Adoption Agreement

Buyer understands that owning a puppy requires much care, training, and routine veterinary care. To keep the guarantee offered to you enforced, you must have your puppy examined by a licensed Veterinarian of your choice. NO LATER THAN 2 BUSINESS DAYS from the date you receive your puppy. During the initial exam should your veterinarian find the puppy to be a poor health risk or detect any physical health issues that would require further veterinary care other than required immunizations and/or treatment for any type of parasite or bacteria whether internal or external. You Must Contact Us Immediately! A diagnosis of kennel cough, Coccidiosis, Giardia, parasites or any other bacterial infection does not render your puppy unhealthy. This guarantee does not cover the above mentioned conditions. No veterinarian fees charged for the initial exam or any other veterinary services will be paid by the seller! We MUST receive by traceable methods a copy of all original documentations of the Examination within 14 days by US Postal Mail. If puppy is found to be unfit for sale due to illness, which is clearly attributable to the seller, or have a life threatening, congenital disorder, DogGonePuppies will replace puppy with another puppy of equal value and sex provided that the buyer:

1. Have written documentation from a licensed veterinarian of the illness or, life threatening congenital defect.

2. Return puppy as soon as possible with all documents that were received with the puppy DogGonePuppies has a replacement guarantee on puppies up to 24 months of age. If in that 24 months the puppy should develop a life threatening, hereditary disorder. 

DogGonePuppies will replace the puppy for another puppy of equal value and sex at the soonest availability, provided the following conditions are met. 

1. Buyer will provide DogGonePuppies written notification from 2 separate affiliated licensed veterinarians of the life … Threatening, hereditary disorder. 

2. Buyer agrees to keep up with all vaccinations, flea medication, routine worm checks, heart worm treatments, and &keep records of doing such should the puppy ever have to be returned.

3. If puppy should die buyer must provide a copy of the autopsy report that states a life threatening, hereditary & Defect was there.

4. Buyer will be responsible for any veterinary fees and shipping costs involved in getting a replacement puppy. When shipping a puppy back, puppy must be shipped to the Springfield Missouri Airport.  

DogGonePuppies will not be responsible for minor bacterial infections that can be contracted during shipping such as coccidia and kennel cough. These are easily treated and can be picked up during shipping and brought on by the stress of moving to a new home. This guarantee does not include environmental, nor common airborne viruses, any abnormalities in bite, hernias, pinched nostrils or retained testicles. This is very common in the Shih-Tzu breed and not life threatening. SIZES and COLORS are estimates only as Shih Tzu CAN change color. When an 8 wks. old puppy is diagnosed with a hernia there is a very high probability that it will close on its own and surgery is not necessary. We DO NOT want to do an unnecessary surgery on an 8 week old puppy. Hernia's are not dangerous to your puppy and can repaired at the time of spay/neuter IF they still exist at that time. DogGonePuppies makes no guarantee on color, size or, temperament, nor on fertility of adult dog. If purchased as a pet, buyer agrees to spay/neuter between 6 months to a year and agrees not to breed. AKC registration papers will be sent when proof of spay/neuter is received by the seller. Limited registration will be issued unless otherwise stated in this contract. The buyer releases DogGonePuppies together with Sandy and Patrick Harter as owner/operator of and/or damages by fault of the puppy after the time of sale. These damages include, but are not limited to: destruction of property and/or physical same and their estate, from any liabilities damage to any person or group of people by puppy. Any legal action must take place in the county and state in which the seller resides at the time of legal action. Upon transfer of puppy to another person, this contract and guarantee becomes null and void. Buyer agrees that he/she has researched the breed and understands all of the requirements of owning, training, and caring for this puppy. Buyer must give the puppy at least2 weeks adjustment time before DogGonePuppies will consider excepting a return. Buyer agrees to feed puppy a quality food, keep puppy in good body condition, and provide an adequate and clean environment for puppy to live. If buyer can no longer care for this puppy, it is to be returned to the Doggone Puppies, NOT given away to a kennel or shelter. If approved, Doggone Puppies will help to re-home the puppy. DogGonePuppies has the right to void any transaction if it is not in the best interest of the puppy and will provide a full refund, however the Deposit of $500.00 is final and no refunds will be given. I am 18 years or older and I have read, understand and completed by typing or by hand written this contract. 

Sandy Harter 

1011 Lambeth Road Billings, Missouri 65610

Email: sandy.doggonepuppies@gmail.com

Cell: 417-766-4719

Website: http://www.DogGonePuppies.com

Please feel free to give us a call anytime you have a question we are here for you.

Thanks again for choosing one of our babies to be a part of your family.