FAMILY-RAISED IN HOME · DELIVERED TO SOUTH CAROLINA
South of Broad has kept Poodles on its piazzas for generations, and the breed suits the rest of the state just as well: a coat that clips short for a Lowcountry August and doesn't shed on the porch furniture, and a dog that will swim a tidal creek or ride a golf cart on Hilton Head with equal joy. HonestPet connects South Carolina families with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodle litters in their homes and test the parents' eyes, knees, and hips before breeding. Every puppy arrives vet-checked, microchipped, and groomed, with free ground delivery from the Upstate to the Grand Strand.
Health-tested parents · 10-year health guarantee · Free ground delivery to South Carolina.
THE HONESTPET DIFFERENCE
Buying a puppy online takes trust. Here's what you can count on when you work with us.
A Poodle's first eight weeks shape the dog it becomes, so ours spend them in a family kitchen with the screen door banging, not in a kennel run. Your puppy walks into a Mount Pleasant two-story, a Greenville craftsman, or a Columbia townhouse already on a feeding routine and used to a doorbell and a vacuum, and it learns your household's rules in about the time it takes to find the spot under the ceiling fan.
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 downtown Charleston single house, a Clemson grad student, or a retiree on Hilton Head; a Miniature at 10 to 15 pounds suits a Summerville family whose kids want a dog that can swim off the dock at Lake Murray and hike Table Rock. Then we'll match you to the puppy in that litter whose temperament suits 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
A HonestPet Poodle, whichever size, is raised in a vetted breeder's home, never in a storefront or by a broker. South Carolina families take free ground delivery to the door or a flight nanny who carries the puppy in the cabin into Charleston, Greenville-Spartanburg, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, or Hilton Head; a Toy or a Mini fits under the seat with room to spare. From June through September every Lowcountry handoff is in the morning or after dark, and the puppy arrives brushed, in a summer clip.
Lowcountry counties: Charleston · Berkeley · Dorchester
Delivery regions: Greenville, Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Columbia, Aiken, Florence, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Hilton Head. Lowcountry counties: Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester.Pins mark where we deliver:Lowcountry countiesregions across the state
HonestPet Poodles live South of Broad, in Wagener Terrace, on Daniel Island, and in Mount Pleasant, Summerville, and James Island; in Greenville's North Main and Augusta Road, Simpsonville, and Spartanburg; in Columbia's Shandon and Forest Acres, Lexington, and Irmo; in Fort Mill and Rock Hill; in Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island; on Hilton Head and in Bluffton and Beaufort; and in Florence and Aiken. Both sizes travel well, mountains or marsh.
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AVAILABLE NOW
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ABOUT THE BREED
A Poodle is the same dog at either size, curly, bright, low-shedding, and glued to its person, and South Carolina has a porch for both: a Toy, under 10 inches and 4 to 6 pounds, for a Charleston single house, a retiree on Hilton Head, or a Columbia apartment; a Miniature, 10 to 15 inches and 10 to 15 pounds, for a Simpsonville family with kids, a yard, and a boat at Lake Murray. Both rank second among all breeds for trainability and housetrain in days, both need a groomer every four to six weeks, and in a Lowcountry summer the humid coat mats fast enough that four is the number, and both bark at the piazza gate until taught not to, which takes a Poodle about a week. A Toy wears a harness, not a collar, and is carried across hot pavement from May to September.
A HonestPet Toy finishes at 4 to 6 pounds and a Miniature at 10 to 15, which clears the weight limits in a downtown Greenville or Charleston peninsula building and fits a carrier for the drive to the beach house. A Toy rides in a tote down King Street; a Miniature walks the Ravenel Bridge or the Swamp Rabbit Trail beside you. Either size fits a Shandon bungalow, and the Mini is sturdy enough for a six-year-old 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 South Carolina is water: Lake Murray, Hartwell, Keowee, the Waccamaw, the tidal creeks behind Sullivan's Island, and the ocean at Folly, where a Mini will fetch until the tide turns. A Toy is content with two short walks and fetch on the piazza, and in surf or a creek with a current it wears a vest, since five pounds doesn't swim against a tide. From May through September walks happen early or after dark, and a Toy on hot pavement is a Toy in your arms. Alligators live in every Lowcountry pond and lagoon, so neither size swims in fresh water south of Columbia without you checking the bank first, and red-tailed hawks and owls over the marsh mean a Toy goes out with you at dusk.
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 South Carolina 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 in summer our drivers run the I-26 and I-95 legs in the cool of the morning. Prefer to fly? A flight nanny carries your Poodle in the cabin to one of five South Carolina airports, and a Toy or a Miniature is a fraction of the airline limit. Whichever you choose, we set the date together and keep you posted until the puppy is on the porch.
Ground delivery is the gentlest trip for a Poodle puppy, and for a Toy it's the one we recommend: a cooled 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 Lowcountry arrival before the heat builds, and a scheduled handoff at your door in Charleston, the Upstate, or the Midlands.
Want to meet your puppy before it travels? If the breeder's location and schedule line up, HonestPet can arrange an in-person visit, the moment to see the parents' coats, ask what size the litter should finish at, and go through the eye and knee results.
A flat $799 covers any South Carolina airport we serve. Your Poodle flies in a soft carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin, never in cargo, so the summer heat embargoes on checked pets never come into it, and since either size is a fraction of the in-cabin limit, the carrier is the simple part. The nanny books a nonstop into Charleston or Greenville-Spartanburg, or a short connection into Columbia, Myrtle Beach, or Hilton Head, 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 South Carolina, 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 South Carolina, and the exam goes into the puppy's digital records for your Charleston, Greenville, or Columbia vet.
The puppy's core vaccines are complete for its age, and it has been dewormed on a schedule since its first weeks. Your South Carolina vet finishes the series, including the rabies shot the state requires for every dog, and should start heartworm prevention on day one, since Lowcountry mosquitoes don't take a month off; talk with you about flea and tick prevention for the same reason; fit a harness that protects a Toy's trachea; and set a grooming schedule for the humidity, closer to every four weeks from May to September. The microchip is in before travel, and the handler helps you switch 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 South Carolina is available as described on this page.
Yes, in both sizes. Most South Carolina 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 Charleston, Greenville-Spartanburg, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Hilton Head, 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina airports, with a Toy's feeding schedule kept through the flight.
| Where you live | Airport we fly into |
|---|---|
| Charleston, Mount Pleasant, and Summerville | Charleston International (CHS) |
| Greenville, Spartanburg, and the Upstate | Greenville-Spartanburg International (GSP) |
| Columbia, Lexington, and the Midlands | Columbia Metropolitan (CAE) |
| Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand | Myrtle Beach International (MYR) |
| Hilton Head, Bluffton, and Beaufort | Hilton Head Island Airport (HHH) |
HAPPY FAMILIES
South Carolina Poodle families send us the first piazza photo, the first summer clip, and the first swim in the creek. 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.
SOUTH CAROLINA QUESTIONS
Which size to choose, heat and humidity, creeks and gators, county registration, and how a puppy travels in summer: the questions South Carolina Poodle families ask most.
Legally, yes. South Carolina has no statewide ban on pet store puppy sales, so Poodles and Poodle crosses still appear in a few store windows, nearly all of them shipped in from large out-of-state kennels where nobody 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 South Carolina 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 summer. A Toy, at 4 to 6 pounds, is the better fit for a single house or condo, a retiree, a student, and a home without toddlers, and it gets carried across hot pavement and watched near any pond. A Miniature, at 10 to 15 pounds, is the better fit for a family with kids, a yard, and a boat, and it can swim a creek and hike the Upstate. Both are brilliant and low-shedding, and in Lowcountry humidity both see the groomer closer to every four weeks than six.
It depends where you live. South Carolina has no statewide dog license; in most counties the rabies tag your vet issues serves as your Poodle's registration, while a handful of counties and cities add a separate annual license on top. Statewide, every dog must be vaccinated against rabies, so that certificate is the document to keep handy, and where there's a fee, it's 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 South Carolina around the calendar and the heat. The puppy is vet-checked, brushed, and fed before it leaves, then rides in a cooled, climate-controlled vehicle with feeding stops every few hours, or in the cabin with a flight nanny. The schedule is yours before departure, with a message at every leg.
Usually 1 to 2 hours into Charleston or Greenville-Spartanburg, depending on the breeder's location, with a short connection for Columbia, Myrtle Beach, or Hilton Head. Your Poodle stays in a carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin the whole way, never in cargo, and a Toy puppy eats a small meal before boarding and another after landing to keep its blood sugar even.
Sometimes. Where the breeder's location and schedule allow, 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 are one family at a time.
Call us with questions about any puppy, delivery to South Carolina, 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.
