Contract

TERMS & CONDITIONS

DEPOSITS:  

During pregnancy or after birth, approved homes will receive a link to make a commitment deposit of $500 on a puppy, and links will be sent out in the order approved applications were received. Please make this deposit within 12 hours of the approval e-mail. Deposits are non-refundable and only refundable in the unlikelihood that something happens to a puppy and we are unable to provide you with one.

The remaining balance is due when upon pickup  at 8 weeks of age. 

SPAY/NEUTER: We require spay/neuter at or before 1 year. If you're a breeder you should probably look elsewhere. This might seem hypocritical at first glance, but we have a take-back provision in our contract. Any puppy from our home always has a home here, and will never experience the fear and burden of life at a shelter. Taking back an unaltered dog into our home poses significant risk to our own dogs due to canine STDs and the possibility an unaltered dog could be pregnant. Sadly, many well-intentioned folks don't remember to spay before the first heat cycle, and suddenly their barely-adolescent dog is pregnant by multiple studs of unknown heritage. Spay surgery while pregnant is exceedingly risky, and several canine STDs such as brucellosis can be transferred to humans, which poses an unacceptable risk to our family. Because we take cradle-to-grave "original home" responsibility for the puppies we create, puppies must be de-sexed.

GOING HOME: We cannot hold puppies for extended times; it is critical for their social development that the litter departs within a reasonable timeframe. If you have a big vacation planned or have events that would conflict with a young puppy, please know puppies cannot be boarded in a kennel until they have received their full immunizations and their rabies vaccination which cannot be done until 3 months of age. 

REGISTRATION PAPERS: Our excellent family companions come with registration papers.  These are Purebred Havanese and registered with the AKC. 

CONTRACT: We have a contract and will not place a puppy without a signed contract. We believe it's the professional thing to do to memorialize our obligations to each other on paper so there are no questions later. It basically reviews what is already outlined on our site. If you have questions about specific terms, you need to contact us prior to picking up your puppy.