If the credit card thing is a big deal, I think instead I will ask for their place of employment and phone numbers of 10 references. I bet that would make it easy to track someone down.
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If the credit card thing is a big deal, I think instead I will ask for their place of employment and phone numbers of 10 references. I bet that would make it easy to track someone down.
E=mail it to cataholic she is a lawyer here in the states maybe she could help you out. I don't think she gets to the dog side much.
Thats is also a good idea..Malakais breeder required 5 refrences and info on my place of employmentQuote:
Originally Posted by wolfsoul
TALK TO A LAWYER!
References? No big deal. Place of employment? No way.
The main reason for speaking to a lawyer when writing a contract like this is to make sure that the contract is legal and enforceable. The US has stringent (not stringent enough, but) privacy laws that strictly define what you can and cannot ask for in relation to a contract, and what you can do with that data, how long you can keep it, etc. I'm sure Canada has similar laws in effect.
Not trying to be mean, nasty or offensive, but if you are this concerned with the ability to get the puppy back from the owner, are you sure you should be breeding? At some point you have to be able to let go.
over all its a great contract, the credit card bit is the only one that worries me, I would NEVER give out my credit card number. I know you, and I know you would not go useing peoples numbers, but if you were a total stranger to me and I wanted a puppy, and was told to give my credit card info I would go "scam" and walk right out the door.
If the dogs microchipped,The owners will change it over to there address right?When i got Bandit at the beggining the breeders had there information,and i was given the paperwork to change it over to my name for a fee of like 25.00$Which you would also have to do.
You are very caring i can see that but all my guys are from Breeders and i would feel as if they were not my dogs if i have to follow through with all that.My contracts never had where they had too tell me every move they made,Now i would of liked to know if the animal ended up in a shelter but take into consideration,If the dog can no longer be taken care of ,I'd hope the buyer would have enough Heart to call back and tell the Breeders that they are returning the dog.Also there is the screening also i have done it now you can't tell everything in 5 minutes of meeting but i myself can make a good judgment,I have refused more than one person.
Your heart is in the right place it really is,But i don't think there is that many people out there that have money to spend on a dog to mistreat it.
My contract with Kaige is fairly similar to hers. Asking many of the same questions (except the credit card info thing and a few other smaller things), telling me what I am and am not allowed to do, in regards to showing, breeding, grooming, etc... And I was VERY pleased that it was so in detail. Made it clear to understand and proved that the breeder truely cared about her pups. You'd be suprised how many buyers do not return the pups nor let the breeders know if or when they are giving their dogs up & to where they are going to. Volunteering at shelters has tought me that one. We'd always get in dogs with tats, microchips, etc... that came from breeder even WITH contracts liek this one, where they HAVE to let the breeder know. Even the BEST of breeders have a few dogs out there that they don't know what happened to. Some buyers just seem to drop off the face of the earth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lori Jordan
And you should always meet potential buyers multiple times, so you have more than 5 or so minutes to judge them.
When I worked at the vets office, most of the dogs that had behavioral problems and were not well groomed, etc... were rich peoples dogs. They get them because they are the "in" breed to own or who knows what other reasons. They soon realize that they are not what they want & they kind of kick them to the curb, usually buy build them a kennel for them to live in the rest of their lives.
This was one of our (us who worked at the vets) biggest pet peaves. You'd be surprised what people with a lot of money do.
I don't mean to be rude lori, I do agree with some things, but there are some creapy people out there, with money at that. You can never be too careful.
And that is true...But there is also well presentable people to that dont have a dime to back them..It's a touchy situation with me really you never know where these pups are going you can just hope for the best.