If you need a rather detailed contract or agreement, check out our article on what to have in
a dog sales contract, there are detailed templates at the end.
Not exact matches
A serious hobby breeder will usually belong to a breed club, be involved in showing
dogs, present a clean environment with healthy, well - socialized puppies, be at least as interested in your qualifications to be an owner as you are in the breeder, give you a record of dates and types of inoculations and worming and insist that you take the pup to a vet for a check - up and to continue with inoculations, give you written instructions on feeding, training and care, provide a pedigree and registration application form; provide references; provide a written
contract with conditions of
sale and warranty; and assure you that the relationship between you and the breeder is a continuing one.
The Kennel Club is campaigning for tougher legislation to clamp down on puppy farmers, which would see all breeders having to follow standards similar to those followed by members of the Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme; the only scheme in the UK which sets standards for and monitors
dog breeders and whose breeders provide a
contract of
sale.
The report's recommendations include: a limit on the number of times a sire can be used for breeding; health screening should be made a legal requirement for
dogs selected for breeding; the title of Champion should not be given unless a
dog has been health screened; the word «pedigree» should be linked to a high standard of breeding for health and welfare; an independent advisory body should be set up to advise the Kennel Club and breed clubs; a puppy
sale contract should be introduced to protect consumers; DEFRA should take forward a campaign for public awareness.
Most breeders»
sales contracts stipulate that the puppy buyers are to contact the breeder when such a situation occurs so that they can assist in rehoming, or if they are able, even take back the
dog when a new home isn't available.
Every responsible
dog breeder should seal each transaction and
sale of puppy with a puppy
sale contract.
Pet quality
dogs are generally sold with a spay / neuter clause in the
sales contract.
Sales contracts for Flat - Coats normally call for CERF and OFA screening when the
dog has matured, and require spaying or neutering if the
dog suffers from defects.
They are encouraged to use clear, concise, written
contracts to document the
sale of
dogs, use of stud
dogs, and lease arrangements; including the use, when appropriate, of non-breeding agreements and / or Limited Registration.
Sellers shall provide puppy /
dog buyers with the following papers free of charge for each puppy or
dog sold: a written
Contract of
Sale specifying conditions of the sale and signed by both buyer and seller, a four generation pedigree, and written instructions for care, feeding and immunizati
Sale specifying conditions of the
sale and signed by both buyer and seller, a four generation pedigree, and written instructions for care, feeding and immunizati
sale and signed by both buyer and seller, a four generation pedigree, and written instructions for care, feeding and immunizations.
Participate in developing a standard of excellence for
sales contracts which have provisions for mandatory health testing by the owner for all «Provisional / Show» puppies, provisions for taking the
dog back at any time in its life if the owner is not longer able to care for him / her, and goes beyond a health guarantee sometimes seen in the
contracts of Coton breeders which offers to replace the puppy or the purchase price only if the puppy is returned.
To this date, there is no specific law or regulation pertaining to the
sale and purchase of
dogs and puppies online, apart from ordinary
contract law if you sign a puppy
sales agreement.