Retired Adults

Placing our retired adults is never easy, but we believe it is always in their best interest. Our retired breeding dogs are lovingly cared for, house trained, and ready to begin their next chapter with the perfect family.

What You Can Expect:

• House & Crate Trained: All of our retired adults are house trained and crate trained.
• Spayed/Neutered: All adults will be spayed/neutered prior to placement.
• Adoption Fee: Adoption fees for our retired adults range from $500 to $2,000.
• Age: Our retired adults are typically around 3 years old at the time of retirement, depending on their breeding career.
• Home Requirements: We require that you live in the state of Florida to adopt one of our retired adults.
• Screening Process: We take great care in finding the right homes for our retired adults. Our screening process is as thorough as it is for new puppy homes.
• Meet & Greet: A meet and greet will be scheduled, and we will need to visit your home to ensure it’s the right environment for one of our dogs.

We want to ensure that both the dog and the family are fully comfortable with the transition. For this reason, we offer a 30-day acclimation period to allow the dog to adjust to their new home and for the family to ensure they’re the right fit.

During this period, we ask that the family communicates with us regularly to provide updates and discuss the dog’s progress.

If, for any reason, the adoption does not work out, or the family feels that the dog is not the right fit, we request that they contact us immediately. Under no circumstances will our dogs or puppies be rehomed to another family, sent to a shelter, or placed anywhere other than with Childs Bulldogs. If the adoption is not successful, we will take the dog back and ensure it is placed in a new, loving home through our program.

At Childs Bulldogs, we prioritize placing our adult dogs in local homes within the state of Florida or nearby areas for the following reasons:

Why Local?
Due to the stress and potential risks of flying, especially for older dogs, we do not ship adult dogs across the country. Flying can be a traumatic experience for many dogs, and we feel the anxiety and potential complications during transport make it unsuitable for our adult dogs. Therefore, we prefer to place our dogs in homes that are within driving distance to Port Saint Lucie, Florida, so they can remain close to us.

Meet in Person
We encourage families to visit our home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida to meet the dogs in person. This gives you the opportunity to interact with the dogs and ensure it’s a good match for both your family and the dog.

Local Transport
For families within driving distance, we are happy to personally transport the dog to your home, ensuring a smooth and safe transition. We want to make sure the dog is comfortable and that you feel confident in the adoption process.

At Childs Bulldogs, our priority is always the well-being of our dogs. We seek five-star homes where we can ensure that each dog's individual needs are met, and their future family will be a perfect match.

We carefully evaluate the lifestyle and environment of each prospective family to ensure it aligns with the needs of the adult dog. When you contact us, we’ll discuss what you're looking for, so we can help guide you to the best dog for your family. We want to make sure our dogs fulfill your needs as well as their own.

Our goal is to make sure both the dog and the family are a perfect fit for a long and happy life together.

Co-owner Responsibilities:

• The Co-Owner will be responsible for all shots (except first puppy shots) as per breeder’s recommendations, and day-to-day expenses for food and care.
• The Co-Owner will be responsible for all vet expenses.
• The Co- Owner will be reponsible for all of their own Approved Breedings expenses. 
• The Co-Owner agrees to give the stud proper socialization for mental health and stability.
• The Co-Owner will be solely responsible for the actions of the dog while in their day-to-day care.
• The Co-Owner will allow breeder access to this stud for showing, special training and breeding.
• The Co-Owner will have the first option to Co-own any puppy produced by this dog with the same contract as long as the breeder is looking for a Co-own home for one of the puppies produced by that stud.
• The Co-Owner will bring the stud for sperm collection at any reasonable time and co-operate fully with shipping, collection and any other actions related to breeding of said stud dog throughout his lifetime.
• This male is never allowed to run at large and must be confined away from all female dogs capable of breeding.
• This dog is a house pet, and not to spend its life as an outside dog.
• The Co-Owner will update breeder regularly/on request for studs weight, temperament, pictures, vet records and ect.

Breeder Responsibilities:

• The breeder of this dog will retain full breeding rights and full registered ownership of this Dog until the terms of this agreement have been fulfilled.
• Health Testing is a MUST and cost will be Split for any untested males. 
• It is the Breeders choice to breed or not to breed this dog for the length of this contract.
• The Breeder/Co- Owner will be responsible for all expenses related to breeding of this dog. (Unless the Co-owner is using the Stud for his own personal approved Breedings, Co-owner will be reponsible for all expenses of the Aprroved breeding )
• The Breeder/Co-Owner will split all profits and expenses from these litters 50%. 
• The Breeder will have 1st right to any puppy back deals(As a Keeper Puppy), any puppy sold profit will be Split 50%.