Hi Mary-Ann,
Do you include the anticipated cost of xrays in the purchase price of the
puppy? I have written out contracts requiring purchasers to comply with
xraying their dogs but very few actually do. I have considered adding a
refundable fee to the purchase price but I like the idea of
As a new breeder, I want to comment that getting a litter submission on
our first litter of 3 puppies has been a lot of work! I gave all of our
puppy owners a heads up last fall. I contacted each of them again in
December when the pups were 2 but since it was the holiday season, we
decided
I agree 100% that we need all puppies in a litter x-rayed and so to make
sure that happens in a timely manner, we pay for it (unless we have a
special arrangement with the puppy owner). Our first litter of nine was two
last July. We made arrangements with the various veterinarians for payment
and