Costs:
Prices include all shots/wormers as appropriate for their age. We ask for a $75 non-refundable deposit to hold your puppy, and the final amount is due before you can pick it up or it is shipped.
If you require your puppy to be shipped, it will be an extra $230. This includes $150 charge by the airlines to ship anywhere inside the US, a $35 health certificate from the vet, a $35 airline approved crate, and $10 gas to and from DFW Airport (from our home). Two puppies from the same litter may be shipped together for the same price.
If you do not wish to pay shipping, we can meet you somewhere if our gas/hotel costs are covered. This may or may not be cheaper on you than shipping, depending on where you live. We primarily use Continental Airlines as they seem to be the most 'pet-friendly', the puppies don't seem to mind the flight and the cargo people are always very organized and kind to the puppies. *The cost of shipping may vary slightly if the airports raise their prices.
Our Beagles are $400. The total cost for a shipped Beagle is $630.
Payment:
We accept checks and money orders and will hold a puppy for a few days when you tell us you have put the deposit in the mail. If after a week, we still have not received your deposit, we will allow another buyer to place a deposit on the puppy. We can not turn potential buyers down without having your deposit.
Payment in full is expected at least one week prior to shipping date, due to airline policy; or at pick up if the final payment is in cash. Puppies will not be released until payment clears. Cash payment at the time of pickup is just fine, and is what most people do.
What comes with your puppy?
The puppies get their first puppy shots when they are six weeks old. We recommend you consult your vet on when to give subsequent shots. We also give our puppies dewormer once every 2 weeks, beginning at three weeks of age. A shot/medical record will be provided when you purchase your puppy, as well as your AKC paperwork if you are purchasing a beagle.
Each puppy comes with a Puppy Kit that includes:
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One or more toys. These have all the scents of their littermates and mother, giving them something familiar to help ease their transition
- An assortment of things to chew on, such as rawhides
- A sample of Canidae. This comes in handy if you are wishing to switch their food so that you may do so gradually without having to buy a bag yourself. If your puppy requires shipping, this may or may not come with them on the plane.
- Various documents on puppies, training, and other good stuff.
Short-term health:
Buyers have 72 hours from the time of purchase/exchange of hands to have the puppy inspected by a licensed veterinarian (at buyer's expense). If a puppy is determined to have an unacceptable health problem by the buyer's veterinarian in that time frame that will significantly affect its long-term quality of life and which is confirmed by the seller's veterinarian, the buyer may return the puppy at the buyer's expense. In the event of a puppy death in this time, a veterinary report from the veterinarian treating/examining the puppy must be submitted to our veterinarian for inspection. A refund or a trade for a different puppy of the same gender and approximate price will be arranged.
No refunds/reimbursements for travel costs or health care are offered.
Long-term health:
Our dogs are all healthy and as far as we know are free of genetic health problems. However, if a puppy develops a genetic health problem within one year of its birth that significantly and negatively affects its long-term quality of life (such as hip dysplasia or epilepsy), diagnosed by the buyer's licensed veterinarian within that first year of age and that is confirmed with the seller's veterinarian, we want to resolve the issue with you. If both veterinarians agree that the condition was genetic, we may be able to offer a refund, or to trade a different puppy of similar price and gender. Buyer would pay travel and veterinary costs.
Any medicating or care of any kind that the buyer provides the puppy will be at the buyer's expense. The buyer may choose to provide medical care or to euthanize a critically ill puppy. The Beagle Corner will not reimburse for medical care.
Refunds/exchanges are only given for puppies determined to have an unsoundness/unhealthiness that will significantly affect its quality of life that was not preventable, and agreed upon by both buyer's and seller's veterinarians. Buyer would pay travel and veterinary costs. Injuries received or preventable illnesses occurring in puppies after leaving The Beagle Corner do not apply to this guarantee.
Color:
We try to predict puppy color accurately, but with some colors (especially lemon, tan, and red), it is difficult to be 100% correct while puppies are young. We do not guarantee that the color we predict will be correct at the puppy's maturity, and offer no refunds if the color is not correct.
Before they leave:
Our puppies are kept in a boxed off area, containing a sleeping place, a playing and eating place, and a potty place. We strongly believe that potty training should begin at the breeder, therefore, when you get your puppy, they should already have a knowledge that they do not potty where they sleep and play. We recommend crate training when you take them home.
Starting at 4-5 weeks old, the puppies are allowed to play on the porch and in the yard, getting them used to grass, concrete, gravel, and other substrates. Properly socializing your puppy to various textures, sounds, people, etc will help immensely in the temperament of the adult dog. This begins at the breeder. All puppies will have lots of cuddle and people time, both alone and with their littermates.
