| ON PET QUALITY PUPPIES I DO REQUIRE THAT THE PUPPY BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED BY 6 MONTHS OF AGE, NO EXCEPTIONS. WITH A PET QUALITY PUPPY YOU WILL RECEIVE A LIMITED AKC REGISTRATION. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITH HOLD AKC PAPERS UNTIL THE DOG IS SPAYED OR NEUTERED, IF I FEEL IT NECESSARY. I WILL GIVE YOU A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE DOG, LITTER NUMBER, DOB, COLOR AND SEX, SIRE AND DAM INFORMATION AS IS REQUIRED BY THE AKC. ONCE I HAVE PROOF FROM YOUR VETERINARIAN THAT YOUR DOG IS SPAYED OR NEUTERED, I WILL THEN RELEASE THE AKC PAPERS TO YOU. THIS IS DONE TO PROTECT THE BREEDS FUTURE. NOT EVERY PUPPY BORN IN A LITTER IS SHOW QUALITY OR BREEDING QUALITY. AS A BREEDER I MUST MAKE SURE THAT THE SPAY AND NEUTERS ARE DONE ON THE DOGS WHO DO NOT CARRY THE CONFORMATION QUALITIES DESIRABLE TO PASS ON TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. NOW THAT I HAVE COVERED SOME OF THE BASICS, I BET YOUR WONDERING ABOUT OUR GUARANTEE. YES, I DO OFFER ONE WITH EACH PUPPY THAT IS PLACED IN A QUALIFYING HOME. THE GUARANTEE IS FOR BOTH PET AND SHOW POTENTIAL PUPPIES, EXCEPT THE SHOW POTENTIAL PUPPY WILL DIFFER SLIGHTLY TO COVER ANY DISQUALIFYING FAULTS FOR SHOW. THIS GUARANTEE WILL COVER HIPS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE HIP GUARANTEE WILL COVER SEVERE CRIPPLING HIPS DYSPLASIA, HEREDITARY IN NATURE. SOME DYSPLASIA IS NOT HEREDITARY, BUT CAN BE CAUSED BY ACCIDENT OR INJURY OR NOT FOLLOWING THE BREEDERS RECOMMENDATION ABOUT EXERCISE (TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE). THIS IS WHERE A BOARD CERTIFIED (DIPLOMAT) VETERINARY RADIOLOGIT COMES IN. IF YOUR VET HAS DETERMINED THAT YOUR DOG HAS SEVERE CRIPPLING HIP DYSPLASIA PRIOR TO THE AGE OF THREE, THEN IT MUST GO TO THE BOARD CERTIFIED VETERINARY RADIOLOGIST SPECIALIST (DIPLOMAT-BOARD CERTIFIED) FOR FURTHER DETERMINATION OF WHETHER IT IS ACCIDENT CAUSED OR HEREDITARY. EVEN THOUGH I OFA CERTIFY MY DOGS, A CASE OF DYSPLASIA CAN SURFACE. IT IS NOT UNHEARD OF AND CAN HAPPEN TO ANY BREED THAT IS PRONE TO THIS DISEASE. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN, WE WILL GO BY WHAT THE RADIOLOGIST SPECIALIST DETERMINS. IF IT IS BY ACCIDENT, INJURY OR OTHER, I AM UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO REPLACE YOUR PUPPY OR DOG. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO KEEP YOUR DOG DUE TO THIS DETERMINATION, I WILL TAKE THE DOG BACK AS PER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT. IF IT IS DETERMINED TO BE OF A HEREDITARY NATURE, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A REPLACEMENT DOG. PRIOR TO YOUR RECEIVING YOUR PUPPY IN THE VERY BEGINNING, REPLACEMENT REQUIRMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED BY GOING OVER THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT. THE GUARANTEE DOES NOT COVER THYROID, CARDIO, GASTROENTRITES, PANCREATITUS, PARVO VIRUS, OR ANY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OR PARASITE THAT DOGS CAN RANDOMLY CONTRACT FROM OTHER DOGS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, OR OTHERWISE. CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIRMENTS. TEMEPRAMENT. INTERESTING CONCEPT IN ITSELF. I HAVE MADE SURE THAT THE PUPPY YOU RECEIVE HAS COME FROM GOOD TEMPERAMENTED PARENTAGE. THAT IS WHAT MY TEMPERAMENT GUARANTEE WILL STATE. I REALLY CANNOT GUARANTEE ANYTHING FURTHER AND HERE IS WHY. A PUPPY IS LIKE A CLEAN SLATE, IT STARTS OUT WITH NOTHING ON IT. HOW YOUR PUPPY IS NURTURED BY THE BREEDER IN THE BEGINNING IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO ITS DEVELOPEMENTAL MENTAL HEALTH. NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE PUPPY IN YOUR CARE, HOW YOU DISCLIPINE THE PUPPY, HOW YOU TREAT THE PUPPY IN GENERAL, WILL HAVE AN OVERALL LASTING EFFECT ON THE PUPPYS TEMPERAMENT AND MENTAL DEVELOPEMENT. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAINING TOOL YOU CAN USE. NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT IS DAMAGING AND WILL CAUSE YOUR PUPPY TO FEAR YOU AND OTHERS. A PUPPY THAT HAS BECOME FEARFUL DUE TO NEGATIVE DISCIPLINE, ABUSE AND HITTING, MAY FEEL THAT IT MUST DEFEND ITSELF WHEN IT FEELS AFRAID OR THREATENED, AND DOGS ONLY KNOW ONE WAY TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. SO, NEVER, EVER HIT YOUR PUPPY OR USE VIOLENCE TOWARD YOUR PUPPY IN ANY WAY. NEVER MISTREAT YOUR PUPPY. THIS IS WHY WE RECOMMEND TRAINING CLASSES. YOUR TRAINER CAN BEST ADVISE YOU ON HOW TO HANDLE CERTAIN SITUATIONS, AND SO CAN I. THAT IS WHY I AM HERE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DOG. YOU CAN CONTACT ME DAY OR NIGHT IF ANY PROBLEM ARISES. SO FAR, IN ALL MY DOGS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A TEMPERAMENT PROBLEM OR ISSUE :) ALL GUARANTEES ARE SUBJECT TO NULL AND VOID IF OWNER DOES NOT FOLLOW BREEDER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIET, TRAINING AND PROBLEM SOLVING IF NECESSARY. ALSO, THE KENNEL NAME "EQUITY" MUST APPEAR ON THE AKC REGISTRATION AS PART OF THE DOGS NAME. RETURN CLAUSE IF FOR ANY REASON YOU CAN NO LONGER KEEP YOUR DANE, BE IT A PUPPY OR A SENIOR, I WILL TAKE THE DOG BACK NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IT IS IN MY CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT, SIGNED BY BOTH BREEDER AND BUYER, THAT IF THE DOG EVER HAS TO BE GIVEN UP, THAT THE DOG IS NOT TO BE SOLD, GIVEN AWAY, OR SURRENDERED TO A ANIMAL SHELTER OR RESCUE. IT MUST COME BACK TO ME AND ME ONLY. THIS MEANS EVEN IF THE DOG WAS SHIPPED TO YOU AND YOU LIVE IN ANOTHER STATE. I WILL MAKE THE EFFORT, NO MATTER HOW FAR, TO GET THE DOG BACK TO ME. NOW I WILL COVER SOME OF THE BASIC QUESTIONS SUCH AS "HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGY IN THE WINDOW". CLICK HERE FOR THE NEXT PAGE |