Breeder spotlight: Home Raised Puppies, Utah
Some breeders run kennels. Others raise every litter right in the middle of family life. Home Raised Puppies, a sister-run program in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is firmly in the second group, and it shows in the puppies and in the reviews their families leave behind.
At VerifiedStuds we spend our days thinking about what separates a great breeding program from an average one: health testing, vet care, honest communication, and puppies that are ready for real homes. Home Raised Puppies checks those boxes, which is why we're featuring them as an amazing Utah breeder.
Home Raised Puppies is a small family business run by sisters Sharitee and Sharon. It's a personal, small-scale program rather than a high-volume operation, and families who've bought from them talk about getting to know the people behind the puppies.
Their core breeds are the Havapoo (Havanese x Poodle) and the Goldendoodle, including Mini Goldendoodles. They also have seasonal litters of Havanese, Cavapoo, Bernedoodle, Boxer and Hava Tzu Poo puppies. If you're new to the breed, their What is a Havapoo? guide is a good place to start.
The name says it all. Puppies grow up inside the family home, where they get daily handling and early exposure to household sounds, children, car rides and different surfaces. That early socialization is a big part of why puppies settle into new homes more easily, and one reviewer noted their puppy came home already partly potty-trained on pads and grass.
This is where good breeders separate themselves. At Home Raised Puppies:
Every parent dog has a full Embark DNA health panel before breeding, screening for hereditary conditions known in their breed lines.
A reproductive specialist veterinarian cares for the breeding dogs, including pre-breeding exams, ultrasounds and prenatal care.
Each puppy gets a full vet check, first vaccinations, deworming and a microchip, and the vet records go home with the puppy.
You can read the details on their health testing page.
Along with the vet records, each puppy goes home with a comfort blanket carrying mom's scent, a starter bag of food and a written care guide. Puppies that are delivered also get a veterinary health certificate.
Families can pick up by appointment at the Eagle Mountain home, or fly into Salt Lake City and meet at the terminal. For families farther away, a flight nanny carries the puppy in the airplane cabin, never in cargo, with the fee quoted up front based on the destination. See their delivery info for how it works.
Puppies raised inside a family home, with real socialization from day one
DNA-tested parents and a reproductive specialist vet on the team
Microchipped, vaccinated, vet-checked puppies with records
Clear deposit process and in-cabin delivery, never cargo
Five-star reviews from families who've come back over multiple years
Browse available puppies and upcoming litters at HomeRaisedPuppies.com, or call or text (801) 414-6659. Visits and calls are by appointment.
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