Our Promise
to You:
We
guarantee that our poodles are free of life threatening or life altering degrees of genetic disorders
including hip and elbow dysplagia, progressive retinal atrophy, VWB, sebaceous
adenitis , and will fully guarantee this for two years. We also guarantee
for a period of one week that the puppy is free of disease and require
the purchaser to have the puppy vet checked within 48 hours upon receiving
the puppy in order to make this part of our guarantee valid.
Though
we do our best to only breed healthy dogs that have tested clear of these
problems, occasionally genetic problems can randomly occur, much in the
way that downs syndrome in people can radomly occur. If such a thing
happens, we will either (at our discression) refund up to the origional
purchase price towards vet costs or replace the dog with another.
Your Promise
to Us:
You
will provide the dog with a loving and caring home and, to the best of
your ability, keep the dog safe.
You
agree not to allow the dog to get overweight or to unduly stress
the puppy's developing body with excessive strenuous excercise in the first
year of its' life.
We require
that you take your puppy to puppy obedience classes by the time your puppy
is six months of age.
We recommend
that you discuss an appropriate vaccination schedule with your veterinarian.
If you choose not to vaccinate your puppy, that is your choice and responsibility;
however, we will not be held liable or responsible in any way if one of
our puppies contracts a communicable disease after leaving our home.
Before
this guarantee is used, we require veterinary documentation of the problem
and all pertinent reports, x-rays, etc to be send to our vet for consultation.
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Medici Poodles will not pay for any medical treatment unless discussed
with us and agreed upon BEFORE treatment is begun.
All diagnoses for hips, elbows, eyes or heart must be by
certified institutions:
for example, a diagnosis of hip dysplasia from OFA is accepted whereas
an opinion offered by a layperson or vet is not. We may also
require
a second veterinary opinion from a second vet of our choice (at our
cost). Preliminary hip scores done before the pup is at least 8
months of age will not be considered.
We retain
the right to cancel this guarantee and repossess the dog if the dog is not in good condition
or looks to have been mistreated in any way. We do not intend this
statement as an 'out' for ourselves but to protect ourselves from
unscrupulous practices ... we have discussed with other breeders at
various times stories that would make you cry ... people accidentally
dropping puppies on their head and then calling the breeder back
to complain that the puppy is not in good health and has epilepsy,
etc.
This
agreement is void if the dog is not on a
diet that is approved by your veterinarian. We
require that you feed a premium food and not a lower quality food such
as Alpo, Pedigree, etc. Many health
problems in dogs can be contributed to or caused by imbalanced or
inadequate
nutrition or (unbenownst to many people) a diet too low in
protein
or from being overfed. We require that you discuss
and follow the recommendations of your vet regarding amounts and brands
of food that you are feeding your puppy. Look at the ingredient
list; the first ingredient should be a MEAT 'MEAL' and not a grain!
You
agree to contact the Breeder immediately if you can no longer look after
the dog at ANY point during the dog's life. If the rest of the agreement
has been followed, the breeder will pay the buyer up to 3/4 of the purchase price
if the dog is returned in the first year after the sale. Thereafter
the breeder will pay the buyer up to 1/2 of the purchase price. Payment
will be made after the dog has been rehomed.
