FAMILY-RAISED IN HOME · DELIVERED TO FLORIDA
Florida has more Poodles per capita than almost any state, and for good reason: a coat that doesn't shed on the lanai furniture, a brain that learns the condo rules in a week, and two sizes that fit a Boca retirement community or a Winter Park house full of kids. HonestPet connects Florida families with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodle litters at home and test the parents' eyes, knees, and hips. Every puppy arrives vet-checked, microchipped, carrying the health certificate Florida requires, and delivered free anywhere in the state.
Health-tested parents · 10-year health guarantee · Free ground delivery to Florida.
THE HONESTPET DIFFERENCE
Buying a puppy online takes trust. Here's what you can count on when you work with us.
A Poodle learns whatever it grows up around, so where the litter spends its first eight weeks is the whole ballgame. Our breeders raise Miniature and Toy Poodles in their homes, with the TV on and kids underfoot, and the puppies arrive in a Brickell high-rise or a Naples villa already housebroken to a routine and unbothered by a doorbell.
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 help you pick the size first. A Toy at 4 to 6 pounds is the dog for a couple in The Villages or a Sarasota condo with a weight cap; a Miniature at 10 to 15 pounds is the dog for a Jacksonville family whose kids want a playmate that can take a tumble. Then we'll tell you which puppy in that litter has the temperament for your house, even if it isn't the one with the best photo.
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, Toy or Miniature, comes from a vetted breeder's home, never a store or a broker. Florida families choose free ground delivery to the door or a flight nanny who carries the puppy in the cabin, and both sizes fit the under-seat carrier with room to spare. The puppy arrives brushed out, with its first groom already done and the Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Florida requires in the folder.
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Delivery regions: Pensacola, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers, Palm Beach, Miami. South Florida counties: Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach.Pins mark where we deliver:South Florida countiesregions across the state
We've placed Miniature and Toy Poodles with families in Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Jupiter, Winter Park, Hyde Park in Tampa, and Ponte Vedra, and in Naples, Sarasota, The Villages, Celebration, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Tallahassee, and Destin. Any Florida address has a route, and both sizes travel easily.
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AVAILABLE NOW
These puppies are ready to reserve today. Tap any puppy for more photos, a look at their parents, and their go-home date. Listings update the moment a puppy is spoken for, so if one catches your eye, don't wait too long to ask about them.
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Browse all Miniature and Toy Poodle puppies →ABOUT THE BREED
A Poodle handles Florida better than most small breeds: a long nose that cools efficiently, a coat that can be clipped short for summer, and a love of water that makes a pool or a Gulf beach a feature instead of a hazard. The two sizes split the state's households. A Toy, under 10 inches and 4 to 6 pounds, is the lap dog for a condo, a 55-plus community, and a golf cart; a Miniature, 10 to 15 inches and 10 to 15 pounds, is the dog for a family with kids, a fenced yard, and a boat. Both need a groomer every four to six weeks, more often in the humid months, because a damp curly coat mats fast.
Our Toy Poodles finish at 4 to 6 pounds and our Miniatures at 10 to 15. Both clear the 25-pound cap most Florida condo associations set, both fit a carrier for hurricane season, and a Toy fits one you can carry onto a golf cart. In the Panhandle's handful of cold mornings, a Toy wants a sweater; a Miniature doesn't notice.
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 real walk and a game of fetch every day, and in Florida that happens early and late from May through October, with the coat clipped short and the black-coated dogs kept out of the midday sun. A Toy is happy with two short walks and a game on the tile. Both swim, which makes a screened pool a bonus, but teach the puppy where the steps are before it goes in alone, and keep a Toy away from canal and retention-pond edges, since a five-pound dog is exactly what an alligator or a hawk is looking for.
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
Most Florida families take free ground delivery to the door, with the puppy brushed, fed on schedule, and handed over with the breeder's grooming notes. If you'd rather fly, a flight nanny carries your Poodle in the cabin to one of nine Florida airports, and a Toy or a Miniature is so far under the airline limit that it's the easiest breed we fly. Either way, we set the date with you and keep you posted until the puppy is on your lap.
Ground delivery is the gentlest trip for a Poodle puppy, and for a Toy it's the one we recommend: an even temperature the whole way south, water and a small meal every few hours because a tiny puppy's blood sugar drops faster than a bigger dog's, and a handoff at your door instead of a terminal.
Want to meet your puppy first? When the breeder's location and schedule line up, HonestPet can set up an in-person visit, which is also the moment to see the parents' coats and ask what size the litter is likely to finish at.
A flat $799 to any Florida airport we serve. Your Poodle rides in a soft carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin, never in cargo, and since both sizes weigh a fraction of the in-cabin limit, the carrier is the easy part. The nanny keeps a Toy puppy fed on schedule through the flight and hands the dog to you in person at arrivals.
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 Florida, a licensed vet gives it a full exam with the breed's known issues 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. Florida requires an Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection for every dog sold or brought into the state, so the vet issues one, and the exam lands in the puppy's digital records.
Core vaccines are current for the puppy's age, and deworming has run on a schedule since the first weeks. Your Florida vet finishes the series, including the rabies shot the state requires by 4 months, starts heartworm prevention at that first visit since Florida mosquitoes never stop, and should talk with you about two Poodle habits for a humid climate: a harness instead of a collar, especially for a Toy, and a grooming schedule from the first month, because a wet Florida coat mats in days. Every puppy is microchipped before travel, and we help you register the chip in 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 Florida is available as described on this page.
Yes, in both sizes. Most families choose free ground delivery to the door, and for a Toy puppy that's the trip we recommend. Flight nanny delivery is also available into Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and Pensacola, depending on route and availability, with the puppy in the cabin beside the nanny; 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 Florida 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 most of our Florida Poodles arrive, and for a Toy it's the gentlest option. If you'd prefer to fly, a flight nanny carries the puppy in the cabin to one of nine Florida airports, with a Toy's feeding schedule kept through the flight.
| Where you live | Airport we fly into |
|---|---|
| Miami, Miami Beach, and the Keys | Miami International (MIA) |
| Fort Lauderdale and Broward County | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) |
| West Palm Beach, Jupiter, and the Treasure Coast | Palm Beach International (PBI) |
| Orlando, the Space Coast, and Daytona | Orlando International (MCO) |
| Tampa, St. Pete, and Clearwater | Tampa International (TPA) |
| Sarasota, Fort Myers, and Naples | Southwest Florida International (RSW) |
| Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Gainesville | Jacksonville International (JAX) |
| Tallahassee and the Big Bend | Tallahassee International (TLH) |
| Pensacola, Destin, and the western Panhandle | Pensacola International (PNS) |
HAPPY FAMILIES
Poodle people send us two kinds of photos: the first groom, and the first trick. As our Florida families send them in, along with golf-cart rides and first-pool-swim videos, we post them here.
"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.
FLORIDA QUESTIONS
Which size to choose, grooming in the humidity, pools and canals, county licenses, and how delivery works: the questions Florida Poodle families ask most.
It depends on your county. Florida hasn't passed a statewide ban, yet nearly 80 local governments, among them Palm Beach, Orange, and Pasco counties and the city of St. Petersburg, bar pet stores from selling dogs. Where stores still sell Poodles, the puppies come from large out-of-state kennels with no eye or knee testing on the parents. HonestPet is not a pet store. We connect Florida families directly with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodles at home, share the parents' testing, and deliver with the health certificate Florida requires.
Match the size to the household. A Toy, at 4 to 6 pounds, is the better fit for a condo with a weight cap, a 55-plus community, a golf cart, and a home without small children, since a toddler can hurt a Toy by accident. A Miniature, at 10 to 15 pounds, is the better fit for a family with kids, a fenced yard, a boat, and anyone who wants a dog that can run. Both handle Florida heat well with a short clip and early walks, both swim, and both need a groomer every four to six weeks, closer to four in the humid months.
There's no Florida state dog license; licensing is a county matter, and most counties want a tag. Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange, Duval, and most others sell a county tag once the rabies vaccine is on record, which Florida requires by 4 months. Many Florida vets can issue the county tag at the same visit, and the fee is the same for a five-pound Toy and a fifteen-pound Mini.
Once you reserve your Poodle, HonestPet coordinates the trip from the breeder's home to your door in Florida. The puppy gets a final vet check and Florida's required health certificate, its coat brushed out, and a meal before departure, then rides in a climate-controlled delivery vehicle with scheduled feeding stops, or in the cabin with a flight nanny. You'll have the schedule before the puppy leaves and a message at each handoff.
Expect 2 to 3 hours in the air to Florida, depending on where the breeder is and which airport you pick. Your Poodle stays in a carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin the whole way, never as cargo, and a Toy puppy gets a small meal mid-flight to keep its blood sugar steady, which is the one thing a tiny Poodle needs that a bigger puppy doesn't.
In some cases, yes. When the breeder's location and schedule allow, HonestPet can help set up an in-person visit so you can meet your puppy and the parents, and see for yourself what size the adults finished at. Because our breeders are in different areas and we protect their privacy, visits are arranged individually rather than offered as open appointments.
Call us with questions about any puppy, delivery to Florida, 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.
