Swem’s Great Danes

Swem’s Great Danes

Daniel & LaShay Swem

11715 Jute Rd.

Neosho, MO 64850

417-456-2020

Stud Service Contract and Agreement

On this _____day of ______,

LaShay Swem of Swem’s Great Danes, herein referred to as Stud Dog Owner,

______,AKC# ______Color ______

Full name of Bitch owner ______and is the lawful owner of

______AKC #______hereby agree to breed by means of Natural breeding and or by means of artificial insemination or surgical implant from extended semen, to include the following terms and conditions:

Conditions of Stud Service:

A. Policy for approving bitches for stud service.

  1. The bitch must be approved by stud dog owners before being accepted for breeding.
  2. The Bitch owner shall provide Stud Dog Owner a copy of bitch’s pedigree and a recent picture of the bitch, for the purpose of evaluation of the proposed breeding.

All information required by AKC to register the litter must be furnished by both breeders. Litter will be registered through AKC no later than 2 weeks from whelp date.

  1. Bitch owners must be willing and able to provide care for the bitch while

Pregnant and also provide care for the litter in a humane manner.

Health assessments by are to be made by a licensed veterinarian, litter must stay current with worming and vaccinations schedule. No puppies are to leave your care prior to 8 weeks of age or without a certificate of health from a licensed veterinarian at 8 weeks of age.

ARRIVAL OF PENDING PUPPIES BREEDING AGREEMENT:

1.) Upon arrival of pending puppies, stud dog owner will be duly notified of the final count and sent video or photographic proof of the litter. AKC Litter application will not be signed until given a final and true count.

2.) When all financial terms as well as other terms of the stud agreement are met stud dog owner willsign the litter registration application.

3.) Breeder/Bitch owner agrees: All potential homes will be pre-screened for competence in giantbreed (Great Dane) ownership and no puppy will be sold to anyone brought up on charges of animal cruelty or neglect.

4.) Stud dog owner will assist in the sale of the litter, but up to date photos and litter information must be shared.

5.) Stud dog owner will be notified of all new homes for each puppy with complete addresses, e-mail, phone #, etc.

B. Mutual Agreements by Both parties:

  1. Both parties agree that the stud service agreement is for stud service only.
  2. Both parties agree that the dogs involved in this breeding are in good health.
  3. Both parties agree that two live puppiesconstitutes as a litter, if there are not two live puppies at birth then we will give a repeat service.
  4. Parties agree that the stud dog owner will be held harmless except as stated herein.
  5. Parties agree that all puppies produced by this mating shall not be sold to acommercial breeder, in a flea market or at a parking lot sale or to anyone dependent on the sale of puppies as a source of livelihood of any kind.

C. Agreement by the owner of Stud Dog.

  1. The owner of the stud dog agrees that the stud dog is free and clear of brucellosis.
  2. The owner of the stud dog has done all necessary prelims or testing of Hips, Elbows, Eyes, Cardiac and Autoimmune Thyroid and registered with OFA if over the age of 2 years.
  3. The Stud Dog Owner agrees that if the bitch fails to become pregnant, a return stud service from the Stud Dog will be given to the same bitch without an additional stud service fee.
  4. Stud Dog owner agrees to furnish estimated cost of all fees associated with this mating in writing if requested.

D. Agreement by the Owner of Bitch.

  1. The Bitch owner agrees that they shall test or agree to have the bitch tested with an ovulation test that predicts ovulation, this test and testing shall be funded and or paid for by Bitch owners and shall be done by a competent and experienced person.
  2. The Bitch Owner agrees to provide the Stud Dog Owner with the dates for insemination based on testing that predicts ovulation, in the event that the Bitch owner desires cooled (extended) semen to be shipped “via overnight transit”, the Bitch owner additional agrees that the Stud Dog owner shall be given a 24 hour advance notice prior to first semen shipment.
  3. The Bitch Owner agrees that the insemination and sperm evaluation shall be completed by a competent experienced person in artificial inseminations.
  4. The Bitch Owner agrees to pay any and all fees associated with the semen shipment, semen testing, extender for cooled semen and insemination of the semen inclusive of the stud fee, Bitch Owner also agrees to pay all fees associated with a return stud service if required, shipping handling collection and insemination of semen if one transpires.
  5. The Bitch Owner agrees to prevent the bitch from exposure to any other in-tact male dog while in season, in the event of a dispute of the parentage of the litter Bitch owner agrees to pay all fees associated with DNA testing of litter, Dam and Stud dog as agreed herein to verify parentage.

E. Additional conditions to this agreement:

Note! Substitute breeding of other bitches will be allowed but not without prior consent of stud dog owner…

If bitch does not take on the second breeding we ask a full blood panel be done on the said bitch to evaluate if there is a thyroid problem etc before we repeat a 3rd time… The alternate bitch and pedigree must be approved prior to breeding by stud dog owner…

Three live puppies at birth constitute a litter.

Our goal is to make you happy and get your bitch pregnant with Puppies for the purpose of improving the breed, therefore anything is doable and possible with further discussion...

Stud Fee Terms:

If this is an AI Bitch owner will be responsible for all fees incurred for the procedure aside from stud fee.

Owner of Bitch agrees payment for Stud Service in the amount of$3000.00

Break down of the stud fee cost is as explained:

  1. The stud owner is to receive, 1st and 2nd pick of puppies the litter. A litter of three puppies constitutes as a litter. The 2 POL’s will be chosen by the stud owner no later than 4 weeks from whelp date. And will be transferred to stud owner no later than 9 weeks from whelp date.
  2. If the stud owner does not wish to choose 1st or 3rd POL, then the bitch owner agrees to pay the price of picks in the amount of $1500 each. This amount will be paid to the stud owner no later than 10 weeks from whelping.

I have read the above and agree to all terms and conditions as outlined herein and by my signature acknowledge having received a copy of this agreement.

Failure by Bitch owner to comply with any of the above conditions will result in the payment of $5000.00 (Five thousand dollars) plus any and all related attorney and collection cost by the Bitch owner to the Stud owner. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the county of Newton in the state of Missouri.

I have read each line of this contract and understand fully what I have read ______Initials of Buyer(s)

By: ______Stud dog Owner Date:______

By: ______Bitch Owner Date:______

Bitch Owners Personal Information:

Name: (owner) ______

Address: ______zip code______

Home Phone #:______Business ______Cell Phone______

Emergency Contact #______

Veterinarian #______

Information on Bitch:

Registered Name: ______

AKC #______

Age:______

Sires Name: ______

Dams Name: ______

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