Warranty/Guarantee/ Contract What IS the Difference - Page 1

OK, I'm going to buy a new puppy from these people. They are offering me a Guarantee with his warranty. This is standard right?

Then, I want them to keep the puppy until he is 14weeks old  until my return from vacation, so they want me to sign a boarding contract. Is this normal?

Then, meanwhile, I will be sending them my adult female for them to board for the 5 weeks I'm on vacation and she will be in heat, so they want a Boarding Contract to do this. Is this Right?

Then, while she will come into heat while she is there, and I want them to breed her to their Male Dog,Now they want a Breeding Contract also, Is this Right?

But, why do they not have a contract for me buying my new puppy, and why did they not offer me a Contract when I bought this female from them?  She was 29 mths old when I bought her from them?

Thanks to anyone that can explain why I need to sign contracts to breed and to board, yet didn't get one on the puppy and the adult girl I bought from them?

Star

Hi Star,

It's my guess that you yourself maybe has thrown up some red flags to them.
 

Perhaps you said or did something that triggered a need for such paperwork.

I have a puppy contract that I give to people when they get a pup from me,

The same contract also goes for an adult dog.
 

I see no need to use both terms, it's alittle overkill, don't you think.
And also, if you are breeding dogs, you should have some kind of written contract.
Mine is on my site, so that people are familiar with it, when people pick-up their pup,
 they just sign it cause
they already read it on the site.

www.vonryansgermanshepherds.com

Paula

You have an adult dog you bought from them, you are buying a new puppy from them, and you are breeding a female dog of yours to their stud dog.  You have clearly already established a complex relationship with these people. At this point I would ask them any questions I might have rather than relying on the best guess of a message board membership.  Beyond that, I agree with tristatek9, they are protecting their interests.

Sounds like good business practice to me.  Contracts are to protect both parties, not just the supplier of goods and services.