Every puppy. Examined by a licensed vet. Documented. Cleared before it travels.
A puppy can't tell you how it feels. So before it travels, a veterinarian examines it head to tail and writes down what they find. That Veterinary Health Report travels with the puppy and lands in your inbox, because the puppy's health comes before anyone's convenience.
A puppy is a newborn. We built it the system a human newborn gets.
Same unfinished immune system. Same inability to say what hurts. Human medicine went proactive: screen every newborn, write it down, follow up within days. Puppy care stayed reactive: wait until it's sick in your home. We built the proactive version: an exam, a clearance, and a record you can hold. It gives the puppy a voice.
| A human newborn | A Pawrade puppy | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Proactive: screen first, treat early | Proactive: screen first, treat early. Not wait-and-see. |
| Exam | Head-to-toe by a pediatrician | Head-to-tail by a licensed vet, 9 body systems |
| Screening | Newborn panel, hearing, heart | Required fecal test, heart, hearing, vision, vitals |
| Record | Handed to the parents | Veterinary Health Report: communicated, hard copy with the puppy |
| Follow-up | Well-baby visit within days | Required 72-hour wellness visit with your vet |
| Immunizations | Scheduled and logged | Logged with manufacturer and lot number, doses ≤28 days apart |
| A human newborn | A Pawrade puppy |
|---|---|
| Proactive: screen first | Proactive: screen first, not wait-and-see |
| Pediatrician exam | Vet exam, 9 systems |
| Newborn screening | Fecal, heart, hearing, vitals |
| Record to parents | Health Report, hard copy to you |
| Well-baby visit | 72-hour wellness visit |
| Immunizations logged | Logged with lot numbers |
Anything the screening finds is acted on for the puppy's health and wellness, above all.
Not the breeder's schedule, not our sale, not your travel plans. When the puppy's interest and a human's convenience disagree, the puppy wins. Every breeder agreed to that before listing.
No Puppy Mill Pledge →Four steps. Every puppy. Before travel is booked.
Elsewhere a puppy travels on a one-line health certificate. Ours travels on a documented exam, reviewed against a written protocol.
The exam
The review
Cleared, or held
Communicated to you
Nine body systems. Vitals. A required fecal test. Every vaccine, down to the lot number.
This is an example only, not the exact form the veterinarian uses; shown for display and educational purposes. Most lines read "No." The ones that don't are sized, graded, photographed and explained.
Veterinary Health Report
Any positive result holds travel until treated and re-tested negative. CAPC ↗
Doses, products and dates recorded by the breeder and verified by the vet.
| Vaccination | Date | Manufacturer | Lot # | Route | Initials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distemper / Parvo / Adenovirus / Parainfluenza (DHPP), dose 1 | Aug 19, 2026 | Zoetis Vanguard | 614282A | SQ | JLM |
| DHPP, dose 2 (21 days after dose 1 ✓ ≤28) | Sep 9, 2026 | Zoetis Vanguard | 614282A | SQ | JLM |
| Bordetella (vet's discretion) | Sep 9, 2026 | Merck Nobivac | 2201B | IN | JLM |
| Rabies (too young; by your vet at 12–16 wks) | – | – | – | – | – |
✓ Health certificate · ✓ Registration · ✓ Hard copy travels with the puppy · ✓ Digital copy to you
Signed: J. L. Morales, DVM · License #… · Sep 15, 2026
The halt, step by step.
Most reports come back clear. When something is noted, it means somebody looked. What happens next happens in this order, every time.
The vet writes it down
Graded, sized and itemised: a grade-2 kneecap, a 1cm hernia, a positive fecal. Photos required for anything visible.
The breeder's vet must call us
Before the puppy travels, a program requirement, not a courtesy. Travel comes off the calendar until it's resolved.
We call you
With the report and photos. Treatable findings are treated at the breeder's by their vet, then re-examined.
You decide
Cleared → travel is rebooked; most holds resolve in days. Not treatable → you get the full picture and the choice, before you're committed.
A puppy with an undisclosed problem is a puppy at risk of being given up when the first bill comes. Preventing that is the whole point.
A report we don't accept goes back to the breeder and their vet to correct.
Ears · "Debris: Yes", details blank.
Wax, mites, or infection? Diagnose, photograph, treat, re-check. Then cleared.
DHPP dose 2 given 31 days after dose 1; lot # missing.
Doses must be ≤28 days apart (AAHA), with manufacturer and lot recorded. Travel moves; parvo protection doesn't. AAHA 2022 guidelines ↗
Fecal flotation · "N/A, puppy de-wormed on schedule."
De-worming isn't a test. The fecal is required, dated, with a result. No result, no clearance. CAPC guidelines ↗
What we'll say no to, even to you.
Every breeder agreed to all four before listing. If any is a dealbreaker, we'd rather you knew now.
No visits to the litter
Strangers in a whelping area are germs, and puppies that age have almost no immune defence. You get video, photos, the breeder on the phone, and the exam.
Travel dates move
A positive fecal means treat, re-test, reschedule. We won't send a puppy early to hit a weekend.
8 weeks and 2 pounds
No puppy leaves before both. Some breeds hold to 12 weeks. Not negotiable, at any price.
A finding stops everything
Until it's addressed and you've been told everything. Then the decision is yours.
Findings are cheaper before you own them.
No exam catches everything. What a documented one does is keep you off the hook for expenses nobody told you about, and move treatable findings to the breeder's side of the trip. Tap a line to see what each typically runs when nobody checks.
Typical U.S. ranges for context only, not a quote or a prediction about any individual puppy.
Buying direct vs. buying here
Not a knock on breeders; ours are among the good ones. But when you buy direct, you are the entire system.
| Question | Buying direct | With Pawrade |
|---|---|---|
| Who examines the puppy | Whoever the seller says did | A licensed vet, 3–5 days before travel, on a signed report |
| If something is found | You negotiate with someone who already has your money | The adoption halts. Treated, re-checked, disclosed. You decide. |
| Who holds the money | The seller, usually by app transfer | Pawrade, through PetPay, protected until delivery |
| Who you call | Nobody | A concierge with a direct line, daily 9AM–11PM EST |
We don't just place a puppy. We prepare you.
21 pages of checklists, schedules and step-by-step advice for a healthy, well-adjusted puppy. Every buyer gets it, and a specialist walks you through it.
21 pages of checklists, schedules, and step-by-step advice; every buyer gets it, and a specialist walks you through it.
Confident owners.
A brighter future.
Your puppy isn't fully protected just because it has received vaccines.
Parvovirus is highly contagious and can be fatal. Immunity takes months to build, so precautions matter. Cornell Baker Institute ↗ · Merck Veterinary Manual ↗
- Walk on sidewalks or areas where many dogs have been
- Visit dog parks, pet stores, or apartment common areas
- Let your puppy sniff or lick dog waste
- Put an unprotected puppy on a vet clinic floor
- Carry your puppy in higher-risk areas
- Change clothes and shoes after being around other dogs
- Complete the full vaccination cycle
- Disinfect with bleach; regular soaps don't kill parvo
Your puppy isn't fully protected just because it has received vaccines.
Sidewalks, dog parks, pet stores, clinic floors, dogs of unknown status
Carry in risky areas, change clothes after other dogs, finish the vaccine cycle, bleach to disinfect
Warning signs: vomiting · diarrhea · refusing food · extreme lethargy → call your vet, and us.
The first 30 days
- Puppy-proof your home
- Supplies and crate
- Book the 72-hour vet visit
- Wellness visit with the Health Report
- Activate MetLife
- Monitor eating and stool
- No vaccines for 10 days
- Avoid germs; carry outdoors
- Potty routine begins
- Next DHPP + de-worming
- Reinforce training
- Grooming & handling
- Finish vaccines, rabies
- Training & socialization
- Adolescent prep
Our reviews speak for the puppies.
4.7 from 18,917 verified buyers · 96.5% satisfied.
“With Marigold/Paisley it was love at first site. One look at her picture and I knew that was my girl. It was sooo nice to have someone be the middleman and make ALL of the arrangements. Thanks Pam and Denise, Paisley has help fill a huge hole in my heart. ”
“Pawrade was wonderful. Made everything so easy and answered any and all questions very quickly. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience.”
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Questions about the report
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