This means the pup will not be allowed to become overweight or unduly stressed due to overfeeding or overworking or over supplementation. A quality adult feed is all your puppy needs to maintain a healthy growth pattern. Should this item of the contract not be followed the guarantee for replacement due to failure to pass OFA hip or elbow readings at 24 months is null and void. This is thought to help slow the rapid growth rate of some large breeds and might alleviate a developmental issue that can occur in the hips, elbows, shoulders. Repeatedly running at large creating a public health, welfare and safety nuisance.
Abuse is any obvious lack of care for dog or obvious disregard for dogs needs.
If dog is obese, kept outdoors during frigid weather, not given fresh water and food daily or is tied, chained, etc and left. The puppy will be given basic obedience commands or will be taken through a beginner puppy obedience class to insure good manners. This puppy will be kept in a fenced yard or pen when outside, will never be allowed to roam free and will not be chained outside. If the dog is sold, or placed in another home without breeder being notified this contract is null and void. Cost of transportation for said dog to breeder is the responsibility of owner.