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The Ridgeline puppy questionnaire
About ten minutes. We read every one ourselves and answer within a week, including when the answer is no. There's no deposit at this stage and nothing to pay online — ever.
This is an example site: here are the questionnaire's steps and its first page of questions. Nothing can be sent from it.
What we ask
- About you4
- Your home4
- Your household4
- Time and work5
- Experience8
- Other animals3
- Your plans7
- Health and care6
Only if you would rather we called.
About the questionnaire
Why so many questions about our week?
Because a field-bred Lab alone for nine hours a day becomes a problem dog, and we'd rather find that out now than when it comes back to us at a year old.
Do we have to hunt?
No. Tell us honestly what you'll do with the dog. Non-hunting homes get the calmer puppies and a training plan.
Which litter are we applying for?
The current litter has one place open (Smith, a yellow male). Most applications now are for Rye × Tucker, expected spring 2027 — the questionnaire asks which you mean.
When do we pay anything?
Only after a phone call and our approval: the $500 deposit, by check or card, with a receipt and the contract. Never through this form.
Ridgeline Labradors · Matt, Jodi & Hannah Kessler
- Phone: Mon–Thu, 6–8 pm Mountain
- Email: answered within two days, usually the same evening
- Visits: by appointment, Saturdays and some weekday evenings
- Mid-September to January we're in the field most weekends — leave a message