Willow Creek Border Collies are committed to our dogs and each border collie puppy we home.
Our contracts are typical of any reputable breeder and have the following terms incorporated.
1. ALL Puppies are sold on a non-breeding contract. We do not sell breeding rights. We do now offer a partnership for reputable breeders or those interested in starting their breeding journey. Please contact us for more information.
2. Puppies are sent home with a health certificate and first shots. We guarantee the health of our puppies against parvo, ill health ( anemia, iron deficiency), and worms upon departure. PLEASE ensure you take protective measures to ensure your puppies do not come into contact with disease upon departure.
3. All puppies are sent home with 1 month of complimentary insurance of Trupanion.
Our puppies are also guaranteed to be non-infected with all testable Border Collie Genetic Diseases (Embark) which include:
| Collie Eye Anomaly, Choroidal Hypoplasia, CEA (NHEJ1) : | |
| Degenerative Myelopathy, DM (SOD1A) : | |
| Early Adult Onset Deafness (Border Collie) : | |
| Goniodysgenesis and Glaucoma (OLFM3) : | |
| Ivermectin Sensitivity MDR1 : | |
| Myotonia Congenita (CLCN1 Exon 23) : | |
| Neuronal Ceroid Lipfuscinosis 5 (Border Collie Type) : | |
| Primary Lens Luxation, PLL (ADAMTS17) : | |
| Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome (VPS13B) : |
We send you home with a certified healthy puppy. We do recommend that you have your own Veterinarian do a full physical within 72 hours. Your puppies’ health and development are important to us.
3. Reservation Fees are non-refundable. When you commit to a puppy or a selection preference, we are holding your space/puppy and that means we are not engaging any inquiries. Please ensure you have made a committed, informed decision. If it is not feasible for you to take the selected puppy, we will allow you to use the reservation fee on a further litter.
4. Once you leave with your puppy, all payments are non-refundable. Should you have a change of heart or be presented with a situation that is beyond your control, you must contact us to assist you in re-homing the puppy/dog (this can be at 1 month or 10 years). Our dogs are NEVER to be re-homed without our knowledge.
We are here to help you and to ensure our dogs never end up in a rescue, human society, or an unhealthy home environment. We will take responsible to re-home any our of dogs at no cost to you.
5. We request that all parents wait until puppies are 18 months old to be spayed/neutered. You can read more about our spay/neuter beliefs here. We firmly believe that this breed needs full development time for optimal health. On very rare occasions, a medical issue may require early spaying but this is extremely rare and we ask that you do not spay to ‘fix’ a behavioral problem. Spaying or neutering does not ‘fix problems’. Having said that, it is your responsibility to ensure your dog does not reproduce and is easily achieved. Please contact us if you have any questions as to how to ensure that does not happen.
6. We provide lifetime support. What does that mean? It means we’re here for you and your dog. If you have a training issue, need direction/advice or if you require boarding services, we are here. We do have a boarding fee however all training support is 100% free and we will assist you wherever and whenever we can.
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