HEALTH GUARANTEE FOR YOUR NEW PUPPY
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We hope that you will enjoy your puppy for years to come. We have taken steps to
ensure that your new puppy is healthy. Your puppy has been selectively bred for
excellent quality, health, soundness,intelligence, and good temperament. This
document covers all aspects of the health contract/guarantee. We understand it is
long, but please read over in its entirety to ensure you, the buyer,understand
everything in it and ask any questions that you may have. Signing this document
makes this a legal binding contract.
Congenital Defect Guarantee
If there is a congenital defect (not including hips which are genetic) within one year from birth, and it can be
surgically corrected for less than the cost of a replacement (price of the puppy NOT including any shipping costs).
We will pay the cost of surgery (not the test or doctors visit is leading up to the surgery) up to the price you paid
for your puppy. If it cannot be surgically corrected:
The dog must be humanely put to sleep, and we must receive a letter, stating such from your vet. (Understand
the pup would not live anyway in a serious illness) You must send us the dog’s AKC papers. The dog must have
never been used for breeding, and still be with its Original owner(s), must never have been abused, neglected, or
mistreated.
After these qualifications have been met, you may choose replacement pup (of equal quality). Buyer pays
shipping, from any of our litters subject to availability. No cash refunds are given. Our guarantee does not
include poisoning, accidents, or behavioral problems, as training philosophies and environments vary amongst
individuals.
Initial Vet Visit of Your New Puppy
We require you take your pup to your vet for a check-up within the first 48 hours of receiving your pup. Failure to
do so will make the contract/guarantee null and voided. Please do not take the puppy if your can not follow this
guideline. We require an invoice showing the vet within the 48-hour time frame has seen the puppy. Your
veterinarian’s information, the puppy’s information, and the new owner’s information must be mailed to us, it will
have to be postmarked within seventy two hours from when you received your new puppy. The invoice will need
to be mailed to our address.
We will need to be contacted within the 48 hour period and the invoice mailed with the post date being within 72
hours of the buyer receiving the puppy. Failure to do so will result in the contract/guarantee being null and
voided. We guarantee that we have taken the best possible care of this puppy to the best of our ability. The
puppy has been wormed multiple times received his/her first set of puppy shots. If you take your puppy to the
vet and there is anything wrong with your puppy that your vet feels happened while under our care, the puppy is
to be returned to us, at no cost to us, the breeder. The puppy will then be treated at our vet and will be returned
to the new owners once the puppy is given a clean bill of health by our vet. None of the vet bills, while the puppy
is in our care will be at cost to the new owners. The puppy will then be returned to the new owners if shipping is
required, buyer pays shipping. We require you to keep your pup on a regular vaccination schedule and routine
worming by a licensed vet.
Care for Your Puppy
Treat your new puppy with care. Stress can cause a puppy to stop eating. Causes of stress can include a change
in home, water, or food, and over handling. It is best not to switch foods. If you must switch, do it gradually and
make sure the dog food is of high quality. We can make recommendations if you would like.
It is your responsibility to watch your puppy carefully to be sure it is eating and getting vitamins daily. We
request that all puppies be kept on vitamins and minerals. (Because of the variety and quality of dog foods
available and all canine illness are NOT covered by vaccination). This is important especially for large breed dogs!
If a puppy stops eating it can cause hypoglycemia (form of low-blood sugar). Hypoglycemia is not caused by a
prior health care or congenial defect. If left untreated, death can occur quickly. Signs of hypoglycemia include:
(1) puppy does not eat, (2) puppy is not having bowl movements, (3) puppy does not want disoriented. In this
even rush the puppy to the vet!
Puppies that develop coccidian sometimes have blood in their stools and diarrhea. If your puppy develops
diarrhea, it can be a change of diet, stress or coccidian. If you suspect it to be coccidian, rush it to the vet to
Albon Liquid. If left untreated death can occur quickly. Coccidian occurs if the puppy is kept in filthy area or from
the stresses of shipping/ changing homes. It is your duty to keep the puppy in a clean and sanitized environment
once the puppy leaves my care.
We will not be responsible for vet bills or death due to hypoglycemia or coccidian. We take no responsibility for
any other vet bills incurred after the purchase of your puppy, except as otherwise stated above. In the event of
questionable cause of death, an autopsy may be performed at your discretion and expense. If death stems from
birth or from prior health care (under breeder care), you will be given another puppy as soon as one is available.
We have many excellent veterinarians in our surrounding areas, so use your personal preference, but please go
for the safety of your puppy.
Guarantee of good health
Breed:________________________
Date of Birth: ___________
Today’s Date:___________
Date Puppy Needs to be taken to vet to complete contract:_________________
I, Brad Russell, the breeder of this puppy am not responsible for any charges, damages, or vet bills incurred after
the puppy leaves my property other than what is stated in the contract. I will not be responsible for vet bills or
death due to hypoglycemia or coccidian. I take no responsibility for any other vet bills incurred after the purchase
of your puppy, except as stated above.
I _______________________________________ the new owner of this puppy have read and understand this
guarantee and information regarding my new puppy and agree to this document in full.
New Owner(s)
X.__________________________________________________________
X.__________________________________________________________
The breeder
X.___________________________________________________________