PURCHASE/SALES AGREEMENT
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2004
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1. SELLER AGREES PUP/DOG WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BUYER IN GOOD HEALTH HAVING RECEIVED ALL DEWORMINGS AND SHOTS REQUIRED FOR THE DOGS AGE. PUP/DOG WILL BE RECEIVED BY BUYER WITH A COMPLETE HEALTH RECORD. ADBA AND/OR UKC REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE NECESSARY TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP WILL BE MAILED. SELLER DOES NOT GUARANTEE PUPS TO BE SHOW QUALITY. BUYERS AGREES PUP RECEIVED TO BE CONSIDERED PET QUALITY. PUPS WILL NOT BE REPLACED AND NO MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED FOR MISALIGNMENTS THAT OCCUR AFTER THE PUPS LEAVES OUR HOME. SELLER ALSO MAKES NO GUARANTEE TO SIZE OR WEIGHT OF DOG AT MATURITY. A
2. BUYERS PLACING DEPOSITS AGREE THAT PUP WILL BE PICKED UP/SHIPPED BY 12 WEEKS OF AGE. BUYER AGREES THAT THE DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND FAILURE TO PICK UP PUP/DOG OR ACCEPT DELIVERY BY 12 WEEKS OF AGE MAKES AGREEMENT VOID AND RESULTS IN FORFEITURE OF DEPOSIT. FULL CREDIT IS GIVEN FOR DEPOSIT FROM SELLING PRICE OF THE PUP. ANY MONEY PAID PRIOR TO 6WKS IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE DEPOSIT. DEPOSITS ARE NEVER REFUNDABLE (EXCEPT ONLY WHEN THERE AREN’T ENOUGH PICKS AVAILABLE IN THAT CASE THE DEPOSIT WILL BE REFUNDED) BUT ALWAYS TRANSFERABLE.
3. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE COLOR. WE EXPECT BLUES, BLUE FAWNS, BLUE BRINDLES IN EVERY LITTER. HOWEVER COAT COLOR IS NEVER GUARANTEED. BE AWARE OF THIS PRIOR TO PLACING DEPOSIT. IF THE BUYER DECLINES PUP DUE TO COAT COLOR DEPOSIT WILL BE FORFEITED. WE ARE STRIVING TO PRODUCE A CERTAIN STYLE OF DOG NOT A CERTAIN COLOR.
4. IF RECEIVING YOUR PUP/DOG REQUIRES SHIPPING, SHIPPING CHARGES (i.e. Airfare, Crate, Health Certificate from Vet) MUST ALSO BE PAID IN FULL BY THE TIME TO PUP REACHES 6 WEEKS OF AGE. SHIPPING COSTS ARE $250 FOR A PUP UNDER 50 POUNDS. OVER 50 POUNDS IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER. DATE OF SHIPPING WILL BE AGREED UPON BY BOTH PARTIES AND SCHEDULED ACCORDING TO FLIGHT TIMES OFFERED BY AIRLINE. SELLER WILL ONLY SHIP WITH AN AIRLINE THAT
5. WE WILL TAKE DEPOSITS FOR PICKS ON EACH BREEDING. PICKS WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL PUPS ARE ATLEAST 4-5WEEKS OLD. AT 4-5 WEEKS, PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN AND CHOICES WILL BE MADE IN ORDER OF DEPOSITS AND PICK # RESERVED. LITTER PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING PRIOR TO 3 WEEKS.
6. IT IS THE BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT SELLER HAS CONTACT INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO REACH YOU. IF BUYER SHOULD MOVE, HAVE A PHONE # CHANGE, ETC IT IS BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY SELLER. SELLER WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO TRACK BUYER DOWN IF INFORMATION HAS CHANGED SINCE DEPOSIT WAS PAID. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO REACH YOU WHEN IT IS TIME FOR PICKS TO BE MADE YOUR PICK WILL BE SOLD AND DEPOSIT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED.
7. TERMS OF PAYMENT ARE CASH, CERTIFIED CHECK, MONEY ORDER,
8. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ASK THEM BEFORE SENDING A DEPOSIT. SENDING A DEPOSIT INDICATES YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO EVERYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN.
9. WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO PROVIDE REFERENCES FROM OUR PAST CUSTOMERS. ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LIST OF THEM.
THE BLUE COAT COLORING IN MOST BREEDS IS ASSOCIATED WITH SKIN DISEASES SOME OF WHICH ARE NOT RESPONSIVE TO TREATMENT. BLUE COATED DOGS OF ALL BREEDS ARE MORE PRONE TO BACTERIAL, VIRAL, STAPH AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS AS WELL AS VARIOUS FORMS OF DERMATITIS, ALLERGIES, DEMODEX AND COLOR MUTANT ALOPECIA.
WHILE SOME OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE HEREDITARY MANY OF THEM ARE SIMPLY THE RESULT OF THE BLUE COAT COLORING. ALL OF THE SKIN CONDITIONS THAT WE KNOW OF ARE EASILY AND INEXPENSIVELY TREATED. ALL BLUE DOGS DO NOT DEVELOP SKIN PROBLEMS HOWEVER YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TREAT IT IF THE NEED ARISES. WE HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR VET ON THIS SUBJECT. AS A RESULT OF OUR FINDINGS WE NO LONGER GUARANTEE AGAINST ANY SKIN OR COAT PROBLEMS. WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SKIN AND COAT PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMMON FOR DOGS WITH THE BLUE COLORING.