TRIPLE CREEK

ENGLISH SETTERS

DOES TRIPLE CREEK HAVE A PUPPY CONTRACT?

There is no written contract for you to sign. However, outlined below are the steps Triple Creek has taken to help ensure you are purchasing a healthy English Setter, including our warrantee, and what a puppy purchaser's responsibilities are to maintain that warrantee. In accordance with AKC recommendations, we do provide a Bill of Sale, and we ask that our puppy purchasers sign this document to acknowledge that they understand what they are purchasing.

Triple Creek's Steps:

• Litters are examined by our veterinarian and dew claws are removed prior to five (5) days of age.
• Puppies are given their first vaccinations (Distemper/Adenovirus Type 2/Parainfluenza/Parvovirus/Hepatitis) at six weeks of age. Puppies in our possession for longer than 8 weeks of age are given their additional puppy shots at the appropriate times (health record supplied with puppy).
• Puppies receive one (1) dose of Bordetella vaccine to help prevent kennel cough.
• Puppies receive worming medication.
• Puppies' hearing is BAER (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response) tested and the results are disclosed to the purchaser.
• Puppies are microchipped for permanent identification.
• Puppies sold as show quality will receive a full AKC registration form.
• Puppies sold at the non-show puppy price receive an AKC limited registration form. Limited means the puppy can be shown in any AKC event EXCEPT for conformation shows, and any offspring of the puppy cannot be registered with AKC.
• Triple Creek will reimburse to the purchaser twenty-five dollars ($25) toward the spay/neuter of their pet. A spay/neuter form signed by your veterinarian attesting to the spay/neuter, including the vet's verification of the microchip, must be received by Triple Creek in order to receive the reimbursement.

SIRE AND DAM

• The sires and dams owned by Triple Creek have had their hearing BAER tested and certified.
• Their hips have been x-rayed and have received OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) certification.
• All animals owned by Triple Creek receive an annual veterinary exam.
• Animals being shown receive Bordetella vaccine every six (6) months; all others receive Bordetella vaccine annually.
• All sires and dams are tested for Brucellosis (sexually transmitted disease) and are certified Brucellosis-free.
• Sires' and dams' DNA are registered with AKC.
• Sires and dams owned by other kennels that are utilized by Triple Creek in our breeding program must have an OFA certification, Brucellosis exam, and receive annual veterinary care.

HEALTH GUARANTEES

Triple Creek warrants the health of your puppy if a veterinarian determines during the initial exam within the first five business days of ownership that the puppy is in poor health or detects any physical problem that requires ongoing, long-term treatment. Routine care is not included. Triple Creek also warrants the puppy for one (1) year from the purchase date against hereditary and congenital disorders that limit or interfere with the puppy's ability to lead a normal life. Triple Creek will attempt to replace the puppy or provide a fifty (50) percent refund of the purchase price of the puppy if it is returned to us, or will provide half (1/2) of the veterinary care cost up to fifty (50) percent of the purchase price of the puppy if the puppy is not returned to us.

Issues that arise because of the purchaser's actions or inactions are not warranteed at any level.

Our English Setters are family dogs and should be with the family. Purchasers who plan to raise and house their animal as an "outside" animal need to find another breeder. Triple Creek will not warrantee an "outside" animal.

SHOW PUPPIES

Triple Creek will provide show quality puppies to the purchaser only if the puppy has the conformation and temperament such that we would keep it for our own program. Not all puppies born to show parents are show quality puppies.

Triple Creek warrants that show puppies will be able to receive an OFA certification number for their hips. If the show puppy does not pass the OFA review, Triple Creek will provide a full money back guarantee or a free replacement after we have received the OFA evaluation report. Triple Creek will pay shipping charges on the replacement to you.

Purchaser's Responsibilities:

• Purchaser must have the puppy examined by a veterinarian within five (5) business days of receipt of the puppy. This veterinarian visit will consist of (but not be limited to) a physical exam, routine vaccinations, and a stool sample evaluation. A rabies vaccination must be received by 4 months of age. Check with your veterinarian, since state laws vary on the date a rabies shot must be given. Annual veterinarian visits must be routine. Failure to provide this veterinarian care nullifies Triple Creek's responsibilities toward the purchaser.
• Purchaser must provide signed documentation from a veterinarian for any and all claims to Triple Creek.
• Show puppies must be registered with AKC. Purchaser will send the AKC registration form (with the appropriate fee) to AKC. All puppies' registration names will begin with "Triple Creek".
• Purchaser will have their show puppy's hips x-rayed and the x-rays sent to OFA after the puppy is two years old, but no later than 3 years old, and will not breed their animal unless they have received an OFA certification.
• Since each puppy is microchipped, we ask that the purchaser send us a note if they relocate. Our microchips are registered with the Avid microchip company. We recommend that you register your puppy's microchip with AKC's Home Again program (we will supply the application form). In the event of a lost and found pet, you will be notified if the finder contacts AKC, or we will be notified if the finder contacts Avid (we will then notify you).

Triple Creek will provide any assistance we can in terms of advice on dog products that are available, grooming techniques we have tried, and questions in general. We wish you the best of luck in your new adventure with your puppy, and may your pet be a best friend for life!

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