddy Bear Puppies can be hand-delivered right to your door In Ohio.
Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Ohio
Families searching for Teddy Bear puppies for sale in Ohio are already in the same state where our puppies are born and raised. The Puppy Lodge sits on a five acre farm in Fresno, in Coshocton County, about eighty miles east of Columbus and roughly twenty minutes southeast of Millersburg. From that spot, almost nowhere in Ohio is more than a four hour drive, so Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Youngstown families can all reach us and be back home the same day.
A Teddy Bear is a Shih Tzu crossed with a Bichon Frise, also called a Shichon. They finish somewhere around 8 to 15 pounds and stand 9 to 12 inches tall, with a rounded face, dark button eyes, and a plush wavy coat that sheds very little. They are affectionate and steady rather than busy, and 20 to 30 minutes of walking and play covers a normal day. That size and energy level works in a Columbus apartment as easily as it does on a farm in Holmes County.
The temperament is the part most Ohio families comment on later. Teddy Bears want to be in the same room as their people, they are gentle with children, and they get along with other pets without much fuss. If you want the full picture before you decide, our Teddy Bear puppy guide walks through grooming, training, and what the first few weeks at home look like.
Available Teddy Bear Puppies for Ohio Families
Below are the Teddy Bear puppies we have available right now. Each one is listed with its photo, price, and go home date, and you can reserve online with a $200 deposit. Prices for this breed start at $1,995 and move up depending on color, coat, and gender, and financing is available through Credova if you would rather spread it out.
Every puppy leaves vet checked by Danville Veterinary Clinic, microchipped, current on vaccinations and dewormings, and covered by a written three year health guarantee. Go home age is eight weeks at the earliest. Ohio buyers can pick up at the farm by appointment, and we also deliver anywhere in the state. There is no waitlist here, so a puppy you like can be reserved by another family the same day you find it.
Teddy Bear Puppies We've Placed With Ohio Families
Nimbo
in Twinsburg, OH
Lyle
in Canton, OH
Nike
in Twinsburg, OH
Teddy Bear Puppy Delivery Anywhere in Ohio
Since we are located in east-central Ohio, in-person pickup is the option we suggest first for anyone in the state. You drive out to Fresno by appointment, meet the puppy and its mother, and we go through the vaccination record, microchip registration, and health guarantee with you at the table. You leave with a bag of the food the puppy is already eating and a blanket that carries its mother's scent, which helps a lot on the first night. Drive times from most Ohio cities run under three hours, and even the far corners of the state sit inside about four.
If the drive does not fit your schedule, home delivery by ground is currently $250 to any Ohio address, our lowest tier in the country. A professional transport service brings the puppy door to door in a climate-controlled van with an individual carrier, a pre-trip vet check, and updates along the way. Ground runs leave on Tuesday mornings, and because Ohio addresses are close to home, most in-state deliveries land quickly rather than needing the two or three days a cross-country route takes.
Flight nanny service is our third option, where a handler carries the puppy in the cabin of a commercial flight and hands it to you at baggage claim. It is priced per flight and costs more than ground, and for Ohio it rarely makes sense, since a drive to John Glenn Columbus International, Cleveland Hopkins International, Dayton International, or Akron-Canton would take about as long as driving to the farm. We are happy to quote it if a schedule makes flying easier for you. Teddy Bears clear the airline size limit without any trouble, since the cutoff is 20 pounds including the carrier and this breed tops out around 15 pounds as an adult. One thing worth knowing is that the slightly shorter Shih Tzu muzzle means we watch heat closely during summer transport, which is another reason the climate-controlled van is the option we lean toward in July and August. However your puppy travels, we sort out the details on a phone call after the reservation is placed.
Want to learn more about adoption in other nearby states? We also deliver Teddy Bear puppies to Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
About The Puppy Lodge, a Teddy Bear Puppy Breeder Serving Ohio
The Puppy Lodge is run by the Nisley family, nine of us, on five acres in the rolling hills of Coshocton County. We have been raising dogs for more than thirteen years, and Teddy Bears have been part of that for most of it. Every parent dog belongs to us, and litters are raised across a small closed network of local kennels near the farm by breeders who work only with our dogs and follow our health testing, genetic testing, and raising standards. Nothing comes in from outside that network.
For Teddy Bears specifically, we genetically test and health screen both the Shih Tzu and the Bichon Frise side before any pairing, and we look at structure as well, since patellar luxation and dental crowding show up in small breeds generally and both parent lines carry some predisposition. Eye conditions and allergies are the other two we screen and watch for. None of that removes risk entirely, and we would rather say so plainly, but the testing plus the three year health guarantee covering genetic and congenital conditions is how we handle it. Our vet from Danville Veterinary Clinic comes to the kennels weekly on a set schedule to check adult dogs and new litters.
Every Teddy Bear puppy goes through the Early Neurological Stimulation protocol from day 3 through day 16, then spends the following weeks being handled and played with by our children. That early work matters more for this breed than most, because Teddy Bears bond deeply and can develop separation anxiety if alone time is not built up gradually from a young age. Potty training and crate work start before go home day so you are not beginning from zero. Ohio families get the added benefit of being close enough to visit before they commit, and we welcome appointments Monday through Saturday. For anyone who would rather not make the drive twice, we do FaceTime calls so you can see the puppy first.