Dog Tails Avalon
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Johan P
Johan P

Dog Tails Avalon

LocationLoorana, TAS

Newborn litter

Pups ready to go home in 2 months
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Hi, I'm Johan P.

Welcome to Dogtails Avalon! We are Johan and Larissa Pretorius. Avalon is small, family-owned Dachshund kennel based on King Island, Tasmania. Together with my parents and my sister, we are part of Dog Tails King Island Collective. Our dogs are all part of our family and live in our home with us on our small farm.…

3 puppies available

Newborn & Planned Litters

Vet Approved Criteria

Member since Sep 2024

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Every breeder on RightPaw has agreed to our vet-approved RightPaw Code of Ethics, and passed an interview from one of our team.

  • Breeding & Welfare
  • Health Practices
  • Home Environment
  • Documentation
  • Feeding
  • Physical Condition

Our Breeding Practices

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Behaviour and socialisation

We do ENS (Early neurological stimulation) to help with puppy development and build resilience. Our puppies are enriched with a range of sensory play activities. We introduce them to some early training by playing games such as 'find it' (scent training) and 'Crate Games' to familiarise them with a flight crate. We…

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Health

Our puppies will all have had their first vaccination, microchip, and are wormed every 2 weeks before coming home with you. All our puppies will have passed their health check at the vet before coming home with you. Any health or behaviour concerns will be explained to you in writing. We provide a specific health…

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Home environment

Our dogs are our family members and all live and sleep in the house with us. Our dogs live in a weather protected, temperature controlled area. Our puppies are raised on our rural property. Our puppies are born indoors but also have access to outdoor play and activities. We provide a stimulating environment for our…

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Included with our puppies

Our puppies come with: Health guarantee Vet check Microchip Worming schedule First Vaccine Puppy training information Puppy raising guide Relevant health records Toy Blanket with mothers scent Accessories Lifetime support for all our puppy families New flight crate. Flight to Tasmania or Melbourne from King Island

Health Tests

Core Tests(2/2)

Dog Tails Avalon conducts 2 out of 2 core health tests which RightPaw believe are most important to conduct for the Miniature Dachshund.

PRA

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Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) in dogs is a type of genetic eye disease causing deterioration…

PRA

Patellar Luxation

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Dogs affected by patellar luxation have loose kneecaps that may pop in and out of the knee joint,…

Patellar Luxation

Additional Tests

Dog Tails Avalon does not conduct additional health tests.

Australia States

Transportation options

Australia States

Dog Tails Avalon will send their puppies to the following states for their new families:

VIC
TAS
NSW
NT
SA
ACT

Getting your puppy home

Dog Tails Avalon supports the following options for getting your new puppy home safely.

Domestic air travel by plane
Supportive of domestic air transport by plane
Ground transport service
Supportive of on-the-road pet transport by car or van

Badges of Recognition

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About the Breeder

A little about us

Together with my wife, Larissa, I run a small family owned kennel based on the wild and picturesque King Island, Tasmania, Australia. We breed Pedigree Longhair Miniature Dachshunds. We are part of Dog Tails King Island Collective founded my mum and sister. Our dogs live with us in our home and are part of our…

Why we got involved in breeding

My family has bred dogs for as long as I can remember, both here in Australia and in South Africa where I was born. Growing up my mum bred Toy Pomeranians, Pugs, Miniature Doberman Pinschers and Great Danes. When we moved to King Island, my mum chose to start breeding Miniature Dachshunds. In 2020 my wife and I got…

Our special touch

We start off by using Early Neurological Stimulation with our puppies from day 2 and take great care to socialise them. Our dogs eat a raw diet with organ meats, bone broth and have access to quality grain free kibble. They are toilet trained to use a dog flap from their earliest days (their mum helps with this). We…

Credentials

State registration

Tasmania

Breeding since

2022

Applying for a puppy

Apply for a puppy by answering a few questions so Johan can get to know you.
A$2,500 - A$4,000

1. Complete Right Paw application 2. Video chat or phone call 3. Pay $500 deposit 4. Balance paid prior to pup coming to you

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A$2,500 - A$4,000