CALLASTERNS STANDARD POODLE CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE
This contract is between Debra Sterns, Breeder of Callasterns Standard Poodles (Seller) and the buyers as shown: _______________________________________ (Buyer/s).
Buyer is purchasing an AKC registered standard poodle puppy for the amount of $3500 under an AKC Limited Registration on a spay/neuter contract. Contract by Special Treaty is available for Open Registration, with price to be pre-determined along with special addendums to include mandatory co-ownership by Debra Sterns, Breeder.
Within 1 week after the whelping, a non-refundable deposit of $500, the Pre-Purchase Questionnaire, 2 executed original copies of this Contract, notarized, and a deposit of $500 will be required to reserve a puppy. This deposit will be applied toward the purchase price. If, after entering this Contract To Purchase, you change your mind, for any reason, the deposit is forfeit.
Payment in full must be made and bank cleared 10 days prior to picking up the puppy if paying by check/money order; payment in cash or via ZELLE is accepted the day of pick up. No PayPal payments will be accepted. Please make checks/money orders payable to Debra Sterns. Puppy will not leave prior to 10 weeks of age. If you cannot pick your puppy up at 10 weeks of age, I will hold the puppy for you which will incur a per diem of $25 per day. If you wait past the 30 day window on the health certificate - another health certificate must be prepared. That cost is the Vetrinary office fee plus $50 for the a regular certificate or $75 for a flight health certificate. If it is time, the next series in the puppy shots will need to be given. Payment of these additional fees will be documented and payment will be expected when you pick up the puppy. The puppy must meet weight requirements to fly in cabin - not more than 20 pounds. If puppy is more than 20 pounds and will need to be in the hold of the aircraft, you will need to provide that airline’s approved crate for shipping.
Before you depart with your puppy, the two copies of the Contract to Purchase must be fully executed, AKC registration completed and Microchip activated in your name, with me as an additional contact in case of emergency. One original contract will remain on file with me and you will have an original signed copy of the contract in your puppy folder.
Puppy is described as follows:
Sex: Male/Female Color: Cream/Black and any distinguishing marks_________________________ Date of Birth: June 17, 2024
AKC Registration #PR286801___ Microchip # ___________________. Microchip company: AKC REUNITE
Dam: Callasterns Dazzling Artisan Irish Lace (Lacey) PR23483601
Sire: AKC CH Huffish Boshi’s Chip Off The Rock (Chip) PR15487901
Puppy has a current Health Certificate, has been wormed, Microchipped and received his/her first in a series of 3 core puppy shots. Tails were docked to PCA breed standards and dew claws were removed. It is recommended that until 3 weeks past the date of the 3rd of the puppy shots series is complete, and they have received the nasal/oral Kennel Cough vaccination, the puppy should not be taken into public areas visited by other dogs (i.e. no dog training facilities, dog boarding facilities, PetSmart, Groomer, etc.) for their safety or have outside dogs visit in your home. Puppy is NOT to receive the rabies vaccine with the last puppy shots. Rabies should always be given at least 1 month later and without any other vaccine. You’ll have to insist on this with your Vet. Unless your puppy will be running in the woods or drinking from puddles, it does not need a Leptosporisis shot, however if that is what you plan with your pup, please also consider getting the Rattlesnake Vaccination. Do not use topical flea/tick medicines they have adverse reactions (chemical burn) with any dog with hair rather than fur. There are natural/organic products that will do the job without the chemicals.
The second series of shots is due at 12 weeks old, the final at 16 weeks old. Do not allow any "extra" vaccinations - this is simply for the distemper/flu/parvo shot and nasal or oral Kennel Cough vaccination. Again, Rabies shots must not be given with any other vaccinations. I strongly encourage the Dr. Dodds Limited Vaccine Protocol with all puppies and dogs. You may see the breakdown of the recommended age for vaccines at: http://drjeandoddspethealthresource.tumblr.com/post/66693331640/dodds-dog-vaccination-protocol-2013-2014#.VrecJzZlmi6.
Although there can be no absolute guarantees of long-term health, the thorough testing of both Dam and Sire for any adverse genetic disease/structural abnormalities has been completed and the results are published through OFA. You will be given a copy in your folder. There is a very slight chance of color banding on teeth that will not be visible until the permanent teeth come in. This does not affect health of the teeth or the puppy. It is not damaged enamel - just lightly stained/colored. It does not deter you from showing the dog in AKC or UKC Conformation classes. PCA does not consider this a fault.
It is a requirement that you take your new puppy to your own Vet for a thorough Wellness Physical Exam/introduction within the first week you have him/her. That first appointment MUST NOT include any vaccinations or worming. All vaccinations are up to date and puppy was wormed on the date of the issuance of the Health Certificate. I will provide you with the office notes the day he/she got the first shots and you will have the Health Certificate with that information for your files as well. If you are unhappy with the results of this exam by your vet, I will have him/her examined again by my vet, or if you are not local, a vet of my choice in your area, recommended by my Veterinarian. If the result is the same, I will take the puppy back and refund the purchase price less transportation, board and non-refundable deposit after the puppy is re-sold. There is no option to keep the puppy and receive a partial refund.
Unless your puppy is to be an AKC Conformation Show or AKC Performance Prospect, or will have full breeding rights, which require open registration, your puppy is being sold on an AKC Limited (Spay/Neuter) Contract. Proof of spay/neuter must be provided to Seller by your Vet when completed. You are required to wait until a minimum of 24 months to spay or neuter this puppy. This requirement is based upon all the new Vetrinary information available on the hazards of early spay/neuter its’ affects on structural growth and overall long term health. New research has shown significant disruption in structural integrity by spaying/neutering too young. There is an option of an Ovary spaying spay which can be done younger and also a vasectomy with the male puppies that leaves their testicles intact but inhibits breeding. Males may then have the testicles removed at your discretion anytime after 24 months of age.
A preventative gastroplexy at the time of spay/neuter is strongly advised as these are deep chested dogs and, historically, bloat is a concern in all dogs built this way. Although bloat is not noted in my breeding line, there are reasons beyond genetics for a bloat to occur. The gastroplexy will keep the stomach from twisting and cutting off the blood supply (torsion) and possibly be the difference between life and death of the pup. It is strongly advised that all puppies should be covered by medical insurance. Most accidents happen within the first 2 years. My own recommendations are Embrace Pet Insurance and Pet’s Best Insurance. Purchasing pet health insurance early removes the chance of any pre-existing stipulations and costs less. If you decide on Embrace, please ask immediately for the orthopedic waiver when you bind your policy and have them e-mail it to you. Please have it available for your first vet visit, have it signed by your Vet and send a copy to Embrace - otherwise there is a 6-month waiting period for orthopedic coverage, as with any other policy. The Orthopedic report card cuts that waiting period significantly. Embrace is the only company with an option for this earlier coverage.
I am to be immediately notified of loss, death or disability of this puppy and the circumstances. If you relocate in the future, you must update your information with me and the microchip company. This is for the protection of the puppy and your peace of mind. The Kennel name “Callasterns” is to be used as the first word of the registered name and “By Boshi” at the end of the registered name. AKC allows 50 spaces which includes spaces and hyphens. We will use the online registration process.
Your puppy folder will contain the Dam and Sire’s AKC registration information, photos of Dam and Sire, a copy of the Litter Registration (which includes a 3-generation pedigree), the puppy's individual AKC Registration Form, the Microchip Registration form with tag and additional bar codes of the chip info, copies of OFA health statistics for both Dam and Sire, the puppy’s current health certificate, a copy of their first visit Vetrinary office notes to give to your Vet of choice. Information on the Bio-Sensor Stimulation (to which I add Scent Work), and Puppy Culture socialization are available on my FAQ sheet dealing with everything puppy/poodle related that I can help with. I get nothing for endorsing these products, they are what I have found works best over the past 20+ years.
I will take and share photos and videos of the puppies on my Debra Callahan Sterns Facebook page throughout your puppy’s development. If you are not on Facebook, or I leave Facebook, I will send yours to you individually. You can watch him/her grow and develop before he/she comes home with you. I will always be available and happy to answer any questions you may have about this puppy. If you have questions I can't answer - I will strive to find the answer for you!!
Initial puppy selection is based on your wants and needs but, ultimately, the puppy’s choice is final. Breeder has first pick of the litter for show quality/breeding (either sex/color) and cannot be determined until 8 weeks of age. When your final pick has been made, I will begin to call your puppy by its new call name, provided by you. A “call name” does not have to reflect the AKC Registered name. I may ask that you provide clothes worn by you and family members and a towel rubbed on any current pets - those will be exposed to your puppy pick for a week to 10 days before you pick them up so there is a “recognition” when they are with you.
In case of conflict in choice, first right remains with Seller. In the case of the Seller releasing first pick to a buyer, there may be a stipulated requirement for future collection of semen from the male before neutering. In that case, Breeder will pay for all relevant health testing (Gen Sol saliva swabs) of puppy and orthopedic X-rays (hips and elbows) at 2 years old.
I do not ship my puppies. If you are traveling by air or have a long car drive, I will provide Nutri-Cal paste to keep your puppy's blood sugar stable during travel and a few disposable pee pads. Flight Health certificates are only good for 30 days and there is a 20 pound weight limit for in-flight carriers. I do have a soft crate carrier that I will loan to you for your flight or trip if you don’t want to purchase one of your own. It is to be returned, clean, within a week.
I retain first right of refusal if, at any time, you become unable to keep your puppy and to have the puppy returned to me at Buyer’s expense. Please provide the name, address and phone number of the person you have designated as guardian of the puppy in the event of any incapacitating illness or death. The person taking over the temporary care of the puppy/dog will need to have my contact information and I will need their’s in order to discuss the return of the puppy to me or their continued ownership of said puppy, at my sole discretion. If approved, they would then be required to complete a notarized contract with me under the same terms you have in place. Puppy will NOT be sold or GIVEN to another party, family member, or rescue organization without my notarized, written approval or legal remedies will be sought by me to retrieve the puppy/dog which will include costs of my legal representation, all court costs, my per-diem and transportation costs, if I must appear in person in your district, the cost to re-register the puppy in my name and a new health certificate for travel, a specific health certificate for airline travel and an airline approved travel crate if necessary.
All stipulations within this contract migrate with the puppy to the receiving party, whether temporary or permanent, at my discretion. Failure to follow these stipulations will be enforced, legally, with Buyer or any un-authorized Recipient of Puppy incurring all of the above stipulated legal and transportation costs. If the puppy/dog was sent to a rescue without authorization and adopted out with retrieval unable to be made, then 5 times the original price of the puppy and all legal fees incurred trying to retrieve the puppy will be incurred.
If it comes to my attention, at any time, that the puppy is being abused physically or mentally, being used for breeding without my approval and a revised open contract with co-ownership and additional compensation, or housed inappropriately, I will arrange to retrieve the puppy and be provided immediately with all relevant paperwork (AKC Registration with appropriately signed transfer and Microchip release) within the puppy folder provided to you and will re-sell/or re-home the puppy to a new home or guardian home with me maintaining ownership. If legal action has to be taken to retrieve the puppy, all previously described expenses will be Buyer’s responsibility. If the puppy needs medical intervention to include long term physical therapy, surgery, etc. Those expenses will be the responsibility of the puppy owner. If the puppy (male or female) has been used to produce doodle or merle puppies, whether by actual birth or by stud service, contract is in default and puppy will be returned to me at your expense and in addition to the costs as shown above, an addititonal punitive payment of $5,000 per puppy produced will be due and payable to me; any stored frozen semen, that was collected, will also be signed over to me with pertinent information provided on the vet/storage unit. You will notify such Vet or storage facility of the transfer of all held semen by that male from you to me, provide me a copy of the Release of Ownership of such Semen via notarized letter, with a full accounting for the storage of semen required to insure that no semen was provided to another breeder for use, without my written authorization, and Owner will provide shipping of referenced semen to a facility of my choice. No refund will be forthcoming in that event. There will be no Co-Owners on puppy, other than your spouse/parter and me, without my prior approval. Co-owners must also execute their own copy of this contract and have 2 copies signed and notarized for me.
This Contract entered into this ____ day of ______________, 2024. No alterations will be made to this contract without prior approval and initials from all parties to this Contract or via Addendum. Notary Jurat/Affidavit must be attached to both copies of contract.
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Debra Sterns Callasterns Standard Poodles (Seller) Buyer’s Signature
North Port, FL. 34286 (941) 310-6660 ____________________________________ Buyer’s Printed Name(s)
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NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
State of _______________________
County of _____________________
On ________________________, 2024 before me, _______________________________, did personally appear who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence, to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of __________________ that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
Witness my hand and official seal.
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