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Originally Posted by Madison Avenue Hi Everyone,
I'm about to send a deposit to a breeder for a male Yorkie puppy that will be neutered. There are three dogs in the litter that were born three weeks ago. I wonder what stipulations I should mention in the letter accompanying the deposit. I've thought to include:
return of my deposit should any of the following conditions apply
approximate size of the puppy (we don't want one smaller than four pounds)
health guarentee to include any genetic or congenital defects
the right to return the puppy if our veterinarian finds a problem
AKC papers when we get the puppy
Can you think of anything else I should include? I want to protect my deposit in case something should go wrong with either of the males.
I would very much appreciate any advice or insights you could give me. Better safe than sorry! |
You most likely will be asked to sign the breeders contract instead of her signing something like this for you. You can tell her what you would like your puppy to be and ask lots of questions to make sure you are getting what you want but you shouldn't be "stipulating" anything to her since it seems the deal has already been made.. Hopefully, you have already discussed most of these things with her before you committed to sending the deposit. Oh and one more thing, no breeder in her right mind will guarantee size. All they can say is what they think and sometimes that is way off thru no fault of the breeder. If I were you, I would "ask' if there is a health guarantee. If not, you shouldn't send the deposit. Again, these things should have already been discussed between the two of you. My contract also said that the AKC papers would be mailed to me when the breeder recieves them from AKC.