Terms ofSale

1) THE SELLER GUARANTEES THE PUPPY TO BE HEALTHY AT THE TIME OF SALE AND GIVES THE BUYER A 48 HOUR HEALTH GUARANTEE, AND A 2 YEAR GENETIC GUARANTEE.  (COVERED BY 2 YEAR GENETIC GUARANTEE IS: A HEREDITARY DEFECT THAT CAUSES DEATH OR SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT OF VITAL FUNCTIONS, (I.E. HEART, LUNGS, OR KIDNEYS). THIS STARTS FROM THE TIME OF PICK UP OF SAID PUPPY, AND ENDS AT 24 MONTHS OF AGE).  SELLER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTS CAUSED BY BUYERS NEGLECT, ABUSE, IMPROPER NUTRITION, MISHANDLING, BREEDING, PARTICIPATION IN WEIGHT PULLING OR ANY EXTREME SPORTS, AND ILLEGAL DOG FIGHTING. THIS VOIDS THE GUARANTEE.

2) THE BUYER SHOULD HAVE THE PUPPY EXAMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN WITHIN THE 48 HOUR HEALTH GUARANTEE. THIS WILL BE DONE AT BUYER'S EXPENSE. IF THE PUPPY IS FOUND TO HAVE A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION DUE TO IT'S BREEDING, THE BUYER NEEDS TO NOTIFY THE SELLER THE DAY OF DIAGNOSIS, NO LATER THAN 24 HOURS AFTER DIAGNOISIS. FAILURE TO DO SO, CONFIRMS YOUR SATISFACTION WITH SAID PUPPY.  YOU MUST NOTIFY US WITH THE FOLLOWING: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE LICENSED VETERINARIAN THAT SAW THE PUPPY. ALSO, THE DATE THAT THE PUPPY WAS SEEN, AND THE DIAGNOSIS.  THE BUYER ALSO MUST RETURN THE PUPPY TO THE SELLER WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE DIAGNOSIS DATE, (THIS IS DONE AT BUYER'S EXPENSE), SO THAT THE SELLER CAN TAKE THE PUPPY TO THEIR VETERINARIAN FOR A HEALTH EXAM. THIS EXAM WILL BE DONE AT SELLER'S EXPENSE.  IF THE SAME LIFE THREATENING CONDITION IS CONFIRMED, THE SELLER WILL REPLACE THE PUPPY WITH ONE OF EQUAL VALUE WHEN ONE BECOMES AVAILABLE; UP TO ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF SALE. NO REFUNDS ARE GIVEN, ONLY PUPPY REPLACEMENT.  IF A PUPPY IS BEING RETURNED FOR A GENETIC HEALTH WARRANTY CLAIM, YOU MUST RETURN ALL REGISTRATION PAPERS AND HEALTH RECORDS. THEY MUST BE SIGNED, DATED AND TRANSFERRED BACK INTO OWNERSHIP TO MARSHALL & DIANA WOODFOLK, BAHIA DE CHESAPEAKE PRESA.  YOU MUST ALSO SUBMIT ALL VET PAPERS AND INFO AS LISTED ABOVE.

LET IT BE CLEAR THAT THIS GUARANTEE DOES NOT COVER: PARASITES, PARVO, CORONA,VIRAL OR BACTERIAL COLD OR INFECTION, SKIN ALLERGIES, DISTEMPER, KENNEL COUGH,UMBILLICAL HERNIA (OUTIE BELLY BUTTON), ANAL SACS, COCCIDIA OR GIARDIA (BLOODY STOOLS), STENOTIC NARES (LOUD SOUNDING OR SNUFFLING SOUND WHEN BREATHING),HYPOGLYCEMIA, LUXATED PATELLA, PUPPY VAGINITIS, OR RETAINED TESTICLES.  (OUR PUPPIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST THESE ILLNESSES AND/ OR NONE ARE PRESENT IN OUR HOME.)  DUE TO THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS NATURE AND RAPID PROGRESSION, WE CAN NOT BE HELD LIABLE AS THE PUPPY MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AFTER IT LEFT OUR CARE.  THIS GUARANTEE ALSO DOES NOT COVER WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE NORMAL PROBLEMS OF THE PRESA CANARIO BREED, OR SUCH PROBLEMS BEYOND OUR CONTROL, SUCH AS: CHERRY EYE, ENTROPIAN (EYELIDS THAT TURN IN AND IRRITATE EYE), OR SUCH ALLERGIES SUCH AS DEMODECTIC MANGE, "RED" MANGE, OR ANY TYPE OF MITE MANGE.  THERE ARE CERTAIN DISORDERS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY ENVIROMENTAL FACTORS, SUCH AS ALLERGIES, KENNEL COUGH, AND MANGE OR ANY OTHER AUTO-IMMUNE DISORDER.  MANGE IS A MULITIFACTOR GENETIC DISEASE THAT CAN BE TRANSMITTED IN A RECESSIVE MATTER. THERE IS MUCH DISPUTE BETWEEN EXPERTS AS TO THE DIFFERING SPECIFIC CAUSES OF MANGE, INCLUDING ENVIROMENT, STRESS AND NUTRITION.  THEREFORE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE AGAINST IT.  BAHIA DE CHESEPEAKE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS BEFORE US DID NOT HAVE THESE CONDITIONS IN THEIR LINES, THAT COULD LATER COME OUT.  INJURIES INDUCED AFTER THE SALE, A CHANGE OF HEART ABOUT THE PURCHASE, OR A DISLIKE OF THE PUPPY, OR UNABLE TO TRAIN OR POTTY TRAIN, IS NOT COVERED.  ONLY DUE TO THE HEALTH OF THE PUPPY IS OUR 2 YEAR GENETIC HEALTH GUARANTEE VALID.

SELLER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTS CAUSED BY BUYERS NEGLECT, ABUSE, IMPROPER NUTRITION, MISHANDLING, BREEDING, PARTICIPATION IN WEIGHT PULLING OR ANY EXTREME SPORTS, AND ILLEGAL DOG FIGHTING. THIS VOIDS THE GUARANTEE.

THIS PUPPY SHOULD BE KEPT UP-TO-DATE ON ALL VACCINATIONS, BOOSTERS, DE-WORMINGS, RABIES, AND HEARTWORM MEDICATIONS, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER VETERINARIAN CARE. THE SELLER HAS PROVIDED YOU WITH A COPY OF VACCINATIONS AND DE-WORMINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN. IT IS THE BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE PUPPY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL VETERINARY EXAMS.

3) IN THE EVENT THE DOG EXPIRE, A NECROPSY MUST BE PERFORMED AND CAUSE OF DEATH TO BE DETERMINED FROM A PRE-EXISTING CONGENITAL CONDITION.  ALL PATHOLOGY AND FINDINGS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE SELLER WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THE NECROPSY.  ALL DIAGNOSTIC VETERINARY VISITS ARE THE SOLE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER.  IF CONDITIONS ARE MET AND VERIFIED BY THE SELLER'S VETERINARIAN, SELLER WILL REPLACE PUPPY WITH ONE OF SAME SEX AND QUALITY/VALUE.  ONLY ONE REPLACEMENT IS GIVEN, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THE SELLER WILL SELECT REPLACEMENT PUPPY WHEN AVAILABLE.

4) HIP GUARANTEE  - ALL PUREBRED DOGS ARE PREDISPOSED TO CERTAIN ILLNESSES AND HEALTH ISSUES. THIS ARISES FROM THE SELECTIVE BREEDING THAT TOOK PLACE TO PRODUCE THE PUREBRED DOG IN THE FIRST PLACE. UNFORTUNATELY, ALL LARGE BREED DOGS, INCLUDING THE PRESA CANARIO DOG, ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING HIP DYSPLASIA.  GENETICS, PROPER NUTRITION AND WEIGHT CONTROL SHARE THE ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCURRENCE RATE OF DYSPLASIA.  PUPPY’S GROWTH PLATES DO NOT SEAL UNTIL AFTER 6 MONTHS OF AGE AND SHOULD THEREFORE NOT BE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTENDED WALKS, RUNS OR HIKES UNTIL THESE PLATES HAVE SEALED.  UNDO STRESS UPON THE JOINTS PRIOR TO 6 MONTHS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY PRODUCED DYSPLASIA. ALL PRESA CANARIO PUPS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE SHOULD BE KEPT SOMEWHAT LEAN IN MASS TO ALLOW FOR HIP DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR NATURALLY WITHOUT THE UNDO STRESS OF EXCESS FAT.

OUR HIP GUARANTEE WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT PUP IF YOUR ORIGINAL PUP IS FOUND TO HAVE HIP DYSPLASIA AND CERTIFIES MODERATE TO SEVERE THROUGH OFA. PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF FINANCIAL REFUNDS. THE ORIGINAL PUPPY STATED IN THIS CONTRACT MUST BE RETURNED TO BAHIA DE CHESAPEAKE PRESA PRIOR TO RECEIVING A REPLACEMENT. THE PUP MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF NOTIFICATION OF A JOINT PROBLEM. THESE CONDITIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED AND MET PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF THE REPLACEMENT PUP:

A. PUP MUST BE X-RAYED PRIOR TO 26 MONTHS OF AGE AND X-RAYS SENT TO OFA FOR EVALUATION AND A COPY OF THE X-RAY MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO BREEDER FOR VIEWING. BREEDER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO HAVE A VET OF THEIR CHOICE RETAKE THE X-RAY.

B. COPY OF OFA EVALUATION MUST BE PROVIDED TO BREEDER.

C. PROOF OF SPAY OR NEUTER OF THE DYSPLASTIC DOG MUST BE SUPPLIED TO BREEDER PRIOR TO RECEIPT OF REPLACEMENT PUP.

D. CURRENT PHOTO OF THE DOG FROM FRONT AND SIDE MUST BE PROVIDED TO BREEDER, CONTRACT WILL NOT COVER HD CAUSED BY OBESITY.

E. REPLACEMENT PUP WILL BE FROM AN UPCOMING LITTER OF BREEDERS CHOICE, NOT NECESSARILY OF THE SAME BREEDING. ALL SHIPPING COSTS WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER. SELLER RESERVES A ONE YEAR WINDOW FOR REPLACEMENT. ORIGINAL PUPPY MUST BE RETURNED TO OUR KENNEL BY BUYER.

F.  ALL VETERINARIAN DOCUMENTS MUST BE PROVIDED IN FULL.

G.  IF THE DYSPLASTIC DOG HAS BEEN BRED THIS CONTRACT IS NULL AND VOID.

THE BREEDER WILL ONLY GUARANTEE GENETIC HIP DYSPLASIA. LATER DEVELOPMENT OF HIP DYSPLASIA IS NOT GUARANTEED, AS THIS IS OFTEN ENVIRONMENTALLY PRODUCED. YOUNG DOGS OR PUPS INVOLVED IN FAST RUNNING, EXERCISE ON HARD UNYIELDING SURFACES, CLIMBING FLIGHTS OF STAIRS, JUMPING OVER OR UP ON THINGS, CAN DEVELOP HIP DYSPLASIA. ALSO OBESITY, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY, INJURY, ABUSE, OR PREMATURE STRESS ON THE JOINTS DUE TO JUMPING OR CLIMBING WILL NULLIFY THE HIP GUARANTEE.

5) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE DOES SELLER GRANT CASH REFUNDS OR ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, VETERINARIAN FEES OR ANY OTHER EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CARE OF YOUR PRESA CANARIO.

6) NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE REGARDING TEMPERAMENT. THE TEMPERAMENT OF YOUR PUPPY IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU GIVE TO YOUR DOG AND TO ITS DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIALIZATION.  BUYER AGREES TO ENROLL PUPPY IN PUPPY BASIC OBEDIENCE BY 10 MONTHS OF AGE WITH A CERTIFIED TRAINER IN A CLASS SETTING. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ENROLL YOUR DOG IN A REFRESHER COURSE AT 18 MONTHS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ROUGH TRAINING METHODS BE USED ON YOUR PRESA CANARIO.  PROPER SOCIALIZATION AND TRAINING IS A MUST FOR YOUR PUPPY.

7) BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL SHIPPING CHARGES, INCLUDING RETURNS AND/OR REPLACEMENTS.

8) PUPPIES ARE NOT TO BE BRED BEFORE 12 MONTHS OF AGE FOR MALES, 24 MONTHS FOR FEMALES.  BUYER AGREES TO BREED ONLY TO OTHER PUREBRED PRESA CANARIOS OF SOUND TEMPERAMENT.

9) PUPPIES WILL CARRY THE BAHIA DE CHESAPEAKE IN THE BACK OF THEIR ELECTED NAME (E.G. “NIKKI” MUST BE “NIKKI DE BDC”); THIS WILL BE REFLECTED ON THEIR REGISTRATION PAPERS.

10) BUYER AGREES TO PROVIDE YEARLY VETERINARIAN EXAMS AND KEEP PUPPY UP TO DATE ON VACCINES.     PUPPIES SHOULD BE ON A FOOD FORMULATED FOR LARGE BREEDS. WE RECOMMEND YOU FEED A HIGH QUALITY PUPPY AND ADULT FOOD AS PROPER DIET WILL HELP YOUR PUPPY MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. CONSULT WITH YOUR VETERINARIAN CONCERNING THE USE AND BEST BRANDS OF JOINT SUPPLEMENTS.

11) BUYER AGREES TO NEVER ENGAGE THE DOG/PUPPY IN ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITY.

12) THIS CONTRACT IS LIMITED BETWEEN SELLER AND 1ST BUYER. IT IS NON TRANSFERABLE.

13) ANY LEGAL DISPUTES MUST BE HEARD AND SETTLED IN COUNTY & STATE IN WHICH THE BREEDER RESIDES.

14) UPON SIGNING BELOW, BOTH BUYER AND SELLER AGREE TO ALL TERMS STATED WITHIN THIS CONTRACT.

BUYER SIGNATURE: ___________________________________________         DATE:__________

SELLER SIGNATURE: __________________________________________         DATE:__________

                                    MARSHALL WOODFOLK                     

SELLER SIGNATURE: __________________________________________         DATE:__________

                                    DIANA WOODFOLK