Getting Your Puppy Home
No matter where you live, we’ll help get your Desert Sky puppy home safely, with delivery to all 50 states and free drop-off in Utah, Las Vegas and Flagstaff.
How Your Puppy Gets Home
These are the most common ways we get puppies to their new homes:
1. Pick Up Near Us
We’re in Enterprise, Utah, and usually meet families in Cedar City or St. George.
2. Free Drop-Off
For each litter, I make one free delivery trip to each of these locations:
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Northern Utah (along the Wasatch Front)
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Flagstaff, Arizona (when 2 or more puppies are going that way)
Do you need a different day? I’m happy to make another trip for $0.50 per mile.
3. Flight Nanny
A flight nanny flies with your puppy to your nearest airport. I hand your puppy off at Las Vegas (LAS), you meet them at passenger pickup at your airport. You pay the flight nanny directly. Most trips cost $500–$700, depending on the length of the flight.
4. Fly Home Together
Looking for a reason to visit Las Vegas? Fly in, and I’ll meet you at the airport for your return flight. Your puppy flies home with you in the cabin.
Where Our Puppies Live
From desert trails to city sidewalks, Desert Sky puppies are hiking, road-tripping and curling up on couches with families across the country.
Desert Sky puppies now live with families in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, New York, and Florida.
Help us color in the map! If your state isn’t on our map yet, be sure to ask about our special offer for new-state families. I'll put $75 toward your flight nanny or travel expense.
Updated: November 2026
Why It's Worth the Trip
The drive or flight home takes a DAY. The right companion is with you for YEARS. Here’s what families travel for.
Your puppy is chosen at 7 weeks, not before
Many breeders have families pick a puppy in the first few days or weeks of life, before any personality has emerged, when the only things to choose by are color and gender. We wait until 7 weeks. By pick day, every puppy has had a Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test (a formal temperament evaluation used for decades), a growth chart, and weeks of observation through their early curriculum. We use all of these results to create a socialization and training plan tailored to your puppy. You deserve to choose your puppy with all of these tools. Read more about picking your puppy →
Temperament comes first, and every color is the same price
We love our multi-colored Poodles, but we don't treat color as a premium. Every color and pattern is the same price, so your choice can focus on what matters most: a temperament that fits your home and lifestyle.
Health and genetic tested parents
Every breeding dog in our program is health and genetic tested, giving your puppy the best possible start. See our testing →
Raised for life with your family
Our puppies follow an early curriculum designed in the right amounts for their age. It helps builds a sound, confident mind and prepares them for life in your home, from new people and places to their first car ride.
The miles are worth it when the puppy is raised and matched right.
Snapshots of Puppy Travel
Travel FAQs
Q: Is travel stressful for a puppy?
A: Puppies are surprisingly adaptable, and most handle travel better than their new families expect. Our puppies start preparing long before go-home day: through their early curriculum, they get used to crates, car rides, new sounds and new people, so the trip feels like one more new experience. Whether you meet us at a drop-off point or a flight nanny brings your puppy to you, they travel with someone focused on keeping them calm and comfortable, and most settle in at home very quickly.
Q: What age do puppies go home?
A: Go-home dates start after they turn 8 weeks old.
Q: Can I visit my puppy before it comes home?
A: If you live close enough to make a trip, ask about the best window of time to visit in-person. If travel isn't feasible we provide all our puppy families with weekly sharecast videos where you can see their milestones and development. We also visit with all puppy buyers on a video call for puppy pick day.
Q: What should I bring when I pick up my puppy?
A: Your puppy's go-home bag already includes a collar, leash, puppy pads for the trip, poop bags, and a sample of their food. You'll just need a safe way for your puppy to ride home: a crate in the car, or a passenger who can hold the puppy on their lap. Either works, so choose what feels right for your family. A towel or blanket, and a small water bowl (for a long trip), could also be handy. Flying home together? Bring an airline-approved soft carrier that fits under the seat.