Boerboel Puppies in San Antonio, Texas
We'll be straight with you: we are not in San Antonio. We're Peterbuilt Boerboel, a health-testing South African Mastiff breeder in Livingston, in deep East Texas, about 250 miles and 4 hours from the Alamo City. This page shows exactly how San Antonio families get one of our puppies anyway.
Updated July 2026
The Short Answer
San Antonio families buy from us four ways: drive out once to meet the dogs and take your puppy home, a meet-halfway handoff around Columbus or Flatonia on I-10, ground transport to your door, or a flight nanny into San Antonio International (SAT). Most picks run $2,500-$5,500 with a flat $500 deposit, every puppy is covered by our public 24-month health guarantee, and both parents' health certificates are published on our site before you spend a dollar.
How a Boerboel Puppy Gets From Livingston to San Antonio
Livingston sits in Polk County, about an hour north of Houston, which puts San Antonio roughly 250 miles away by road: I-10 through Houston, then US-59 north. That is a real drive, so we've settled into four ways of making it work, and you can mix them: many families drive out once early to meet the parents, then take a halfway handoff or transport on pickup day.
| Option | How it works | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Drive out once | Roughly 250 miles (about 4 hours) each way to Livingston. Meet our dogs, see the parents in person, and take your puppy home the same day. | Fuel and a day trip; no delivery fee |
| Meet halfway on I-10 | We hand your puppy off around Columbus or Flatonia on I-10, roughly 1.5 to 2 hours from San Antonio. | Arranged when you reserve; far less than full transport |
| Ground transport to your door | A trusted pet driver brings your puppy to San Antonio by road. An in-state run, so no overnight legs. | Usually the low end of $500-$1,500 |
| Flight nanny into SAT | A professional flight nanny flies a young puppy in-cabin into San Antonio International (SAT). Puppies are never flown alone in cargo. | Within $500-$1,500, quoted per trip |
The halfway option deserves a special mention because it fits San Antonio so well. Columbus and Flatonia both sit directly on I-10 between San Antonio and Houston, about 1.5 to 2 hours from your side, so you still hand off in person, go over paperwork face to face, and shake the hand of the person who whelped your dog, without an 8-hour round trip. The full menu of transport options is in our shipping and delivery guide, or call us at (713) 817-4120 and we'll figure out what fits your schedule.
Buying a Boerboel From a Distance, Safely
Four hours is close enough to visit but far enough that some of the process happens remotely, so hold us, and any breeder, to a standard you can verify from your couch in San Antonio. Three checks do most of the work:
- Live video, not just photos. A breeder with nothing to hide will video call you, show the litter moving in real time, and walk you through where the dogs live. We do this routinely for buyers at a distance.
- Published health testing you can download. We test hips and elbows (OFA or FCI), run OFA advanced cardiac exams with echocardiogram, and do Embark DNA panels, and we publish the certificates as downloadable PDFs on each dog's page on our males and females pages. Publishing the actual documents is rare in this breed; "health tested" claims with no papers attached are just words.
- A public contract, before you pay. Our full purchase contract, including the 24-month health guarantee, is posted at /puppy-contract. If a breeder will not show you the contract until the deposit clears, walk away.
Beyond those three, you can check registry membership (we are SABBS member #0697860 and NABBR #20135344), read our reviews (we hold a 4.9-star Google rating), and trace our bloodlines dog by dog. Our guide on how to choose a Boerboel breeder turns all of this into a checklist you can run against anyone, including us.
Why Not Just Buy the $800 Listing?
Search for Boerboel puppies in San Antonio today and the results are almost entirely marketplace and classified listings, some priced around $800. We understand the appeal, and we won't pretend a cheap puppy can't turn out fine. But the price gap is not profit margin; it is everything the classified seller skipped. Hip and elbow radiographs, cardiac exams with echocardiogram, and DNA panels on two breeding adults cost real money before a litter is ever born, and they exist because joint disease in a dog that can mature past 150 pounds is far more expensive to treat than to screen for.
The other gap is what happens after the money changes hands. A classified seller is done at handoff. Our contract carries a 24-month health guarantee, and we answer questions from our buyers for the life of the dog: feeding, training, and the awkward giant-breed teenage phase included. In a guardian breed where males typically reach 150-200 lbs, knowing the temperament of the parents, which you can see on video or in person with us, is not a luxury. Start with our breed guide if you are still deciding whether a Boerboel fits your home, and our price guide for an honest breakdown of what a well-bred puppy costs and why.
Litter availability changes week to week, so we do not snapshot it here. Current litters, pricing, and each puppy's status are always on our available puppies page, and our Texas page covers the rest of the state.
San Antonio Boerboel Puppy FAQ
Do you deliver Boerboel puppies to San Antonio?
Yes. We're based in Livingston, Texas, about 250 miles northeast of San Antonio, and we place puppies with San Antonio families four ways: you drive out once and pick up in person, we meet you roughly halfway on I-10 around Columbus or Flatonia, we arrange ground transport to your door, or a flight nanny flies a young puppy in-cabin into San Antonio International (SAT). Our shipping and delivery guide covers each option in detail.
Can we meet halfway between San Antonio and Livingston?
Yes, and many buyers at your distance choose exactly that. Columbus and Flatonia both sit on I-10 between San Antonio and Houston, roughly 1.5 to 2 hours from downtown San Antonio, and either makes a clean handoff point. You still get to meet us and go over paperwork face to face, but your round trip drops from about 8 hours to under 4.
How much does it cost to get a Boerboel puppy to San Antonio?
Picking up in Livingston costs nothing beyond your fuel. Professional transport within the mainland US generally runs $500-$1,500, and because San Antonio is an in-state road trip for us, ground delivery usually lands at the low end of that range. The puppy itself is separate: most of our picks run $2,500-$5,500, reserved with a flat $500 deposit that is applied to the price. Our price guide breaks down every cost.
Can I see the puppy's parents on video before I buy?
Yes. We do live video calls with buyers who can't make the drive: you see your puppy moving in real time, meet the dam, and walk our setup with us on camera. You can also verify the parents on paper before you ever call, because we publish each breeding dog's health certificates (OFA or FCI hips and elbows, OFA advanced cardiac, Embark DNA) as downloadable PDFs on our males and females pages.
Are there Boerboel breeders in San Antonio?
As of July 2026, searching for Boerboel puppies in San Antonio turns up marketplace and classified listings rather than breeder websites, so most San Antonio families end up buying from a breeder elsewhere in Texas. We are about 4 hours away in Livingston, in East Texas, and we built this page to show exactly how that works: one visit, a meet-halfway handoff, ground transport, or a flight nanny into SAT.
Worth the Drive, or the Handoff
See who is available now, then start an application. We'll set up a video call, answer every question (our FAQ covers the common ones), and plan the pickup or handoff that works for your family.