Breed Insights

When families ask whether Pilesgrove Pups are healthy, they are usually asking for more than the result of one veterinary exam. They want to know what happened before that final exam. They want to know how the parents were evaluated, how the mother was cared for,... Read More

Behind every Pilesgrove Pups puppy is a breeder who was there long before the first photograph appeared online. They cared for the parent dogs. They prepared for the litter. They watched the mother through pregnancy and stayed close during those delicate first... Read More

There are many ways to find a puppy. You can contact an independent breeder, browse a puppy-listing website, respond to a classified ad, join a local social-media group, or work with a company that connects families with puppies from several breeders.  Wonderful... Read More

Eight weeks does not sound like a very long time. Then you watch a newborn puppy spend those weeks becoming an entirely different little dog.  At birth, puppies are tiny, delicate, and completely dependent on their mother. Their world is warmth, milk, familiar... Read More

Questions are welcome at Pilesgrove Pups. In fact, some of our favorite conversations begin with a long list of them. Families want to know where puppies are raised, how the parent dogs are chosen, what veterinary care puppies receive, whether they can visit us,... Read More

No, Pilesgrove Pups is not a puppy mill.  We are a close-knit team of dog lovers who happen to have one of the happiest jobs in the world. We care for puppies, work alongside devoted breeders and veterinarians, help families find the right companion, and... Read More