STUD AND BREEDING CONTRACT

Stud Dog: APR Sir Major Bosko’s First SH
Stud Fee: $750 or $250/ pup puppy (whichever is less)

Natural Breeding: Transportation to and from breeding location, veterinary charges associated with the breeding, third party charges associated with the breeding, general health charges incurred will be the responsibility of the owner of the bitch being bred and are required to be prepaid. After five days at Marble Mountain Kennels, a boarding fee of $20 per day will be charged. A round trip pick-up and delivery fee for the Medford, Oregon airport is $150; the Redding, CA airport is $200; and the Sacramento, CA airport is $300.

Frozen Semen Breeding: (One frozen semen shipment per stud fee) A nonrefundable deposit of $200 (applied to stud fee) is to be paid to Marble Mountain Kennels prior to the shipment of the frozen semen. All expenses associated with semen retrieval, tank rental, shipping of the semen and return of the tank is the responsibility of the owner of the bitch being bred. Payment for these services is to be made to the storage facility. We are not responsible for frozen semen once it has been released from the storage facility.

When using frozen semen, it is the responsibility of the owner of the bitch to make sure that they are dealing with a competent and experienced veterinarian. The veterinarian selected for frozen semen breeding must have extensive experience in surgical or transcervical A.I. procedures and should have on-site storage equipment for the frozen semen. A minimum of three business days notice is required for securing the tank for shipping or the collection of fresh semen.

Stud fee is required to be paid in full within 30 days following the whelping date unless the stud owner elects to select a pup from the litter in lieu of the stud fee.

It is the responsibility of owner of the bitch and/or veterinarian to keep the stud dog owner informed on the bitch’s general health, progesterone test results, planned collection or shipment date, semen arrival, A.I. date, ultrasounds, x-rays, whelping date, and all health problems or complications of the bitch.

It is understood that there is always a risk when transporting and boarding dogs, that injury or illness can occur, and that dogs can escape. It is further understood that the owners of the stud dog are not insurers of the bitch and are not liable for her loss, health or injury.

All bitches must have proof of: AKC or CKC Registration, OFA hip and preferably elbow registration, CERF eye registration and current vaccinations including Bordatella. A negative brucellosis test dated no earlier than two weeks prior to a natural breeding is required for a natural breeding. If the stud owner is required to obtain a new Veterinarian Certificate of Health for shipping of the female, the owner of the bitch will be charged an additional $50 to cover the veterinarian fee.