Guaranteeing Temperament on my puppies, looking for opinions. - Page 2

here in Denmark there is a warranty on a dog for his first 2 years and the breeders are breeder must provide either a refund or a new dog, often does the guarantee on the dogs' health and also on the drives so that youcan in Denmark destroy his dog So for instance cycling with the puppy for long walks every day and the breeder must Beale buyermoney if the dog has HD 

     I guarantee hips, health and temperment with my pups (I guess you can more or less say I WARRANTY them), for the life of the dog.
     I will always take back a dog that came from me, and if any issue arises, I will gladly offer a replacement, with the hope the person wants to keep their original dog.
(I don't like the whole throw-away dog thing).
     Thank goodness I have NEVER had to fall back on my guarantee.
     There are many things that can happen in a dogs life that changes the dog. I too, will NOT send a dog off where I don't feel comfortable with the person. When someone comes to my home that my dogs don't like, they won't get a pup from me.
     My pups are always born in the house, and raised in the house. I am fortunate enough to have room for them inside, as well as outside.
     They spend a great deal of time under foot, played with by kids, out with me feeding ducks, goats and horses, vaccumed around, and driven in the car. They are usually all very confident of themselves by the time they leave. I think that a great puppy imprint on the first weeks of a dog's life goes a long way into their adult hood. It's much easier to hep a dog up than in is to correct and quiet bad behavior later on.
    Of course most of mine go to pet homes, which is fine by me. I do have one that is a certified narcotics detection dog with the NYS Police, with a second one in training, and a couple in sch homes(only shows they are capable).
     I only breed dogs that have great temperments. I would never consider breeding with a questionable temperment. Any dog can start out at point A and end up at point B. You can only hope your pup stays where you placed him.
     I also request pictures and updates on my dogs, most comply, some don't. I think a total guarantee demonstrates confidence in what you produce. I don't understand some of these 1 year hip guarantees, and than require the return of the original dog to boot (hell, I see several right here on the database that never even got the dog they paid for, let alone stand behind the guarantee).
     Great dogs and a good guarantee goes a long way. I always have a waiting list for pups!

Dana,
What are the pedigree's of your breed stock?

I'm curious about the kinds of drive and temperament you guarantee, what are they?

I am also curious as to price, I'm always looking for a great deal with a guarantee.

How many litters a year do you produce, and from how many bitches?

Do you compete with your dogs and at what venues?


Moons.

Kitkat I agree with your last post.

I too raise all litter inside the home & take great care in placement. I stand behind all my dogs & will take back / replace any dog in the future if needed. We offer a 3 year guarantee on any genetic disorder or temperament fault. The original dog does not have to be return, but must be altered before a replacement is given. We help our family of puppy buyers with reunions, training clinics, play dates, or just a phone call away. I'm not a large breeder & like staying small so we can take the time on our dogs / each litter. Our litters are generally sold prior to being whelped, but many times we'll have puppies that don't fit the family that reserved him / her prior. Normally because of the drive level.
We incorporate early Neurological Stimulation with all litters. People that have reserved a puppy in the litter receive video clips of the litters development weekly until 8 weeks old. Most families know the entire litter well by the time they come to our open house to pick up their puppy. It's always fun to see how much everyone gets attached to certain puppies other than their own this way.

We hold a few puppies back from every litter for our Luke working dog charity Fund, a non- profit fund we've started in memory of our late son, Luke. Families / agencies in need of a high quality working dog, but can not afford one in their budgets, may qualify for a donated started dog at no fee. Donated dogs for; police, SAR, all fields of service work. We've donated many dogs for police, SAR, & several for autism service dogs for children. Also for physical & hearing disabled service dog work.

I've purchased many imported dogs that were great working dogs, but either were difficult to train, not good with children, had odd behaviors, minor health issues etc.. all of which were altered then placed into correct homes. If you don't have stable temperaments, solid nerves, & health you don't have anything worth while in a GSD.

Moons,

I have 1-2 litters per year, taking a break though.....this is the current litter I have on the ground.  http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=724706 They are Branko Salztalblick grandchildren and Alexa has very old blood.  Asko Lutter, Fado, Uwe, her dam is Mink and Fero free.

I guarantee drives/temperament starting at 7 months to over a year old.  The Dam Alexa has only had 3 litters, and this is her last... I do not overbreed and like I said I want people to be happy and I am confident in the pups that come out of my home, I will PM you with more information if you'd like.

Dana,
While I was waiting I took a look at your adds.
I was curious but not really interested, I have pups on the ground myself.

In my opinion, and from some experience, I do think that demanding contracts and some guarantee's are fools play, and more trouble than they are worth beyond making the sale.
Hard to enforce on either side of the deal without the help of legal council.

I'm sure they are fine animals, and your a consciences breeder as are all the breeders who frequent this site.

The price isn't really important.

The important thing is ones reputation in the end, a fragile thing indeed.


Moons.

Deleted this and 2 comments previous, please stay on topic Love my canine, thank you. mrdarcy (admin)

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thank you mrdarcy!