Timaru Salukis, reg.
Lesley & John Brabyn
email: timaru@earthlink.net
(707) 876-1808
Puppy Health Warranty
& Conditions of Sale
While Salukis ar
e not
plagued by many health issues, keeping it that way requires
the diligence of all breeders to use only the most
temperamentally sound and healthiest of stock to breed from. We don't want anyone to
experience the heartbreak of a defective puppy. See Health & Temperament
Screening for details. However, even the best laid plans
sometimes go astray and we are here, should something go wrong
and offer guarantees against certain health conditions along
with expectations regarding how our puppies are kept. We want
happy buyers and happy, well adjusted puppies. If you decide
to purchase a Timaru Saluki, you will be offered the following
guarantees and be asked to agree to the following
conditions.
Puppy Warranty
1. The health of every
puppy is guaranteed against
communicable disease for 48 hours.
2. Should this dog be diagnosed with hip
displaysia, elbow displaysia, PRA, epilepsy, von Willebrand
Disease or congenital deafness before the age of
8 years of age, the Buyer has
recourse to one of the following options upon receiving written
proof from a licensed veterinarian:
a) To return the dog to the Breeders
who will replace it with a dog of similar quality as one becomes available.
b) To return the dog for a full
refund of the purchase price.
c) To keep the dog and receive a
refund for half the purchase price upon written proof that the dog has been neutered or
spayed.
d) To keep the dog and reserve a dog
of similar quality from a subsequent litter at half the usual
purchase price.
3. If the dog is a male and was
purchased as a show prospect and does not have two normally
descended testicles by the age of 10 months, as long as the
condition is not due to injury, the
Buyer has recourse to one
of the following options:
a) To return the dog to the
Breeders who will replace it with a dog of similar quality as one becomes available.
b) To return the dog for a full
refund of the purchase price.
c) To keep the dog and receive a
refund for half the purchase price upon written proof that
the dog has
been neutered or spayed.
d) To keep the dog and reserve
a dog of similar quality from a subsequent litter at half the usual
purchase price.
Buyer Requirements
1. Salukis need fenced
yards and we want our puppies to be safe. Thus, we can only sell
our puppies to homes with the understanding that the
Buyer has a fenced yard and that the dog will not be allowed to
roam at will. The major cause of death for salukis of first time
owners is cars. They need a securely fenced yard. Furthermore,
if one of our puppies is impounded by animal control on more
than two occasions, all warranties and guarantees are null and
void and the puppy is at risk for repossession. Furthermore, we
cannot in good conscience, sell a saluki puppy where it would
live in an apartment, although an adult might work out in such a
situation.
2. Each
of our litters is designated by a
letter and all the registered names in that litter must
begin with that same letter. We work with our buyers to
ensure that this policy is followed, although the buyers can
freely decide upon the "call name" - the name the puppy is
actually called. The breeders reserve the right
to select the registered name, which is usually done in
cooperation with the Buyers.
3. If
this dog is a male, it
is agreed that the Breeders reserve the right to use the dog
at stud for bitches owned, co-owned or leased by them without
incurring a stud fee. However, it the dog is used
on outside bitches, it will be by the mutual consent of the
Breeders and Buyer and that any stud fees or stud fee
puppies collected for use of this dog on outside
bitches shall belong to the Buyer.
4. It is agreed
that this dog shall not be resold, in whole or in part, or
given to a third party without the prior knowledge and
consent of the Breeders, who retain the first right of
refusa
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