Expectations
Yours and Ours
What You Can Expect From Us
When you
buy a Renaissance puppy you are buying a piece of
our family. Not only are our puppies the focus of
our lives and energy for the first two months of
their lives, but they also represent our commitment
to and knowledge of Vizslas. All of our
puppies come from healthy, loving parents with sound
bodies and temperaments – their mother is a member
of our family,
not a kennel dog.
The pups are raised in the living area of our home
so they are accustomed to the hustle and bustle of
family life. Renaissance puppies are handled and
socialized from birth, with daily individual
attention. They are also socialized with cats and
other dogs, and whenever possible, small children.
By the time they go home, between eight and ten
weeks, they have been introduced to live and dead
birds, started their housebreaking and been in
crates and on car rides. If the weather permits,
the pups will also be introduced to brush and water.
Our goal is to carefully place each pup with a
well-suited family. We make every effort to match
each owner or family with the pup that best suits
him or her. To do this, we require all prospective
puppy owners to complete a Puppy Questionnaire
describing their lifestyle, experience in dogs and
expectations for this pup. We also keep careful
records of each pup’s reactions and personality to
assist in placement. During their seventh week, we
have a professional obedience instructor temperament
test individual puppies using the Puppy Aptitude
Test.
We
strive to ensure that all Renaissance puppies are
given the best start in life we can provide. All
pups are weighed daily to ensure proper growth, are
wormed regularly from two weeks of age on and have
received, at a minimum, their first set of shots
before going home. Each pup also receives two
different individual examinations by our
veterinarian before being released to their new
owners.
We have a lifetime commitment to all of the puppies
we breed. We expect to remain in contact with our
puppy owners throughout the dog’s life so it is
important you feel as comfortable with us as you do
with our dogs. Our contracts include a clause
whereby any Vizsla bred by us may be returned to us
at any time, for any reason during the life of the
dog if the need arises. Additionally, we are
available to you at any time for consultation.
As a courtesy to our puppy buyers, each puppy goes
home with a week’s supply of puppy food, a familiar
blanket, a new collar and a favorite toy.
Additionally, a Puppy Packet is provided which
contains everything you ever wanted to know about
your new Vizsla pup, but…. well, you know. It
contains information on the success and health of
the parents and relatives, photos of the sire and
dam, a four generation pedigree of your pup, feeding
instructions, history of the breed as well as
training tips on how to crate train and housebreak
your pup. The AKC registration application and a
complete written health record are also provided at
the time the pup is picked up.
What
We Expect
From You
Our primary
expectation is that your puppy will be a significant
and beloved member of your family. He or she should
live in your home and receive quality food, medical
care and training. We prefer buyers with fully
fenced yards but will make exceptions if you have
the time and available facilities for adequate
exercise and constant outside supervision.
If you are interested in a pet/companion, understand
that these pups are sold on an AKC Limited
Registration only, along with a contract stating you
understand the animal is not to be bred. We expect
you to spay or neuter your puppy prior to 12 months
of age as it is in the best interests of the health
of the animal.
If you are buying one
of our show quality pups, we expect you will train
and show this puppy in conformation, obedience,
field, and/or agility to a reasonable level of
success. Show quality pups may be sold on a
co-ownership basis or outright ownership depending
on many factors including your experience and desire
to show. You will be expected to sign a contract
with us as to your commitment to this endeavor.
Samples of the contracts may be reviewed upon
request. We do not sell to brokers or anyone acting
as an agent for another buyer.
Our commitment to producing healthy pups demands
that we collect genetic information from all pups
from our breeding, if possible. For this reason, we
will periodically send all puppy buyers a health
survey at various stages of the pup’s life to be
completed and returned along with current photos.
We LOVE photos of our pups! We also expect that all
of our pups will be tested for genetic disease at 24
months of age at the owner’s expense. This testing
provides important health information to owners and
includes OFA hip x-rays and an eye exam by a
certified veterinary ophthalmologist. This type of
information is also very important to us, as
breeders, and will help shape the future of our
breeding program.
References
You
are welcome to contact our veterinarian or any other
owners of our Vizsla pups for references as to our
breeding practices and care of our animals. These
names and numbers will be supplied to you upon
request.
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