BIRCH BARK WESTIES
BREED: WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER
BREEDER: JIM MCGARR
email
birchbk@aol.com
web site www.birchbarkwesties.com
CONTRACT TERMS:
THIS IS A YOUNG PET QUALITY WESTIE PUPPY. THE KENNEL NAME "BIRCH BARK" WILL BE
THE PREFIX OF THE PUPPY'S REGISTERED NAME. THE BUYER IS TO HAVE THE PUPPY SPAYED
BEFORE HER FIRST SEASON OR THE DOG FIXED BEFORE 6-9
MONTHS OF
AGE.
AT THAT TIME THE
AKC
PAPERS WILL BE SENT/APPLIED FOR, FOLLOWING ORIGINAL SENT PROOF OF NEUTER/SPAY.
THE BUYER MUST ASSURE THE HEALTH
AND
SAFETY OF THIS PUPPY AT
ALL
TIMES. THIS INCLUDES KEEPING THE PUP ON A LEAD OR IN AN ENCLOSED
AREA
WHEN OUTSIDE, PROVIDING APPROPRIATE SUPERVISION, AS
WELL
AS ASSURING PROPER VET
CARE
AND
INOCULATIONS. THE RABIES SHOT MUST NEVER BE GIVEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER
VACCINATIONS,
AND
THE RABIE VACCINE MUST NEVER BE GIVEN PRIOR TO 5 MONTHS OF
AGE.
We follow the Jean
Dodds Protoco
ALL
PROTOCOLS ASSURING THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE PUPPY INCLUDING FEEDING QUALITY FOODS
WHICH FALL WITHIN A ‘FRIENDLY WESTIE
FOOD’
ARE
TO BE
FED,
PROPER GROOMING IS TO BE ONGOING TO ASSURE PROPER SKIN INTEGRITY,
AND
EXERCISE IS VITAL.
GUARANTEE: DOG IS PUREBRED
AND
THE PEDIGREE IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF THE BREEDER'S KNOWLEDGE.
THIS DOG IS CAN BE REGISTERED WITH THE
AKC,
HOWEVER NOT IT'S OFFSPRING. THIS DOG IS BEING SOLD ON A LIMITED REGISTRATION,
WHICH MEANS AT NO TIME WILL BE BRED.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT PROPER TRAINING OCCUR WITH THE PUPPY. A WESTIE IS A
TERRIER WITH TERRIER INSTINCTS
AND
TRAINING MUST START IMMEDIATELY TO ASSURE THE DOGS
WELL
BEING
AND
MENTAL ATTITUDE. THE INFORMATION RELAYED BY THIS BREEDER
AND
THE
WEB
SITE
OF THE WHWTCA MUST BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THIS COTRACT AS VALID. THIS
BREEDER
HAS
BEEN CAREFULTO SOCIALIZE
AND
TO PROVIDE ULTIMATE PROPER
CARE
PHYSICALLY
AND
EMOTIONALLY. THE PUPPY FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME LIVING WITH THIS BREEDER IS A
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
THE BUYER MUST REALIZE THAT ANY BREED OF DOG
MAY
POSSESS GENETIC CONDITIONS. PLEASE REFER TO WHWTCA GENETIC ILLNESS PAGES, AT
http://www.westieclubamerica.com/ THIS BREEDER, AS IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, CANNOT GUARANTEE THE PUPPY WILL BE
FREE
OF A GENETIC CONDITION. THIS PUPPY IS NOT GUARANTEED AGAINST GENETIC ILLNESSES
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO C.M.O., LEGGS PERTHES, SKIN ISSUES, LUXATING
PATELLA
AND
ALLERGIES. THIS BREEDER STRIVES TO BREED THE FINEST WESTIE POSSIBLE AND TO AVOID
GENETIC
AND
HEALTH ISSUES.
ONE
MUST REMEMBER THESE ISSUES GO BACK TO THE TIME A WESTIE WAS CREATED THROUGH
SELECTIVE BREEDING.
IT IS IN THE BUYERS BEST INTEREST TO NOT ONLY STUDY THE WEST HIGHLAND WHITE
TERRIER THROUGH BOOKS
AND
THE INTERNET, BUT ALSO STUDY GENETIC ISSUES, SO THAT THE BUYER IS FULLY AWARE OF
ANY CONDITIONS
AND
THE
CARE
THROUGH THE
LIFE
OF THE WESTIE.
IF THE HEALTH ISSUE IS DETERMINED BY THE VET THAT THE ILLNESS WAS PRESENT BEFORE
THIS
SALE
AND
OWNERSHIP OF THE CURRENT PURCHASER, THIS BREEDER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK A
SECOND OPINION AT THIS BREEDER'S EXPENSE.
ANY VET
CARE
THAT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE DUE TO AN ILLNESS OR CONDITION DURING THE SOLE 72
HOUR GUARANTEE PERIOD, MUST BE
RELAYED TO THE BREEDER PRIOR TO TREATMENT,
AND
AGREED UPON BY BOTH PARTIES,
AND
NOT EXCEED 25% OF PRICE OF THE DOG.
THIS PUPPY IS SOLD IN GOOD HEALTH
AND
TEMPERMENT,
AND
WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO REFUND OR REPLACEMENT UNLESS THE PUPPY IS DEEMED TO BE
ILL OR UNSOUND IN TEMPERMENT BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN WITHIN 72 HOURS OF
SALE,
DOCUMENTED AS
SALE
DATE BELOW. THE SPECIFICS OF THE HEALTH ISSUES MUST BE VARIFIED
AND
DOCUMENTED BY THE VET, OCCURING DURING THE BREEDERS SUPERVISION
IF THE PUPPY SHOULD DIE DURING THE FIRST 2 WEEKS, THE MONEY WILL BE RETURNED TO
THE BUYER FOR THE PUPPY, IF IT IS VARIFIED
AND
DOCUMENTED THIS WAS A PREEXISTING CONDITION WHILE UNDER THIS BREEDERS
SUPERVISION. THE PREEXISTING CONDITION MUST BE VARIFIED WITH A SPECIFIC PROVEN
DIAGNOSIS
SHOULD THE BUYER NO LONGER WANT THE WESTIE, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, OR CAN NO
LONGER
CARE
FOR THE WESTIE DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BUYER
MUST RETURN THE WESTIE BACK TO THE
BREEDER .
THE ABOVE IS AGREED UPON
AND
SIGNED WITHOUT EXCEPTION, AGREED
AND
SIGNED
BUYER:
________________________DATE_________
SELLER:________________________DATE_________
BUYERS ADDRESS: