When adding a special new member to your family, it’s important you know they are healthy, and warranted within reason to stay that way with proper care. This warranty is included in the contract for purchase, but we want to highlight it here, as well…
- Initial Health Guarantee:
- Your puppy is guaranteed to be in good health at the time of delivery. The seller/breeder provides the following 72-hour guarantee during which time the buyer is encouraged to have the puppy checked by a licensed veterinarian (at the buyer’s expense):
- If the veterinarian finds any preexisting serious or life-threatening problem the buyer may return the dog to the breeder within 48 hours of the exam for either a full refund of the original purchase price (refund does not include expenses incurred by the buyer)
- Should the puppy be found to have a minor preexisting condition by a licensed vet during the 72-hour period, the buyer will contact the breeder immediately. The breeder will be responsible for the costs of medications only, up to the amount of $100. The buyer shall provide documentation of the condition of the dog from the examining vet. The breeder will not provide reimbursement for expenses incurred without breeder’s prior approval and vet documentation. The vet exam expense is the responsibility of the buyer.
- The breeder is not responsible to cover the cost of treatment for giardia, coccidia, fleas, ticks, or other health conditions that the puppy could acquire during the 72-hour period after it leaves the breeder. Once the puppy has cleared the initial vet exam OR the 72-hour time frame passes it is understood that the breeder has provided a healthy puppy. No exchanges or reimbursement regarding the Initial Health Guarantee will be made after the initial 72-hour period ends.
- This 72-hour guarantee does not cover “change of mind” circumstances.
Seller/breeder will not be held responsible for the illness or death of any puppy which is found injured due to neglect, malnourishment, dehydration, accident-related issues, abuse, or any other issues that could have been prevented and treated by the puppy’s owner.
2. Genetic Health Guarantee:
- The breeder warranties the puppy to be free of disabling inheritable genetic defects seriously affecting the quality of life of the dog diagnosed on or before 24 months of age, including:
- Hip dysplasia on or before 24 months of age as diagnosed by either OFA, PennHip, or Evet (a veterinarian cannot make the diagnosis). NOTE: The potential for HD does not constitute a disabling defect. PennHip evaluations estimate the chance of a dog having any degree of HD in their lifetime, therefore PennHip results must show evidence of OA/HD.Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) or other hereditary eye disease seriously affecting the quality of life on or before 24 months of age as diagnosed by a veterinarian certified by ACVO.Von Willebrand’s or other inherited disease expressed in the dog which seriously affects quality of life, on or before 24 months of age as diagnosed by an OFA approved DNA lab.
- Should the puppy be found, prior to 24 months of age, to have a disabling inherited genetic defect requiring treatment the seller/breeder will reimburse the buyer for Vet prescribed treatment expenses in the amount of up to 50% of the original purchase price of the puppy. NOTE: Buyer must contact Breeder for consultation PRIOR to treatments or surgery for disabling genetic defects to keep this guarantee in effect, in order that all possible treatment options can be reviewed. If the dog is euthanized or in any way disposed of, without a second opinion from the Breeder’s Veterinarian the Buyer waives all rights to a to any financial payment as compensation. The above Genetic Health guarantee requires that the buyer’s licensed vet must provide medical proof of any claim to the Breeder (and, if requested, to Breeder’s Veterinarian), accompanied by corroborating documentation (x-rays/blood tests, etc.) from an approved source (as stated above) documenting that a disabling genetic defect exists. Additionally, the documentation shall include a statement by the Vet that unequivocally states that the defect is a hereditary defect that could not have been caused by environmental factors. This documentation will be provided at purchaser’s cost. The buyer will provide proof of veterinary expenses and a copy of the paid invoice before reimbursement is provided. All testing and examinations are the responsibility of the buyer.
For the technical testing results on the parents of the current litter, please see the following documents:
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