Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Tennessee
Our Teddy Bear Puppies can be hand-delivered right to your door In Tennessee.
Teddy Bear Puppies for Sale in Tennessee
Our Teddy Bear puppies for sale in Tennessee come from a small farm in Fresno, Ohio, where the Nisley family has raised dogs for over thirteen years. A Teddy Bear is a Shih Tzu crossed with a Bichon Frise, usually finishing somewhere between eight and fifteen pounds, with a plush wavy coat and the round face that gave the breed its name. They are calm, affectionate dogs that want to be in the same room as you.
Tennessee sits six to ten hours south of us by road, so a puppy leaving east-central Ohio can reach Bristol or Nashville quickly and Memphis by the following day. That short distance keeps travel easy on a young puppy.
Meet Our Teddy Bear Puppies Available to Tennessee Families
Every puppy listed below is ready to reserve online with a $200 deposit. Each one leaves us at eight weeks or older, vet checked by Danville Veterinary Clinic, microchipped, current on vaccinations and dewormings, and covered by a written three year health guarantee for genetic and congenital conditions. You also get registration paperwork, a bag of the food they have been eating, and a blanket that smells like their mother.
We do not keep a waitlist, so puppies go to whoever reserves them first. Financing through Credova is available if you would rather spread the cost out. Once a puppy is yours, we call to sort out how to get them to Tennessee.
Teddy Bear Puppies We've Placed With Tennessee Families
Everley
in Murfreesboro, TN
Seth
in Knoxville, TN
Neon
in Knoxville, TN
Teddy Bear Puppy Delivery to Tennessee
Every puppy leaves from our Ohio farm, and there are three ways to bring one home.
Home delivery is what most Tennessee families pick. A professional transport service drives the puppy door to door in a climate controlled van with an individual carrier, a pre-trip vet check, and updates along the way. The fee for Tennessee is currently $350, flat to any address. Vans leave on Tuesday mornings, and most families have their puppy in hand within three days of scheduling. Because Tennessee is a short haul for our drivers, deliveries to Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville are often next-day runs, with Memphis and the western counties adding a bit more time.
Flight nanny service puts the puppy in the cabin beside a trained handler, never in cargo. Most flights finish same day, and the handoff happens at baggage claim. We fly into Nashville International, Memphis International, McGhee Tyson in Knoxville, Chattanooga Metropolitan, and Tri-Cities Airport near Blountville. The puppy needs to be at least eight weeks old, under twenty pounds with the carrier, and traveling with a health certificate we arrange beforehand. Teddy Bears clear the weight limit without trouble. This option is priced per flight and costs more than ground, so it makes the most sense if you want the puppy home in a single afternoon.
Farm pickup works well for anyone in East Tennessee. From the Tri-Cities area it is roughly a six hour drive up through West Virginia, and Knoxville is about the same. You can tour the kennel, meet the puppy's mother, and go over the health records with us in person.
For most of the state we would point you toward ground delivery. It is the least expensive option, it skips the airport entirely, and the drive is short enough that your puppy is not on the road long. If you live in the northeast corner and enjoy a road trip, pickup is a fair alternative. Memphis families are the ones who most often find the flight nanny worth the extra cost, since it turns a two day drive into a few hours.
One thing worth planning for is Tennessee heat. Teddy Bears inherit a slightly shortened muzzle from the Shih Tzu side, which makes them less tolerant of high temperatures and humidity than a longer nosed breed. Summer deliveries are scheduled with that in mind, and once your puppy is home you will want to keep walks to the cooler parts of the day from June through September.
Why Choose Our Teddy Bear Puppy Breeder Serving Tennessee
The Puppy Lodge is a family operation on five acres in the rolling hills of Coshocton County. We own every parent dog, and our litters are raised across a closed network of nearby kennels run by breeders who work only with our dogs and follow our health testing, genetic testing, and breeding standards. Buildings are climate controlled with heated tile floors in winter and geothermal cooling in summer, and mothers have their own rooms with their litters through the first weeks.
For Teddy Bears specifically, both the Shih Tzu and the Bichon Frise behind every pairing are genetically tested and health screened, since a cross only carries the health of both sides. We look at structure too, particularly the knees, because patellar luxation shows up in small breeds generally. Every Teddy Bear puppy goes through the Early Neurological Stimulation protocol from day three through day sixteen, which builds early stress tolerance and helps with a breed that bonds hard and can develop separation anxiety without deliberate alone-time practice. Our children handle the puppies daily, and potty and crate training start before go-home.
Tennessee has good local breeders, and we are a day's drive away rather than across town. What you get for that distance is a program where the parents are owned and tested by one operation, a vet from Danville Veterinary Clinic visits weekly on a set schedule, and the same three year guarantee applies whether you live in Ohio or Memphis. If you want to see a puppy before committing, we do FaceTime calls, and you are welcome at the farm by appointment. Our complete guide to Teddy Bear puppies covers what the first few weeks at home actually look like.
