Gunfield offer their dogs at stud under the following terms
SECTION 1 -BITCH TERMS
1. The Bitch owner will present the bitch for breeding in season and ready for mating in good health and having not been physically affected with a hereditary health condition such as but not limited to Hip dysplasia, Elbow dysplasia, Entropion, Ectropion, Glaucoma, immune mediated diseases.
2. Prior to breeding the Bitch owner will ensure they research health conditions that can affect the Hungarian Vizsla and ensure their bitch is not affected by these utilising appropriate recommend health tests where possible and ensuring that the planned breeding is not likely to create offspring overly disposed to these conditions details of conditions can be seen at www.vizslahealth.net and the UK Kennel Club www.thekennelclub.org.uk.
3. The bitch owner will ensure that if the bitch has a progeny not for registration endorsement applied to her KC registration, they have the bitch’s breeders has consent to its removal.
4. The bitch owner agrees their bitch is mated solely at their own risk and they have considered the potential risks of mating, pregnancy and birth could pose.
5. The bitch owner will ensure the resulting puppies are reared to a good standard and their welfare needs are fully met.
6. The bitch owner will ensure puppies go to appropriately vetted homes.
7. The bitch owner will ensure no puppy is homed before the legal lower age limit of 8 weeks of age.
SECTION 2 -STUD TERMS
1. The stud owner will present the stud dog in good general health and not physically affected by Hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia Epilepsy, Entropion, Ectropion, or an immune mediated disease.
2. The stud owner will provide bitch owner with a complete (minimum) 4 generation pedigree of the Stud Dog.
3. The stud owner will provide the bitch owners with copies of the stud’s health certification reflecting results on the day of mating.
4. The stud owner will supply details to enable online kennel club registration promptly on receipt of the stud fee.
5. The stud owner will provide a return stud service to the same bitch if no pregnancy results from the mating, this will be offered at no charge provided the stud is available and adequate notice is given, in the event of the stud dog being unavailable the stud owners may offer either an alternative suitable stud or an extension in time for the return to allow mating on a later season.
SECTION 3 -FEES
Both parties agree
The stud fee for our studs is £1200.00 payable at mating this can be paid in cash or by bank transfer and receipts will be issued.
Late payments will be subject to additional charges of 6% per month interest and a monthly reminder fee of £30.00.
A stud fee is a fee for the service of the stud it is not a guarantee of live puppies being born .
It is the responsibility of the Bitch owner to ensure that the Bitch is presented during the fertile period of the season to enable conception.
One puppy born alive constitutes a litter, however if only one puppy or less results from this mating, a return single mating will be provided at no charge to the same bitch within an 18-month period subject to stud’s availability and in compliance to the animal welfare act requirement of 12 months between the birth of litters and continued acceptable health test clearance.
Should any further matings be required they are charged at £150.00 per mating handling fee and are offered solely at the stud dog owners’ discretion.
Stud fees are strictly non-refundable or transferable under any circumstance.
SECTION 4- GENERAL CONDITIONS
Both parties agree that the inbreeding COI for the resultant litter has been calculated and does not exceed the maximum recommended 12.5%,
Both parties acknowledge health testing is constantly evolving, and the health test results for this pairing are those available on the day of mating subsequent tests and requirements may alter results and even make a repeat pairing unsuitable in the event of this a alternative stud may be advised or no free return offered.
Both parties agree that the stud owner is not obligated to approve a KC litter registration application until stud fee is paid in full.