FAMILY-RAISED IN HOME · DELIVERED TO DELAWARE
Delaware closed its pet store puppy counters in 2026, which leaves a Delaware family looking for a breeder it can trust, and the breed they ask about most is the one that suits a Greenville estate and a Rehoboth beach cottage equally well: a Poodle, in either size, with a coat that never sheds on the porch furniture. HonestPet connects Delaware families with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodle litters in their homes and screen the parents' eyes, knees, and hips before breeding. Every puppy arrives vet-checked, microchipped, and groomed, with free ground delivery from Claymont to Fenwick Island.
Health-tested parents · 10-year health guarantee · Free ground delivery to Delaware.
THE HONESTPET DIFFERENCE
Buying a puppy online takes trust. Here's what you can count on when you work with us.
The first eight weeks are when a Poodle learns what normal is, so ours learn a family kitchen, not a kennel run: the kids, the dishwasher, the doorbell, the vacuum. Your puppy walks into a Hockessin colonial, a Middletown new-build, or a Lewes cottage already on a feeding routine, and it works out your household's rules in about the time it takes to find the warm spot in the sunroom.
Our breeders begin Early Neurological Stimulation when puppies are three days old and follow Puppy Culture practices until they’re ready to join their new families. Short, gentle daily handling helps puppies become more comfortable with new experiences as they grow.
Review the testing status listed for each puppy's mom and dad, and ask our team for available eye, knee, hip, and genetic screening records. Testing varies by parent; knowing what is documented helps you make an informed choice.
We'll settle the size first. A Toy at 4 to 6 pounds suits a Trolley Square apartment, a UD grad student, or a retiree in a Rehoboth beach community; a Miniature at 10 to 15 pounds suits a Middletown family whose kids want a dog that can swim at Lums Pond and run the Cape Henlopen trails. Then we'll match you to the puppy in that litter whose temperament fits your home.
Every puppy comes with a 10-year genetic health guarantee and a digital copy of their vet and vaccine records.
Message our Care360 Team at 10 weeks or 10 years. We stay in touch with our families for the life of the dog.
STATEWIDE DELIVERY
Every HonestPet Poodle, whichever size, comes from a vetted breeder's home, never a store or a broker. Delaware families nearly always take free ground delivery to the door, since the whole state is a short drive from our routes, and a flight nanny who carries the puppy in the cabin into Philadelphia, BWI, or Salisbury is there for those who'd rather fly; a Toy or a Mini fits under the seat with room to spare. The puppy arrives brushed, first groom done, and in beach season the handler times the drive around Route 1 traffic.
New Castle County communities: Wilmington · Newark · Hockessin · Bear · Middletown
Delivery regions: Wilmington, Hockessin, Newark, Middletown, Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach. New Castle County communities: Wilmington, Newark, Hockessin, Bear, Middletown.Pins mark where we deliver:New Castle County communitiesregions across the state
HonestPet Poodles live in Greenville, Trolley Square, and North Wilmington; in Hockessin and Pike Creek; in Newark and Bear; in Middletown and Odessa; in Smyrna, Dover, and Camden; in Milford and Georgetown; in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, and Dewey; and in Bethany Beach, Millsboro, and Fenwick Island. Both sizes travel well, Brandywine or beach.
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ABOUT THE BREED
A Poodle is one breed in two sizes, curly, clever, low-shedding, and bonded to its person, and Delaware suits both: a Toy, under 10 inches and 4 to 6 pounds, for a Trolley Square apartment, a retiree at the beach, or a Newark condo; a Miniature, 10 to 15 inches and 10 to 15 pounds, for a Hockessin family with kids, a yard, and a beach house. Both rank second among all breeds for trainability and housetrain in days, both need a groomer every four to six weeks because the coat grows rather than sheds, with a humid Delaware summer pushing it toward four, and both bark at the boardwalk until taught otherwise, which takes a Poodle about a week. A Toy wears a harness, not a collar, and a sweater for a January nor'easter.
A HonestPet Toy finishes at 4 to 6 pounds and a Miniature at 10 to 15, which clears the weight limits in a Riverfront or downtown Newark building and fits a carrier for the drive down Route 1 to the beach. A Toy rides in a tote on the Rehoboth boardwalk; a Miniature walks the Brandywine or the Junction and Breakwater Trail beside you. Either size fits a Hockessin colonial, and the Mini is sturdy enough for a second-grader and a boogie board.
Poodles have curly, low-shedding coats that need regular brushing and professional grooming. No dog is completely hypoallergenic; families with allergies should spend time around Poodles before deciding.
Miniatures can be a better match for families with children, while a tiny Toy needs especially gentle handling. Supervise every interaction, teach children to let the puppy rest, and choose temperament as carefully as size.
Miniature and Toy Poodles respond well to short, positive training sessions. Practice house training, calm greetings, and quiet hallway behavior consistently, and add puzzle games to keep their quick minds occupied.
A Miniature Poodle wants a daily walk and a swim, and Delaware has water on three sides: the Brandywine, Lums Pond, Rehoboth Bay, the Indian River, and the ocean at Cape Henlopen, where a Mini will fetch until the tide turns. A Toy is content with two short walks and a game down the hall, and in the surf or the bay chop it wears a vest, since five pounds and a wave don't mix. Summer walks happen before the humidity sets in, winter walks on salted sidewalks mean boots or a paw rinse, and the beach towns' dog-hour rules apply to both sizes from May to September. Red-tailed hawks and great horned owls hunt the Brandywine Valley and the Sussex farmland, and Lyme is everywhere, so a Toy goes out with you at dusk and both sizes get a tick check after the dunes.
Both sizes enjoy being close to their people. Build up alone time gradually, provide enrichment, and arrange a dog walker or sitter when your schedule keeps you away for long stretches.
HOW IT WORKS
Browse available puppies today. Not sure which one? Tell us about your home and lifestyle, and we'll point you in the right direction.
Call, text, or email us using the contact details below. We'll set up a video call so you can see your puppy move around and ask anything you want.
Reserve your chosen puppy after speaking with our team. Confirm the deposit and payment schedule for that puppy before checkout.
Choose flight nanny delivery, pickup at the breeder, or ground transport. We'll work out the details with you.
Your puppy arrives as early as 8 weeks old with their digital records, a starter bag of food, and a blanket that smells like their littermates.
GETTING YOUR PUPPY HOME
Nearly all Delaware families take free ground delivery to the door, with the puppy brushed, fed on schedule, and handed over with the breeder's grooming notes, and our drivers plan I-95 and Route 1 around rush hour and beach weekends. Prefer to fly? A flight nanny carries your Poodle in the cabin to one of three airports serving Delaware, and a Toy or a Miniature is a fraction of the airline limit. Either way, we settle the date together and keep you updated until the puppy is on your rug.
Ground delivery is the gentlest trip for a Poodle puppy, and for a Toy it's the one we recommend: a climate-controlled vehicle the whole way, water and a small meal every few hours because a tiny puppy's blood sugar drops faster than a bigger dog's, a route timed around I-95 and Route 1, and a scheduled handoff at your door in New Castle County, Dover, or at the beach.
Want to meet your puppy before it travels? If the breeder's location and schedule allow it, HonestPet can arrange an in-person visit, the moment to see the parents' coats, ask what size the litter should finish at, and look over the eye and knee results.
A flat $799 to any airport we serve for Delaware. Your Poodle travels in a soft carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin, not in cargo, and either size is so far under the in-cabin limit that the carrier is never a question. The nanny books a nonstop into Philadelphia or BWI, or a connection into Salisbury for the beaches, keeps a Toy puppy fed on schedule, and hands the dog to you at arrivals; for most Delaware addresses, though, the van is as fast as the flight.
Not sure which option fits? Send us a message and we'll help you sort it out.
HEALTH FIRST
Miniature and Toy Poodles have breed-specific health considerations. Ask to review available screening results for your puppy's parents, including eye, knee, and hip evaluations where appropriate. Testing varies by parent, and no screening or genetic test can guarantee a puppy will never develop a health problem.
Ask for available eye examination records for both parents. An eye exam can identify some inherited or developing eye problems, but a normal result is not a lifetime guarantee of healthy vision.
Luxating patellas can affect small Poodles. Ask about available parental knee evaluations and discuss the results with your veterinarian; screening helps assess risk without ruling out every future knee problem.
Hip health is an important discussion, especially for Miniature Poodles. Ask which evaluations are appropriate for the parents and whether results are available to review with your veterinarian.
Some forms of progressive retinal atrophy can affect Miniature and Toy Poodles. Where relevant genetic results are available, ask which variant was tested and how the parents were paired. A genetic panel does not replace clinical eye exams.
This inherited bleeding disorder can occur in Poodles. Ask whether relevant parental genetic testing is available and share any results with your vet when planning surgery or other procedures.
Review the health history and documented adult size of both parents. Discuss dental care, feeding needs, and any family history of health concerns with the breeder and your vet, especially when considering a very small Toy puppy.
Before a Poodle leaves for Delaware, a licensed vet gives it a complete exam with the breed's trouble spots in focus: the knees, since luxating patellas are the most common orthopedic problem in both sizes, the eyes, the bite and baby teeth, which crowd in a Toy's small jaw, the heart, and in a Toy, the trachea. The vet issues the certificate of veterinary inspection required for travel into Delaware, and the exam goes into the puppy's digital records for your Wilmington, Newark, or Lewes vet.
Every core vaccine due by the puppy's age has been given, and deworming has stayed on schedule since the first weeks. Your Delaware vet finishes the series, including the rabies shot the state requires by 6 months, and should start tick prevention on day one, since Delaware sits in the middle of Lyme country, and heartworm prevention for the long coastal mosquito season; fit a harness that protects a Toy's trachea; and set a grooming schedule for the humid summer. The microchip is in before the trip, and the handler walks you through moving the registration to your name.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Prices vary by puppy, size, and other individual characteristics. Check the current price on each available listing and ask our team what is included before reserving. Free ground delivery to Delaware is available as described on this page.
Yes, in both sizes. Nearly all Delaware families take free ground delivery to the door, and for a Toy puppy that's the trip we recommend. In-cabin flight nanny delivery is also available into Philadelphia for New Castle County, BWI for Kent County, and Salisbury for the beaches, depending on route and availability, with the puppy at the nanny's feet in the cabin; a Miniature or Toy Poodle is well under every airline's in-cabin limit.
No dog is completely hypoallergenic. Poodles have low-shedding coats, but allergens are also found in saliva and skin flakes. Spend time around Poodles before choosing a puppy if allergies are a concern, and plan on regular brushing and grooming.
Our Toy Poodles typically finish at 4 to 6 pounds and our Miniatures at 10 to 15 pounds. Adult size varies by puppy; review the listing's estimated adult weight and ask about both parents before making your choice.
Your puppy comes home with a starter bag of food, a blanket that smells like their littermates, a toy, microchip details, and a digital copy of their vet and vaccine records.
Choose an available puppy and send us an inquiry. Our team can help you review the puppy, meet by video, and confirm the reservation deposit, total price, and payment schedule before you proceed.
Ask our team for available parent eye, knee, hip, and genetic screening results; testing varies by parent. Each puppy's veterinary, vaccine, deworming, and microchip records help your Delaware vet plan ongoing care. Screening cannot eliminate every inherited or future health risk.
Each breeder may have a different preferred puppy food, so we provide the specific brand and formula your puppy is currently eating to help make the transition to your home as smooth as possible. If you decide to switch foods, we recommend transitioning gradually to help avoid digestive upset.
Our puppies go home at 8 weeks old.
Still have questions? See our full FAQ or send us a message.
THE JOURNEY HOME
Free ground delivery to the door is how nearly all of our Delaware Poodles arrive, and for a Toy it's the gentlest option. Families who'd rather fly book the flight nanny, who brings the puppy in the cabin to one of three airports serving Delaware, with a Toy's feeding schedule kept through the flight.
| Where you live | Airport we fly into |
|---|---|
| Wilmington, Newark, Hockessin, and New Castle County | Philadelphia International (PHL), about 30 minutes north |
| Dover, Smyrna, and Kent County | Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) or Philadelphia International (PHL) |
| Lewes, Rehoboth, Bethany, and Sussex County | Salisbury Regional (SBY), about 45 minutes southwest across the Maryland line |
HAPPY FAMILIES
Delaware Poodle families send us the first boardwalk photo, the first clip, and the first swim at the bay. We post them here as they arrive.
"HonestPet brought my Skye safely. The process was smooth, and they care about the animals. Best transport company!"
Sarah M.
"Damon and Chelsea are amazing. Great with our kids and animals. The wait was worth it, and we love our larger family. Thanks so much!"
Michael T.
"Super helpful, communicative, and speedy! They delivered my dog right to my doorstep. A 10/10 experience!"
Jennifer K.
"Recommending HonestPet to everyone! Amazing experience. Our vet was impressed by how healthy our puppy is. Thank you!"
David L.
DELAWARE QUESTIONS
Which size to choose, the new pet store law, beach rules and Lyme, the statewide license, and how a puppy travels: the questions Delaware Poodle families ask most.
Not anymore. In 2026, Delaware became the tenth state to pass a law ending the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores, so as it takes effect a Poodle puppy in Delaware comes from a breeder or a rescue, and the work of vetting that breeder falls to you. HonestPet is not a pet store. We connect Delaware families directly with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodles at home, show you the parents and their eye and knee results, and coordinate delivery to your door.
Match the size to the household and the summers. A Toy, at 4 to 6 pounds, is the better fit for an apartment or condo, a retiree at the beach, a student, and a home without toddlers, and it rides the boardwalk in a tote and stays on a leash where hawks hunt. A Miniature, at 10 to 15 pounds, is the better fit for a family with kids, a yard, and a beach house, and it can swim the bay and run the Cape Henlopen trails. Both are brilliant and low-shedding, and in a Delaware summer both see the groomer closer to every four weeks.
Yes. Delaware is one of the few states with a single statewide dog license, issued through the Office of Animal Welfare and required once your Poodle turns 6 months. The application wants a current rabies certificate, licenses are sold online in one-year or multi-year terms, spayed and neutered dogs pay less, and the fee is the same for a five-pound Toy and a fifteen-pound Mini.
After you reserve your Poodle, HonestPet plans the trip from the breeder's home to yours in Delaware around the calendar and the I-95 traffic. Before leaving, the puppy is vet-checked, brushed, and fed; it then rides in a climate-controlled vehicle with a feeding stop every few hours, or flies in the cabin with a nanny. You'll know the schedule before departure, and we message you as each leg is done.
Usually 1 to 2 hours into Philadelphia or BWI, with a connection for Salisbury, though for most Delaware addresses the van is as quick. Your Poodle spends the flight in a carrier at the nanny's feet, never in cargo, and a Toy puppy eats a little before boarding and again after landing to keep its blood sugar even.
Sometimes. If the breeder's location and schedule allow it, HonestPet can set up a visit so you can meet the puppy and the parents and see what size the adults finished at. Breeder homes are in several states and stay private, so each visit is a single family.
Call us with questions about any puppy, delivery to Delaware, or which Miniature and Toy Poodle would suit your home. We'll set up a video call so you can meet your puppy before you decide.
