Pet Buyer's Contract
		GRAHAMGOLDEN’ S CONTRACT OF SALE AND AGREEMENT Thank you for acquiring a dog from Grahamgolden. We sincerely hope you will get great joy from your new best friend. Grahamgolden raises Golden Retrievers in a non-commercial, home environment. We are respecting the guidelines of the Canadian Kennel Club that has granted the kennel name “Grahamgolden” to Alexandra Graham. The main purpose of the naming of the kennel is to provide our dogs’ new owners with an opportunity for a continued identification with the high standard of excellence espoused by the Canadian Kennel Club within the Federal Animal Pedigree Act. The work and knowledge of the breeders of the past breed lines have allowed us to provide you with an outstanding line of Golden Retrievers. Grahamgolden wishes you the best of success with your new canine friend. As we have tried our best to give you the enjoyment of your new friend, we ask and trust that you will follow a few simple rules and requests. This agreement binds the parties to the rules and objectives of the Canadian Kennel Club. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are providing this document to acknowledge those breeders’ efforts before us who have worked diligently to provide a certified lineage of genetic excellence, meeting and surpassing the normal reproduction standards of the breed in Canada. In order to make every attempt to provide you with a sound retriever, both Sire and Dam have been certified to be free of serious heart, eyes, elbow, and hip defects by the various veterinary experts including those of the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph and the Orthopaedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). Please be aware that, in spite of all the precautions of sound breeding principles, there may be recessive genetic abnormalities or diet and environmental influences that may come to the fore in your new dog. These are beyond our control. HEALTH and SOUNDNESS GUARANTEE Your new dog is: 1] guaranteed for 24 months from date of birth against any crippling hereditary defects that will impair the dog’s ability to function as a companion and pet. Any veterinarian’s report, x-ray or other diagnostic tool, which supports the said potential defect, must be submitted to Grahamgolden for verification by our veterinarian. All veterinary bills are the responsibility of the purchaser once the dog leaves Grahamgolden. If there is, by chance, a confirmed defect, we will accept the return of the dog in the condition it was originally sold and return your full purchase price or replace the dog with another dog at our time and option. 2] guaranteed to have a clean bill of health at the date of delivery to you. It is your option to have your veterinarian verify this. If your veterinarian certifies, within 5 working days of delivery to you, that the dog does not have a clean bill of health, we will accept the return of the dog in the condition it was originally sold and return your full purchase price or replace the dog with another dog at our time and option. NON BREEDING AGREEMENT Your dog has an excellent pedigree line of long time, careful breeding management. This pedigree adds significant value to the dog and should give you peace of mind that you will have a healthy animal. The dog’s long pedigree provides the best opportunity for it to be free of genetic defects endemic to the “back yard” or “puppy mill” breeding scenario where little or no knowledge of the sire or dam is available. You have purchased a dog that is intact and has not been spayed or neutered and you are subject to a non-breeding agreement. Should you decide to breed your dog, commencing at and through a normal recommended breeding age, you must apply at your cost through Grahamgolden to cancel the non-breeding agreement with Grahamgolden through the Canadian Kennel Club. There is to be no breeding, ‘accidental’ or otherwise without the cancellation of the non-breeding agreement. You agree to accept total responsibility for, and the costs of, having all the required tests for clearance of genetic defects such as hip and elbow dysplasia, heart and eye defects. Copies of all the certifications and clearances by qualified veterinarians are to be provided to Grahamgolden prior to release from the non-breeding classification. Membership in the Canadian Kennel Club is mandatory for any breeding to occur with your new friend. On receipt of the required materials, we will be glad to assist you in permitting such breeding to occur. We are willing to offer our experience or direct you to experienced breeders in your role as a Canadian Kennel Club member breeder. All progeny of your breeding must be registered with the Canadian Kennel Club with copies of the registrations provided to Grahamgolden. We would appreciate it if you would contact us with any health-related matters about your dog, including spaying and neutering. Regular veterinary care is necessary. Should you choose not to breed, it is recommended to have your dog spayed or neutered. Please do contact us in order that we may keep the record of the breeding line accurate. Also, we would appreciate notice of any achievements your dog makes in any competitive venue. This also ensures that a continuing record of the pedigree’s success is kept as accurately as possible. GENERAL INFORMATION ON DELIVERY Your new dog friend has been examined by our veterinarian for normal health and soundness. The list of inoculations made and worming schedule performed is included on a separate sheet, as is the pedigree line. To the best of the knowledge of Grahamgolden, your new dog is in good health and condition. We sincerely recommend that you consult with a veterinarian familiar with canine practice in order that you follow a regimen of good health, safety and feeding practices. You are totally responsible for the protection of this dog throughout its lifetime. As the new owners, you are agreeing to provide the necessary food, shelter, regular exercise and warmth of human companionship, which includes, but is not necessarily limited to, lifetime vaccinations and the constant provision of good nutritional canine foods and fresh water. You agree to provide a safe, warm and comfortable overnight sleeping area for your dog in your home. It is in your dog's best interest to keep its weight within an acceptable limit, as determined by your veterinarian. Over feeding, particularly during the first year of growth, can put undue stress on bone development and compromise your dog's general health and longevity during its adult years. This agreement is binding on any party to the agreement regarding any future sale or ‘giving’ of this dog to another party after Grahamgolden has had the first right of refusal. Grahamgolden must be notified within 10 days of the intent of same with the next owner’s name, address and telephone number should such waiver be given. The new owner, at his/her cost, must complete a separate agreement with Grahamgolden before the transfer of title of the dog via the Canadian Kennel Club procedures. Should there be a crisis/accident situation and/or, regretfully, the dog is to be euthanized on the counsel of a veterinarian, Grahamgolden must be notified as soon as is practical. You are agreeing to be totally responsible for the care of the dog in a safe, loving and healthy manner, including the provision of regular training and exercise with sound shelter. Our puppies have working dog ancestors. They will grow up to be active, athletic animals with a great need for physical exercise. You are agreeing to take on the responsibility of providing your dog with a minimum of half an hour of off leash exercise every day, supplemented with leashed walks. Any extra moderate physical activity such as playing fetch and swimming is recommended. Over exercising your dog during its growing period for the first 18 months can be extremely detrimental to its bone development. During this age period, running a dog hard, having your dog run along beside you while biking or jogging and extreme jumping are all activities that are in breach of this agreement. Our puppies are highly intelligent and extremely social and need mental stimulation and human company to keep them happy, busy and well behaved. Leaving a dog in a crate and/or tied up for long periods of time without regular human companionship constitute a definite breach of this agreement. If you work all day outside your home or are away all day from your home, you are agreeing to make available such services as a dog walker, dog day care, dog sitting or other suitable arrangement that will give your dog an outlet for physical and mental stimulation while you are away. Puppies need to begin to learn respect for your authority at a very early age. In order to achieve this, you agree to provide your puppy with, at a minimum, one series of puppy training classes and one series of follow up obedience classes in its first year in order that your puppy will benefit from early socialization with other dogs and to assist you in teaching your puppy basic obedience commands that will enable it to become a well mannered adult dog. Proof of attendance at such classes in the form of a certificate or receipt from the trainer/training institution is to be forwarded to Grahamgolden at the completion of such class. Without early and consistent training, there is the danger of your pup challenging your authority as family pack leader. . Any commercial or experimental use of the dog, such as for laboratory testing, is strictly forbidden. Any advertising of or use of the dog for commercial gain in any manner is only with the permission and sanction of Grahamgolden. Grahamgolden's interest in the welfare of your dog continues for its lifetime. We are only a phone call or email away, and urge you to keep us informed about your dog's progress. If you have any concerns about your dog's development, please contact us and we will do our utmost to help. We always welcome visits from families who have adopted our pups as we enjoy seeing pups grow up into healthy, active, loving companions. Any breach of this agreement including injury, neglect or abuse, unauthorized breeding or transfer of title of the dog will void this title transferred in this agreement. The purchasers will be subject to the penalties of the Statutes and Regulations of Ontario and Canada, the Canadian Kennel Club and those legal actions as may be brought by Grahamgolden Kennel. Owner:  Alexandra Frances Graham                                   Date: _______________                (Grahamgolden Kennel}                P.O. Box 295, Elora, ON N0B 1S0.                (519) 846-5533 _____________________________________________________________________ Grahamgolden hereby transfers all title, rights and interest except as set out in this contract to the dog known as Grahamgolden’s ______________________________________________ to: Purchaser(s) ____________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: (____)_________________Fax Number (____)____________ E-mail: _____________________________________________ We understand the registration of our dog with the Canadian Kennel Club will take place within 6 months of the date of sale of the dog and we are to receive the registration particulars thence following. We understand all the conditions of sale and agree thereto. ________________________________________________________________ Date: ________________________________________________________________ ©November 2, 2007 Alexandra F. Graham ~ Grahamgolden Kennel