FAMILY-RAISED IN HOME · DELIVERED TO MINNESOTA
Ten thousand lakes and a dog bred to swim in them, with a coat that won't shed on the cabin couch: the Poodle has been a Minnesota dog for a long time, in both sizes. HonestPet connects Minnesota 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 Linden Hills to the North Shore, timed around the cold.
Health-tested parents · 10-year health guarantee · Free ground delivery to Minnesota.
THE HONESTPET DIFFERENCE
Buying a puppy online takes trust. Here's what you can count on when you work with us.
What a Poodle learns before eight weeks it keeps, so ours learn a family kitchen rather than a kennel run: the vacuum, the kids, the back door. Your puppy walks into a Linden Hills bungalow, a Woodbury two-story, or a Rochester townhouse already on a feeding routine and unbothered by a doorbell, and it works out your household's rules in about the time it takes to find the warm spot by the fireplace.
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 choose the size before the puppy. A Toy at 4 to 6 pounds suits a North Loop condo, a Mayo resident, or a retiree in Edina; a Miniature at 10 to 15 pounds suits a Maple Grove family whose kids want a dog that can swim at the cabin and skijor on the Luce Line. Then we'll tell you which puppy in that litter has the temperament for 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, is raised in a vetted breeder's home, never in a store or a kennel building. Minnesota families take free ground delivery to the door or a flight nanny who carries the puppy in the cabin into MSP, Duluth, Rochester, Brainerd, or Bemidji; a Toy or a Mini fits under the seat with room left over. The puppy arrives brushed and groomed, and from November through March it arrives in a sweater.
Twin Cities metro counties: Hennepin · Ramsey · Dakota · Anoka · Washington · Scott · Carver
Delivery regions: Moorhead, Brainerd, Duluth, St. Cloud, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Mankato, Rochester. Twin Cities metro counties: Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Washington, Scott, Carver.Pins mark where we deliver:Twin Cities metro countiesregions across the state
HonestPet Poodles live in Linden Hills, the North Loop, Northeast, and Uptown; in Mac-Groveland, Highland Park, and Summit Hill; in Edina, Minnetonka, Wayzata, and Eden Prairie; in Woodbury, Stillwater, and White Bear Lake; in Maple Grove, Plymouth, and Blaine; in Rochester, Mankato, St. Cloud, and Moorhead; in Duluth and up the North Shore; and at the cabin around Brainerd. Both sizes travel well, metro or lake country.
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ABOUT THE BREED
A Poodle comes in two sizes and one personality: curly, sharp, low-shedding, and glued to its person. A Toy, under 10 inches and 4 to 6 pounds, is the dog for a North Loop condo, a retiree, or a Rochester apartment; a Miniature, 10 to 15 inches and 10 to 15 pounds, is the dog for a Woodbury family with kids, a yard, and a cabin with a dock. Both rank second among all breeds for trainability and housetrain in days, both visit a groomer every four to six weeks because the coat grows rather than sheds, and both bark at the garage door until taught otherwise, which takes a Poodle about a week. Winter is the dividing line: a Mini in a coat and boots will skijor; a Toy at five pounds does its business and comes back in.
A HonestPet Toy finishes at 4 to 6 pounds and a Miniature at 10 to 15, which clears the weight limits in a North Loop or Lowertown building and fits a carrier for the drive up to the cabin. A Toy rides in a tote through the skyway all winter; a Miniature runs the Chain of Lakes beside you. Either size fits a Mac-Groveland foursquare, and the Mini is sturdy enough for a kindergartner.
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 Minnesota is water: Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet, Minnetonka, White Bear, Gull Lake, and every cabin lake north of Brainerd, where a Mini will retrieve until the sun goes down at ten. A Toy is content with two short walks and fetch down the hallway, and off a dock or in Lake Superior it wears a vest, since five pounds is no match for a wave. From December through March both go out in boots or get a paw rinse after the salted sidewalks, and at twenty below a Toy's walk is the yard and back, in a sweater. Bald eagles and great horned owls hunt every lake edge in the state, so a Toy goes out with you at dusk and never stays out alone.
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 Minnesota 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 check the I-35 and I-94 forecasts before every winter run. Prefer to fly? A flight nanny carries your Poodle in the cabin to one of five Minnesota airports, and a Toy or a Miniature is a fraction of the airline limit. Either way, the date is chosen together and the updates don't stop until the puppy is inside.
Ground delivery is the gentlest trip for a Poodle puppy, and for a Toy it's the one we recommend: a heated 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 that waits out a blizzard rather than driving into one, and a scheduled handoff at your door in the Twin Cities, Rochester, or Duluth.
Want to meet your puppy before it travels? When the breeder's location and calendar make it possible, HonestPet can set up an in-person visit, the right moment to see the parents' coats, ask what size the litter should finish at, and look at the eye and knee paperwork.
A flat $799 to any Minnesota airport we serve. Your Poodle flies in a soft carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin, never in cargo, where the winter temperature embargoes would ground a checked pet anyway, and since either size is a fraction of the in-cabin limit, the carrier is the simple part. The nanny books a nonstop into MSP or a short connection into Duluth, Rochester, Brainerd, or Bemidji, keeps a Toy puppy fed on schedule, and hands the dog to you 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 Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, and the exam goes into the puppy's digital records for your Twin Cities, Rochester, or Duluth vet.
Age-appropriate core vaccines are on record, and deworming has been done on a schedule since the puppy's second week. Your Minnesota vet finishes the series, including the rabies shot your city requires, since Minnesota has no statewide rabies law and leaves it to local ordinance, and should talk with you about Lyme and anaplasmosis, which Minnesota ticks carry at some of the highest rates in the country, so prevention starts in April; about a harness in place of a collar, especially for a Toy; and about a winter grooming plan, since a short-clipped Poodle needs a coat at ten below. The microchip is implanted before departure, and the handler helps you move the registration into 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 Minnesota is available as described on this page.
Yes, in both sizes. Most Minnesota families take free ground delivery to the door, and for a Toy puppy that's the trip we recommend. Flight nanny delivery in the cabin is also available into MSP in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester, Brainerd, and Bemidji, 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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 five Minnesota airports, with a Toy's feeding schedule kept through the flight.
| Where you live | Airport we fly into |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the seven-county metro | Minneapolis–St. Paul International (MSP) |
| Duluth and the North Shore | Duluth International (DLH) |
| Rochester and Southeast Minnesota | Rochester International (RST) |
| Brainerd and the Lakes Area | Brainerd Lakes Regional (BRD) |
| Bemidji and Northwest Minnesota | Bemidji Regional (BJI) |
HAPPY FAMILIES
Minnesota Poodle families send us the first snow, the first dock jump at the cabin, and the first clip of the summer. 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.
MINNESOTA QUESTIONS
Which size to choose, deep-winter care, lakes and ticks, city licensing and rabies rules, and how a puppy travels in snow season: the questions Minnesota Poodle families ask most.
Legally, yes. Minnesota has no statewide ban on pet store puppy sales, so Poodles and Poodle crosses still show up in a few store windows, most of them trucked up from large kennels in Iowa and Missouri where no one examined the parents' eyes or knees. A store can't show you the mother, the home, or a test result. HonestPet is not a pet store. We connect Minnesota families directly with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodles at home and share the parents' screening before you reserve.
Match the size to the household and the winter. A Toy, at 4 to 6 pounds, is the better fit for a condo, a retiree, a student, and a home without toddlers, and it lives in a sweater from Thanksgiving to Easter and takes short walks when the wind chill drops. A Miniature, at 10 to 15 pounds, is the better fit for a family with kids, a yard, and a cabin, and in a coat and boots it will keep up on a winter walk. Both are brilliant and low-shedding, and both see the groomer every four to six weeks year-round.
It depends on the city. With no statewide dog license in Minnesota, the license comes from Minneapolis, St. Paul, or your suburb, and almost every one of them asks for a current rabies certificate first. Minnesota is also one of the few states with no statewide rabies law, so that rule comes from your city too, and the license fee is the same for a five-pound Toy and a fifteen-pound Mini. Fees and deadlines are on your city's animal control page.
After you reserve your Poodle, HonestPet plans the trip from the breeder's home to yours in Minnesota around the calendar and the forecast. The puppy is vet-checked, brushed, and fed before it leaves, then travels in a heated, climate-controlled vehicle with feeding stops every few hours, or in the cabin with a flight nanny. The schedule reaches you before departure, and a message reaches you at each leg.
Usually 2 to 3 hours into MSP, depending on the breeder's location, with a short connection for Duluth, Rochester, Brainerd, or Bemidji. Your Poodle stays in a carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin the whole way, never in cargo, and a Toy puppy gets a small meal before boarding and again after landing to keep its blood sugar level.
Sometimes. If the breeder's location and schedule permit, HonestPet can arrange 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 kept private, so visits happen one family at a time.
Call us with questions about any puppy, delivery to Minnesota, 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.
