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This guarantee is by and between Treasure State Poodles and the customer and provides for the benefits outlined below:

The following are covered for one (1) year from date of birth.  These conditions must affect the general day-to-day life of the pet :

         -Luxating Patellas must be diagnosed during the initial  veterinary examination and reported to Treasture State Poodles within 72 hours of arrival.  Due to many factors that can affect this condition, Treasure State Poodles cannot be responsible for luxating patellas that are not evident at the time of arrival or initial vet exam.

                   -Anesthetic deaths are not covered.  Anytime an animal undergoes anesthesia the owner and vet must assume some liability.  Many times anesthetic deaths go without a specific diagnosis due to the many variables that are involved.

          -Heart Murmers should be diagnosed during the initial vet examination since it is not Treasure State Poodles policy to ship any animal with this condition.  Heart murmurs can occur for many reasons that are never of any consequence to the pet or the pet's quality of life.  Any other heart murmur that is diagnosed after the initial vet exam must be affecting the day-to-day life of the pet and require daily medications to qualify.

          -Behavior problems are extremely complex in nature with many factors influencing the overall behavior of the pet.  The main influence of behavior is the home environment and the owners.  The breeder is not responsible for this since the puppies are raised to be sociable and loving.

          -Testicles are not guaranteed on any puppy that is sold as a pet.  The customer will be notified prior to delivery of the puppy if one or both testicles are not present.  If a puppy is bought as a stud Treasure State Poodles will have to keep the puppy until it is 4-6 months of age to guarantee the testicles.  If the customer does not want to wait this length of time Treasure State Poodles is not responsible if the puppy does not get both testicles.  Since all puppies are to be neutered when they leave, retained testicles will not affect the health of the puppy.

          -Hypoglycemia (Sugar Drop) is not guaranteed.  This is common in all small breeds of dogs.  All necessary information is provided to the new owner and this becomes their responsibility.  

         -Worms and Parasites - Every effort will be made to ensure that no parasites or worms are present in the new puppy.  Due to the life stages of these hosts, I cannot guarantee there will never be any present in the puppy.  These hosts can include worms, coccidia and giardia.  These can be brought on  due to the move , stress, change of diet, too much handling, not enough quiet time and/or not eating properly.  These conditions are treatable and are not covered under this guarantee.

          -Mortality of a puppy will require a full necropsy (NOT PARTIAL), along with a full blood toxicology report to determine if the breeder is responsible for replacing the puppy.

Treasure State Poodles does its best to approximate the adult weight of each puppy based on past litters and the size of the parents. We do not guarantee the size since it is not an exact science in projecting the adult weight.  If the puppy is being bought as a show/breeding dog we must keep the puppy long enough to be able to guarantee the size and conformation of the puppy.

I further guarantee that all of my breeding dogs have been genetically tested with Optigen for PRDE-PRa  (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), and I guarantee that no puppy will develop or go blind from PRCD-PRA.  For more information on PRA please visit http://www.optigen.com.

It is the condition of this guarantee that a licensed vet perform a complete physical examination with 72 hours of arrival in the home.  This puppy has received the first shots necessary for its protection to date.  However, you must take the shot record we give you to your vet so that he knows what shots were given.  Treasure State Poodles does not pay for health examinations, vaccinations, diagnoses or treatment for anything that does not fall under this guarantee.

FAILURE TO HAVE AN EXAM PERFORMED WITHIN THE 72 HOUR TIME PERIOD WILL RENDER THIS GUARANTEE NULL AND VOID.

If a puppy is found to have a health problem at its initial vet visit and purchaser opts to treat this puppy instead, Treasture State Poodles is not responsible for any expenses incurred or for the death of the puppy.  No refunds or replacements will be made.  To qualify under this guarantee Treasure State Poodles must be notified after the initial diagnosis.

This guarantee is void in the event of an undeterminable or inconclusive diagnosis.  This guarantee does not include any illness due to ingestion of foreign objects, food, chemicals, physical injury or sugar drops (hypoglycemia) or legg perthes.

This guarantee will be void if the puppy has not been kept current on all shots and veterinary visits.  Proof of all shots must be provided if a claim is to be paid.

Should action under this guarantee be necessary, I reserve the right to resolve any problem by the following means and with the stipulations listed below:

         -Replace the puppy based on the findings of MY veterinarian following a consultation with the clients veterinarian.  A second opinion from an unassociated veterinarian is required before consultation.

          -Provide surgical intervention to resolve the medical defect under the following conditions:

          (a) All needed surgery will only be performed following consultation with MY veterinarian who will determine whether he or an associate would normally perform the needed procedure, or if the procedure is even indicated.

          (b) Should surgery be required and agreed to by the various consulting veterinarians, I will pay up to 50% of the purchase price of the puppy or 50% of the surgical cost, which ever is the lesser amount.  This is a one time occurrence.

          If a puppy should be shipped back for any reason the buyer is responsible for the shipping cost and return of all medical records.

NOTE:  No surgery can be performed without consulting the breeder.  If this should occur no compensation will be made.

**THIS GUARANTEE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION.**