Maddie at 5 weeks
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The Laurel Mt. Guarantee
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When purchasing a pup from us, you will receive a guaranteed healthy puppy with excellent bird dog potential. We only breed our dogs if they are of excellent health and have proven themselves as an excellent hunter in the field. We have some of the best producing Llewellin Setter lines—lines that consistently have been proven to produce excellent gun dogs. We had nothing to do with it, we are just truly blessed to have obtained such fine dogs from the breeders before us that have dedicated themselves to the preservation of the Llewellin Setter as a world-class gun dog.
Our Llewellins are DNA Certified and registered with the Field Dog Stud Book.
We guarantee our pups against any congenital illness for a period of 3 years. We will provide a full refund of the purchase price, upon the return of any puppy with a veterinarian-diagnosed congenital illness (hip displaysia) that would render such dog unable to perform his duties in the field. We know our dogs and the stock from which they came and will not breed a dog that would have any hint of a history of any kind of congenital problems. There are plenty of good dogs out there--but we will only breed the healthiest and best.
In the event a licensed veterinarian confirms that the dog is unsound due to hereditary disease, it will be replaced, free of charge (excluding any transportation costs), with another puppy acceptable to the buyer. Proof that the dog has been spayed/neutered must be provided and all transportation costs are excluded.
We can make no warranty as to any individual pups future hunting ability. We only breed our personal hunting dogs that have been proven in the field. Through extensive research and selective breeding, all our puppies display the natural and instinctive traits necessary to become outstanding field dogs. We would not ever consider selling a pup that we would not keep ourselves. And we usually are keeping one for ourselves.
Honestly, we would love to guarantee every pup as we are that confident in the inherited abilities each one is born with. The problem is that I personally feel humans that do not understand (and do not take the time to care to) the Llewellin can quickly ruin an otherwise perfectly excellent gun dog or not give it the opportunities to become the hunter it was born to be. That is why we do so much talking with a potential owner and why we offer to help and assist in every way possible with the up-bringing of the pup. I don't believe it is the dog's fault in most—if not all—cases.
This is also why you will be required to sign a statement in our Bill of Sale that you will keep the pup in clean, dry, appropriate kenneling (or in the home), meet their nutritunal requirements, and give the pup every opportunity to meet his potential as a gun dog.
We Provide
Once the pups are 6 weeks of age and have had a complete physical by our veterinarian, those with reservations may begin choosing in order of deposits received.
Please Note: We reserve the right to at any time make our own selection of a pup, although, we usually wait until last. We also reserve the right to choose to not sell any puppy at any time before the actual sale is made. In the event there would not end up being a puppy available for you, any/all monies would be transferred or refunded and we will help in all ways to find you a suitable replacement. Just know that we would only do this if we feel the pup would not suit you or your situation. We want you—and the pup—to be pleased.
We will make suggestions as to each pup's personality after discussing your intentions in obtaining a Llewellin Setter from us. We want to ensure the pup is going to the situation that will suit it—and you— best. There is no sense in you getting a pup you will not be happy with, as all will be unhappy. We will help you with this. It is confusing for a pup to come back here or go to another new home. Sometimes it is better for all if that happens, but we really try to make sure you know what you want and try to match you with a pup that we think will suit your expectations. And, if we think we can not provide that, we will tell you so!
When you obtain a pup at 8 weeks of age, they will have had their dew claws removed, all necessary inoculations and will have been veterinarian checked to be of sound health. When you pick up or we ship the pup, you will receive:
- The Bill of Sale
- All papers necessary to register your pup via the FDSB, as well as permission to use "Laurel" or "Laurel Mt"
in the pup's registered name. - Health Record (record of shots, wormings, etc.)
- Sample of puppy food (Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover) and feeding instructions. (Please check http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com for information and ratings on any food you are considering feeding your Llewellin pup.)
The pup will be very well-socialized in our home and introduced to just about everything (other dogs, lots of people, sounds, loud noises, the crate, beginning house and crate training, etc.). We do everything we can think of to provide a smooth transition for the pup from our home to yours.
They will be exercised and given exposure to stairs, hills, pigeons (and perhaps other game birds, depending on the time of year) the "big dogs". They will have excellent beginnings.
Pups are whelped in our living room and usually remain there until they go to their new homes. If it is the right time of year, they will spend time outside in the puppy kennel for a few hours a day. That helps for those that will be keeping the pup outside when it leaves. We also feel this introduces the pups better to the outside world and makes for a much more well-rounded pup.
We would like very much to stay in touch with every one that obtains a pup from us. We can't help feel these pups are part of our family and insist we are kept updated on the pup's progression and will help in every way possible with advice, training, etc.
We also ask that if an owner's situation changes and he is no longer able—or willing—to keep the dog, that we have first rights to take the dog back and place it in another suitable home of our choosing. This is included in our bill-of-sale. We also request that we are kept up-dated as to the pups progression and we love lots of pictures! It is of the utmost importance to us that we know how each pup is doing. We can not stress this enough.
Please, also read our deposit/reservation and puppy choosing policy.