Contracts-buyers Gone are the days when a handshake sealed the agreement. In today's litigious climate contracts are very popular, especially when it comes to puppy sales. A contract written or verbal is an agreement to create legally enforceable obligations between two or more parties. Requiring signed contracts is a symbol of the professional breeder. Contracts do not replace thorough interviews to assess the puppy buyer, nor does it guarantee a healthy puppy.
Breeders use contracts to protect puppies, their breed and their own reputations.
Consumers want contracts to offer some assurance the puppy will be healthy with a good temperament. The stipulations can tell you a good deal about the breeder. Pet Quality Puppy Contracts are used for puppies that should not be bred. For example in a prick ear breed, one ear may not stand properly or in many breeds the color pattern may be incorrect. These traits do not affect health or temperament but should not be perpetuated in a breeding program.