Ontario Pomskies & Keurwood Equestrian

Puppy Adoption Process

Breeding for Temperament, Health and Character

Frequently Asked Questions

A Summary of our Puppies and Program

💵 $400.00 refundable deposit to become a member of our Wait List. Pass as much as you would like until you get your perfect puppy or ask for a full refund any time after 12 months on our Wait List

🎯 Embark DNA and OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) testing done on parents

🧬 Lifetime health guarantee against breed-relevant genetic disorders from which their parents have been cleared. Extended Breeder health guarantee.

✅ 30 days free Pet Insurance through Trupanion for your puppy

🩺 Licensed Veterinary Exam and first set of age-appropriate vaccinations for your puppy around 8 weeks of age. Health certificate and documents provided to you to take home

🧭 Puppy will receive a microchip and registration documents will be provided to you to take home

🐛 Puppy is dewormed at 2, 3, 4, 6 & 8 weeks of age with veterinary dispensed medications

💩Full fecal panel testing including giardia and coccidia is done prior to puppies going home

🧸 Puppy pack including food, treats, chews, clean litter pellets (if clients choose to use a litter box), blanket from mom and more

🐱 Puppies are socialized to kids, cats and dogs

🏆 Puppies are started on crate work and potty training using litter boxes

🐕 Puppies are started on basic commands and obedience (come, sit, off, gentle, toilet commands, redirection)

📈 Puppies receive early neurological stimulation and daily one-on-one attention

🌎 Puppies can be registered with the American Pomsky Kennel Club

📆 Lifetime breeder support and access to training and care resources and a social community of dog owners and enthusiasts within our Keurwood Ontario Pomsky Puppies closed Facebook group page

✈️ We live less than one (1) hour’s drive from Toronto, Ontario Canada. We can assist with arranging transportation of your puppy, including using an in-flight puppy nanny that will take the puppy in-cabin to almost any Canadian or International Airport for a fee

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How do I adopt a puppy?

Please fill out our online Qualification Application (will open a new window).

Please take your time when you complete your Application to prevent delays in a response or rejected Applications. We take the utmost care in ensuring we are placing our puppies in homes and environments that we feel will be the most suitable and successful matches for our pups and their families.

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Can I meet the adult dogs or puppies?

We are happy to show our dogs and puppies via video call to any potential client once we have received and approved your Qualification Application.

We do offer the opportunity for potential clients to meet our adult dogs in person and possibly our puppies (they are more vulnerable to disease so we have a strict visitation protocol) once we have received and approved your completed Qualification Application with two (2) valid references.

Our property is under video surveillance so any visitors will be recorded.

All visitors will be asked to provide a copy of their Driver’s Licence or valid photo ID.

Also, to ensure the safety of our dogs and puppies, you will be asked to disinfect your hands and foot ware with chemical disinfectants at our farm, and to provide proof of vaccination for any dog(s) you might current own or come into contact with regularly.

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How does your Wait List work?

Our puppies will be offered to our Wait List members first. Here’s how our Wait List Works:

  1. We will send you an e-mail confirmation that your Qualification Application has been approved.
  2. You will be offered an opportunity to provide a $400 Canadian Reservation Deposit if you wish to join the Wait List.
  3. The Reservation Deposit is used to determine the pet home puppy selection order of the litter. Puppies that are being held for future breeding, show or therapeutic purposes will not be available for selection by Wait List members.
    • The Reservation Deposit will be 100% refunded (without any accumulated interest):

      • Once you have selected a puppy, the $400 Reservation Deposit will be refunded upon proof of spay/neuter, or deducted from the puppy’s purchase price, or

      If we cannot place a puppy with you for any reason after 12 months from the date you joined the Wait List. A pro-rated portion of the Reservation Deposit can be refunded prior to 12 months.

  4. Reservation Deposits are 100% Transferable. If it is your turn to choose a puppy and you would like a puppy from another litter, your Reservation Deposit can be used to choose a puppy from any future litter we have. There is no limit on how long you can stay on our Wait List, or how many times you pass until you find your perfect puppy.

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Do I need to be on your Wait List to get a puppy?

You do not need to be a member of our Wait List to adopt a puppy from us. Puppies that are not claimed by members on the Wait List will be posted on our Available Puppies page once the puppies are around 5 weeks of age.

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How much do your puppies cost?

Most of our puppies will range in price from $3,500-$4,500 Canadian on average depending on eye colour, markings and size. Premium puppies that are toy-sized (expected to mature around 10 pounds or less) with husky markings and blue eyes may start at $4,500+ Canadian.

Examples of some of our Puppies coat colours and markings:

Black
Silver/Grey
Brown/Red
Blue
Lavender
White
Piebald
Red Intensity
Merle

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What is the average size of your adult dogs?

The majority of our Pomsky puppies that we have produced range in weight from 10-30 pounds, and are around 12-16 inches at their shoulder (height). We have produced puppies as small as 8 pounds mature and as large as 40 pounds mature, but both extremes are more rare. We can only provide an estimate of adult size and cannot guarantee the size (height or weight) that our puppies will grow because of genetic variations as well as other factors, such as diet, feeding frequency and exercise, which play a significant role in the growth and maturation of puppies.

Pomsky size is categorized as follows:

  • TOY – Under 10” tall at the shoulder, and up to 15 pounds.
  • MINI – Up to 14” at the shoulder, and between 12-20 pounds.
  • STANDARD – 14-18” tall at the shoulder, and between 20-35 pounds.

Dogs that fall between categories should be judged by height rather than weight.

The illustration below shows the average sizes of our actual dogs in our program:

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What are the health concerns for Pomskies?

Pomskies are a newer cross, and as such, common conditions that affect Siberian Huskies, Pomeranians and other Spitz breeds can affect Pomskies as well. Many conditions can be a result of several factors (hereditary, congenital, environmental, nutritional) and may not always be pinpointed to a single cause. Conditions that we test our breeding dogs for are marked with an asterix (*). As of November 2024, we have produced 129 puppies and (#X) indicates the number of puppies/dogs we have produced with a condition below as diagnosed by a veterinarian. Conditions that can affect Pomskies include, but are not limited to:

  1. Luxating Patella* (#1)
  2. Hip Dysplasia*
  3. Collapsed Trachea
  4. Hypothyroidism (can also manifest in hair loss, behavioural changes, weight gain)
  5. Hypoglycemia
  6. Hair Loss, which can be due to a number of conditions such as hot spots, Zinc Deficiency or Zinc Responsive Dermatosis (#1), and Black Skin Disease (BSD) or alopecia x, which can also be caused by other health issues, like hypothyroidism or kidney disease, liver disease, mites, fungus, allergies, or infections.
  7. Eye Problems including cataracts, corneal dystrophy, PRA* or Progressive Retinal Atrophy*, glaucoma, entropion, and distichiasis (#1).
  8. Gastrointestinal issues such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (#1), Billious Vomiting Syndrome (#1)
  9. Seizures (#1 Juvenile), which can also be caused by other issues such as medications or trauma
  10. Heatstroke
  11. Lymph nodes that are enlarged

Other breed-related conditions that our adult breeding Pomskies are tested for include, but are not limited to:

  1. Elbow Dysplasia*
  2. Methemoglobinemia (CYB5R3)*
  3. Progressive Retinal Atrophy, rcd3 (PDE6A)*
  4. X-Linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1, XL-PRA1 (RPGR)*
  5. Day Blindness (CNGB3 Deletion, Alaskan Malamute Variant)*
  6. Urate Kidney & Bladder Stones (SLC2A9)*
  7. GM1 Gangliosidosis (GLB1 Exon 15, Alaskan Husky Variant)*
  8. Oculocutaneous Albinism, OCA (SLC45A2, Small Breed Variant)*
  9. Hereditary Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets (VDR)*
  10. Degenerative Myelopathy*
  11. ALT Activity*

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When do I get to pick my puppy?

Puppies will be priced around five (5) weeks of age once we can determine eye colour and their approximate adult size fairly confidently. We evaluate each puppy for breeding potential first and will place puppies on a Breeder’s Hold if they are being considered for future breeding purposes. We will also evaluate puppies and may assign them to specific families based on specific family/client needs and the puppy’s abilities or future use (for example, potential as a therapeutic dog, show dog, etc.). Puppies that are available for pet homes will be offered to our Wait List members in a predetermined order. Members of our Wait List will also have the option to change their selection to any puppies that are released from a Breeder Hold. Live video viewing of our puppies will be available to our clients. Any puppies that are not selected by our Wait List members will be made available to all other clients who have been approved through our Qualification Application.

Our females are only bred once or twice each year and we follow the recommendation of our vets and breed clubs as to the maximum number of litters our females will produce (usually 4-6 maximum). Although it is always our hope to place a puppy with families as soon as possible, due to the nature of dog breeding, pregnancies and gestation, and our commitment to producing the healthiest puppies possible from the healthiest parents possible, we cannot guarantee when a puppy may become available.

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What will my puppy come with?

All of our puppies come with the following:

  1. Socialized with children, cats and dogs
  2. Early neurological stimulation and daily one-on-one attention
  3. Early training including litter box potty training on pellets and washable pads, as well as basic commands – Note: We are environmentally conscientious and we do not use disposable pee pads in our program
  4. Crate training as a group and/or individually if possible
  5. Age-appropriate vaccinations – please note that vaccinations such as Rabies can only be done when the puppy is around 5-6 months of age (possibly earlier if traveling overseas) – this does not restrict travel within Canada.
  6. Regular deworming with products obtained from our veterinarians at 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 weeks of age.
  7. Fecal panel test for parasites such as coccidia and giardia, microchip and veterinary health certificate.
  8. 30-Day Medical Insurance Coverage provided by Trupanion
  9. Lifetime Genetic Health guarantee against any breed-relevant genetic conditions for which the puppy’s sire and dam have been cleared through Embark DNA testing.
  10. Extended breeder health guarantee against genetic, health and developmental conditions for hips, elbows, patella, eyes and heart.
  11. Registration papers from the American Pomsky Kennel Club (APKC) if requested.
  12. Puppy Care Package including food, treats, toys, litter training bedding, veterinary and health documents, and a checklist of important care dates (vaccination and deworming schedule).
  13. Lifetime breeder support
  14. Access to training and care resources on our website and a social community of dog owners and enthusiasts within our Ontario Pomsky Puppies Owners closed Facebook group.

How are your adult dogs and puppies cared for and raised?

We uphold an ethical breeding program that provides the best possible standards of health and care for our dogs and puppies. Our dogs are members of our family who live with our children in our homes, and are well socialized with other dogs, cats, and visitors. We live on a country property and our dogs and puppies have ample space to run around the farm, leash free, and interact with horses, goats and a donkey on a daily basis. We strive to ensure our clients receive a happy, healthy puppy for life.

We stay with our mommas the entire time while they are whelping.
Our mommas have a huge whelping pen. We add “pig rails” to help keep the puppies safe. We change linens as often as needed.
Our puppy pens evolve with each stage of their development to assist with potty training and motor skill development.
Our puppy pens are cleaned each day. Soiled and wet linens are replaced with fresh clean bedding. All plastic surfaces including litter boxes are disinfected daily.
Our puppy room is equipped with video cameras and an air exchange unit. When playtime is over, we use natural pet-safe cleaners to disinfect toys and all surfaces of the playroom.
Our puppy play area features natural and artificial climbers, slides, tunnels, shelters and access to an inside cooled or heated play area. Outside footing consists of 1/4 inch chips to help satisfy digging enjoyment, while indoor footing consists of farm grade rubber mats.
We only use the most gentle soaps for laundry and naturally-based disinfectants.
Our dogs have several areas to play and relax around our farm. They have the ability to go outside or come inside as they please during the day. They have access to play structures, sides, tunnels, steps and bridges, shelters, water pool, and digging areas.
Some of our dogs are loose in the house at night while others prefer nighttime crates.

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