Sample Sales Agreement - Male

***This should be modified to meet your own needs and some items may not be applicable to your variety or breeding program***

IT IS ACCEPTED AND AGREED THAT _________________________________________ has purchased a male Poodle, Registration No. (or Litter Registration No.)________________________, from __________________________________________ for the sum of $_____________, and under the following conditions:

1. This dog’s health is guaranteed for 48 hours against communicable diseases.
2. The seller guarantees this dog to be free from presently-known inherited defects. The seller will replace this dog with one of similar quality should such a hereditary defect be diagnosed in writing at any age by a board certified veterinary specialist. The seller also retains the option of refunding that part of the purchase price in excess of the price of a pet quality puppy if the offered replacement is not desirable.
3. If at any time the buyer named above wishes to sell or place this dog, they will first offer him for sale or rehoming to the seller, or to a designated and agreed-upon third party.
4. This dog will not be sold to a dog dealer/broker, pet shop, agent of either, or to anyone who does not sign an agreement precluding such sale or rehoming of this dog. The name and address of any new owner will be provided to the breeder, together with a copy of the above-mentioned sales agreement.
5. No offspring of this dog will be sold to a dog dealer/broker, pet shop, or agent of either. Each owner of a bitch bred to this dog will sign a stud service agreement similarly protecting the offspring resulting from the breeding.
6. Before this dog is used for breeding, he will be at least 24 months of age, and (Note: The testing listed here is for a Standard Poodle. Miniatures and Toys require different testing.):
   • Be x-rayed and certified free of hip dysplasia by either the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), or through the Penn-Hip Certification Program.
   • Be examined and tested as normal and free of inherited eye abnormalities by a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist within one year of the breeding date.
   • Be tested and certified free of Von Willebrand’s disease by blood test through an OFA-approved laboratory or cleared through parentage.
   • Be certified free of thyroid abnormality and Addison’s disease by blood test through an OFA-approved laboratory.
   • Be free of sebaceous adenitis by a skin punch biopsy read by a board certified veterinary dermatopathologist.
7. This dog will be bred only to Poodle bitches who fulfill the requirements in Item 6.
8. This dog will not be used for breeding if he does not have two normally-descended testicles by the age of 12-18 months. Failure of both testicles to descend normally by this age may or may not be the result of heredity. Should both testicles fail to descend, the dog will be replaced as in Item 2, upon provision of a written statement from a veterinarian that the dog has not sustained any trauma or disease which might result in such condition
9. This dog will be maintained in an adequate enclosed area, or on leash, and not allowed to roam at will.
10. This dog will be taken to and trained in at least one 8-week basic obedience course prior to the age of two.

Additional terms:

Both buyer and seller agree to accept all legal consequences for violation of the above terms.