Tiny tails, raised by hand. Loved by a veterinarian.
Litle Pups is a boutique toy-breed breeder and puppy placement service in Ronks, Pennsylvania. Every puppy — Maltese, Yorkie, Pomeranian, Morkie, and Cavapoo — is examined by our on-staff DVM, crate-trained before delivery, and placed only with families we have personally approved. We have hand-delivered 4,200+ puppies to approved homes in 38 states since 2011.
We raise every puppy in our home, with our veterinarians, on a schedule no wholesaler would tolerate. Our families wait six to ten weeks because every placement is reviewed by a doctor, a behaviorist, and the courier who will carry the puppy home. Small, slow, and on purpose — that is the only kind of breeder we ever wanted to be.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · Founded 2011 by a second-generation breeder and a small-animal veterinarian
Updated every Monday
This week's available puppies
Three reservations opened this week from our current litter. Each puppy is examined by our DVM at 8, 12, and 16 weeks and started on crate and leash foundations before delivery. Browse, then apply — we never release a puppy without a completed family application.
Every puppy is examined by our on-staff DVM at 8, 12, and 16 weeks — not a third-party clinic the morning of transport.
Dr. Margaret Esh, DVM, joined Litle Pups in 2014 as our second full-time veterinarian and now leads every developmental checkpoint. Cardiac auscultation, patellar luxation screening, bite and dentition review, and a 24-point socialization assessment are recorded in each puppy's medical record before travel is approved. We do not rely on a vet-of-the-day signature to clear a litter.
CardiacAuscultation at every checkpoint, with referral if any murmur is detected
OrthopedicPatellar luxation screening and gait observation on a graded surface
DentalBite, dentition, and palate review recorded by week 12
Behavior24-point socialization assessment with our certified canine behaviorist
The 24-month socialization curriculum
Crate-trained, leash-started, and gently exposed to children, seniors, and travel — before they ever leave our home.
Puppies are raised on the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy curriculum, then layered with our own 24-month socialization program that has since been adopted by sixty small breeders across the country. Sound desensitization, surface exposure, and confidence-building on a leash are recorded in weekly journals that travel home with each puppy.
CrateThree nights of crate-sleep training before courier pickup
LeashLoose-leash foundations introduced on a long line at week 10
PeopleWeekly handling by certified therapy-dog volunteers and seniors
TravelShort trial rides in our climate-controlled puppy courier van
4,200+Toy and teacup puppies placed in approved homes
1,847Verified reviews averaging 4.9 stars across Google, Trustpilot, and Yelp
38US states delivered to by our climate-controlled puppy couriers
2-yrCongenital health guarantee on every puppy — three times the industry standard
Long-form follow-ups
What families say after the first year
These are not five-star blurbs. They are the letters we receive from families a year or more after delivery — the ones we share when a first-time pet parent asks what life with one of our puppies actually looks like.
★★★★★
"I am seventy-three and have wanted a small dog for fifteen years. I was nervous about the application, the wait, and the delivery. Pearl arrived in her travel crate like she already knew me. Dr. Esh's office called to check on her twice in the first month. She is six pounds, sleeps through the night, and is the reason I get up in the morning."
Margaret R.Marion, Ohio · 6-lb Maltese, delivered April 2023★★★★★
"We have a two-year-old and a four-year-old, and the Cavapoo breeder we almost used would not tell us which vaccines the puppy had received. Litle Pups sent us a four-page medical record, the courier's contact info, and a socialization journal. Otis is hypoallergenic exactly as promised, and our pediatrician is impressed with his temperament around the kids."
The Patel familyAustin, Texas · Cavapoo, delivered September 2023★★★★★
"As a certified therapy-dog handler I am careful about breeders. Litle Pups granted me priority placement, sent temperament scores on every puppy in the litter, and the behaviorist spent an hour on the phone with me before I chose my boy. He has been evaluated for therapy work and is now the calmest presence in our hospital's children's wing."
Diane K., CDTAAsheville, North Carolina · Pomeranian, delivered January 2024
Reservation open
This week · 3 puppies available
2 applications
Hypoallergenic
