FAMILY-RAISED IN HOME · DELIVERED TO TENNESSEE
Nashville's new arrivals brought their Poodles to 12South and the Gulch, and Tennessee's lake country was already full of Miniatures that swim off the dock at Old Hickory. HonestPet connects Tennessee 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, and groomed, with free ground delivery anywhere in Tennessee, Memphis to Mountain City.
Health-tested parents · 10-year health guarantee · Free ground delivery to Tennessee.
THE HONESTPET DIFFERENCE
Buying a puppy online takes trust. Here's what you can count on when you work with us.
Our breeders raise their Poodles in the family room, so the puppies know the sound of a screen door, a football game, and a kid's birthday party before they ever leave, and a Poodle keeps every lesson from those first weeks. That's why a HonestPet puppy settles into a Germantown condo in Nashville, a Collierville colonial, or a cabin outside Gatlinburg the first night, not the third week.
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 point you to the right size, then the right puppy. A Toy at 4 to 6 pounds for a couple in a Gulch high-rise who'll carry the dog to every patio in town; a Miniature at 10 to 15 pounds for a Murfreesboro family with a fenced yard and kids who want a dog that can swim the lake and hike the Smokies. Then the pup in that litter with the temperament to match.
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 Poodle HonestPet places, Toy or Miniature, was raised at home by a breeder we vetted; pet stores and brokers are never part of the chain. Tennessee families choose free ground delivery to the door or a flight nanny who carries the puppy in the cabin into Nashville, Memphis, or a regional airport; both sizes fit the under-seat carrier easily, and the puppy arrives brushed, with its first groom done.
Middle Tennessee counties: Davidson · Williamson · Rutherford · Sumner
Delivery regions: Memphis, Jackson, Clarksville, Nashville, Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Johnson City. Middle Tennessee counties: Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner.Pins mark where we deliver:Middle Tennessee countiesregions across the state
HonestPet Poodles live in 12South, East Nashville, Germantown, the Gulch, Sylvan Park, and Green Hills; in Franklin, Brentwood, Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, and Mt. Juliet; in Germantown, Collierville, and Midtown Memphis; in Farragut and Knoxville's Sequoyah Hills; in Chattanooga's Southside; and in the Tri-Cities of Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol. Delta to Smokies, both sizes travel there.
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ABOUT THE BREED
A Poodle is the same dog in either size, curly, quick, low-shedding, and attached to its person, and it was made for the way Tennessee lives now: patio dinners, lake weekends, and a lot of time on the couch. A Toy, under 10 inches and 4 to 6 pounds, is the dog for a Gulch apartment, a honky-tonk patio, and a retiree in Franklin; a Miniature, 10 to 15 inches and 10 to 15 pounds, is the dog for a Hendersonville family with kids, a yard, and a boat on Old Hickory. Both need a groomer every four to six weeks, closer to four in a humid Memphis summer, both housetrain in days, and both bark at the hallway until taught otherwise, which takes a Poodle about a week.
Full grown, our Toy Poodles weigh 4 to 6 pounds and our Miniatures 10 to 15, which clears the pet limits in Nashville and Memphis apartment buildings and fits a carrier for the drive to the lake. A Toy sits under a patio table on Broadway; a Miniature walks the Shelby Bottoms greenway beside you. On a Tri-Cities winter morning, a Toy wants a sweater.
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 swim every day, and Percy Priest, Old Hickory, and Norris are a Poodle's idea of heaven with you in the water; in a Tennessee summer, the walk moves early and late. A Toy is content with two short walks and a game in the living room. Both swim, though a Toy wears a vest off a dock, since a Tennessee lake is deep at the first step. Two Tennessee rules: a humid coat mats fast, so brush between grooms, and a Toy stays on leash in the suburbs, where hawks and coyotes take dogs that size.
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 Tennessee families take free ground delivery straight 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 five Tennessee airports, and either size is a fraction of the airline limit. Either route, we agree on the date and send updates until the puppy is in your kitchen.
Ground delivery is the gentlest trip for a Poodle puppy, and for a Toy it's the one we recommend: a short drive from many of our breeders at an even temperature, 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 rather than a terminal.
Hoping to meet your puppy before it travels? If the breeder's location and calendar line up, HonestPet can arrange a visit in person, which is also the moment to see the parents' coats and ask what size the litter should finish at.
A flat $799 to any Tennessee airport we serve. Your Poodle flies in a soft carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin, never in cargo, and with both sizes so far under the in-cabin limit, the carrier is the easy part. Nashville takes nonstops from most breeder regions, the nanny keeps a Toy puppy fed on schedule, and meets you at arrivals with the puppy in hand.
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 Tennessee, a licensed vet gives it a complete exam with the breed's weak points 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. Tennessee requires a certificate of veterinary inspection for dogs entering the state, so the vet issues one, and the exam goes into the puppy's digital records for your Nashville, Memphis, or Knoxville vet.
The puppy's age-appropriate core vaccines are done, with deworming on a regular schedule from the first weeks. Your Tennessee vet finishes the series, including the rabies shot the state requires by 6 months, starts heartworm prevention at the first visit since Memphis is one of the worst heartworm regions in the country, and should talk with you about a harness instead of a collar, especially for a Toy, and a grooming schedule from the first month, because a humid coat mats fast. The microchip was placed before departure, and registering it to you is something we do together at handoff.
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 Tennessee is available as described on this page.
Yes, in both sizes. Most Tennessee 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 Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri-Cities, 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee airports, with a Toy's feeding schedule kept through the flight.
| Where you live | Airport we fly into |
|---|---|
| Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, and Clarksville | Nashville International (BNA) |
| Memphis, Germantown, and West Tennessee | Memphis International (MEM) |
| Knoxville, Maryville, and the Smokies | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) |
| Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley | Chattanooga Metropolitan (CHA) |
| Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol | Tri-Cities Airport (TRI) |
HAPPY FAMILIES
Tennessee Poodle families send us the first groom, the first trick, and the first cannonball off an Old Hickory dock. 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.
TENNESSEE QUESTIONS
Which size to choose, humidity and grooming, lake days, city licenses, and how delivery works: the questions Tennessee Poodle families ask us most.
Tennessee has no statewide ban, so a few stores still sell Poodles and Poodle crosses, shipped in from large out-of-state kennels where nobody tested the parents' eyes or knees. No store can show you the mother, the home, or a test result. HonestPet is not a pet store. We connect Tennessee families directly with vetted breeders who raise Miniature and Toy Poodles at home, share the parents' results, and deliver to your door.
Match the size to the household. A Toy, at 4 to 6 pounds, is the better fit for a Gulch or Germantown apartment, a patio-hopping couple, a retiree, 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 in the suburbs with kids, a yard, and a boat. Both handle a Tennessee summer with a short clip and early walks, both swim, and both need a groomer every four to six weeks, closer to four in July.
That depends on your city. There's no Tennessee state license; Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville each issue an annual city license tied to the rabies certificate, and in many counties the rabies tag doubles as registration. State law puts the rabies deadline at 6 months for every dog. Your city or county animal services page has the fee, which is the same for either size.
After you reserve your Poodle, HonestPet maps out the trip from the breeder's home to yours in Tennessee. The puppy gets a final vet check, a brush-out, and a meal, then rides in a climate-controlled delivery vehicle with feeding stops on the clock, or in the cabin with a flight nanny. We send the itinerary before the puppy leaves and a text at each stop along the way.
Usually 1 to 2 hours, and Nashville's growth means a nonstop is almost always available. Your Poodle stays in a carrier at the nanny's feet in the cabin the whole flight, never in cargo, and a Toy puppy eats a small meal before boarding and another after landing so its blood sugar stays level.
Sometimes. If the breeder's location and schedule allow, 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 different places and kept private, so a visit is booked for one family at a time.
Call us with questions about any puppy, delivery to Tennessee, 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.
