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Breeding Rights

Our puppies are spay/neutered prior to leaving our home. Breeding is a huge Labradoodle Breeding responsibility to the puppies parents, the puppies, and the families they are placed with. We only sell breeding dogs to those breeders we consider top in the country or new breeder willing to learn to be top breeders and are or want to be well versed in the breeding of Australian Labradoodles. Those purchasing breeding rights from us fully understand the breed, set high standards for breeding and care, follow genetic testing criteria, as well as believe it is a life long commitment to the breeding dogs.

We do sell dogs with breeding rights but only under fairly strict conditions due to our highly regarded reputation and value we place on our dogs. Although there are many options and many breeding contracts out there we only offer one option in which we accept all the financial risk. Here are a summary of the details if you wish to proceed, we can send a more detailed contract and set up a phone interview.
  • We only offer breeding dogs from litters we have prior breeding history, utilizing the same breeding parent set, resulting in breeding quality health, temperament and conformation.
  • Although you can be a part of the selection process, visit your puppy during the first 4 months, the puppy will remain with us, be fully health tested, including OFA preliminary HIP, Elbow, eye, Heart screening, complete CBC with Thyroid panel, house trained and basic obedience trained all at our expense.
  • Only dogs achieving OFA prelim of good or excellent and passing all other tests will be released into a breeding program all others would be sold as pet puppies by us under our 3 year health warrantee and contract.
  • After the puppy passes its testing you may pick up the puppy or have the puppy shipped to your location at your expense.
  • We require a recommendation from your veterinarian, including a teleconference with your veterinarian and you prior to signing a contract.
  • We will allow you to talk to our veterinarian, including a teleconference with us if you so desire prior to signing a contract.
  • We require a site visit to your location or if remote a digital video of the expected living conditions of the breeding dog.
  • We will never allow a breeding dog to be caged or kenneled besides crate training during his/her life time. All dogs must be considered inside dogs, guardian homes are acceptable if conditions are same and approved.
  • We require the breeder to be a breeder member of the IALA, ALAA (ILA). This is due to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Excellence in Breeding Practices we would require you to adhere.
  • Our application process includes a phone interview to discuss your breeding goals and objectives. We do not require extensive breeding experience but do require the desire to learn and study breeding practices.
  • Our price for a health tested breeding dog male or female under the above conditions is $9,000 for Australian Labradoodle Medium, and Mini. This includes all health testing, a $1000 value, you don't have to worry about losing out if you would need to ship the puppy back, a $400-$1000 value round trip, and training costs noted above.
I do this because currently in the Australian Labradoodle and Labradoodle breeding industry there are lots of legal battles, some across state lines and some across countries. There can be issues on both sides, if all goes great, well then all is okay, but if there is any issue then contracts do not stand up as well as we would like them to, or they do not cover all the possibilities. With our program, at 16 weeks you are provided a Australian Labradoodle top in, health, temperament, conformation and coat and we both have complete confidence that all is well. What can go wrong?

As the buyer it can be a total nightmare.
  • What if the dog does not pass testing, what if the dog passes to the sellers acceptance but not yours?
  • What if the dogs temperament is not what you want, this cannot be totally assessed at 8 weeks?
  • What about conformation and coat after 8 weeks?
  • When do you get another dog?
  • What if another breeding does not produce the gender or color you desire?
  • What if over the time period you have waited a different stud is being used and now the dog is related to your dogs, does the contract offer a refund?
  • If you shipped a puppy to your state, paid for health testing, not passed, paid to ship the dog back, now pay to ship another dog, new tests…how many times will you do this? What is you final cost limit?
As the seller it can be a total nightmare.
  • Now if this dog, that I have full confidence in, does not pass testing to breeding quality but pet quality, why did this happen? Is your vet taking good x-rays, was there an accident, what did you feed it?
  • Did you train the dog, care for it as an inside dog, potty training, as I now have to sell it as a pet this is what I would expect?
Here is our contract:

Summary of agreement

Rainmaker Ranch Labradoodles (RRL) and Breeder ______________________have agreed to the exchange of (1) intact Australian labradoodle puppy, Gender __________, Size __________, Color _______ of Sire______________ Bitch________________, pick of the litter for a cash value listed in this document plus all shipping costs to ______________ location or pick up.

CONDITION OF EXCHANGE (INTACT FEMALE/MALE PUPPY)
  1. RRL will retain the selected puppy until the puppy is 16 weeks of age. The puppy must be selected by 6 weeks of age. RRL will health test the puppy at Summit Blvd Animal Hospital with Dr. Arun. These test will be paid for by RRL and include:
    1. OFA prelim or PennHIP and receive OFA Good or better, PennHIP 60% or better and Elbows normal.
    2. Heart Screening, normal
    3. CBC and Thyroid panel, normal
    4. CERF exam, clear
  2. RRL will provide basic potty training and basic obiedience training and pay for all required vet visits and shots up until the age of 16 weeks, the breeder will have to continue this training once in their care.
  3. xyz will receive, as with any puppy of Rainmaker Ranch Labradoodles, RRL, a vet healthy puppy report including shot record a breeding life health guarantee of no HD, PRA, VonWilabrands, Elbow, Thyroid, & patella disorders. In addition, due to the breeding nature of this exchange, RRL guarantees xyz the puppy will pass all CERF testing during the breeding period. If male RRL guarantees the stud will have a motility rate of 85% or better at withdrawal once of breeding age and at least for 5 years due to genetic issues.
  4. After testing is complete and testing is on hand and copies sent to xyz, approx. 17-18 weeks of age, the puppy must be paid for in full and shipping arranged, no exceptions, a $2500 deposit would have been received by RRL at 4 weeks of age. The puppy can be picked up or shipped at this time. If for any reason RRL aggrees to a request to hold the puppy for additional time, the cost is $150/week.
  5. RRL will take the puppy to their licensed veterinarian for an additional exam prior to shipment. The puppy/dog must be taken by xyz to a licensed veterinarian within forty-eight (48) hours (excluding Saturday and Sunday) of shipment. RRL guarantees this puppy/dog to be free of Parvo, Distemper, CoronaVirus, Parainfuenza and AdenoVirus Type II for a period of 3 weeks from the puppy's last vaccination date and for a period of sixty (60) days from date of shipment.
  6. xyz agrees to follow all vet guided advice on vaccinations and health tests deemed necessary for a breeding puppy as well as care in relation to food and supplements.
  7. IF the puppy is deemed unfit at the initial vet visit, the puppy/dog must be returned within seventy-two (72) hours of the initial vet appointment (excluding Saturday and Sunday) and a written statement from the licensed veterinarian clearly stating defect or illness. It is the responsibility of xyz to contact the RRL to arrange shipment. RRL would never knowingly sell a sick puppy/dog and xyz agrees that RRL could not have been aware of any illness or defect unable to be detected by RRL’s licensed veterinarian. RRL will cover the return shipping costs and replace the puppy with an equal puppy of the same stud and bitch or an approved stud and bitch of both parties at RRL expense or refund the entire purchase price of within 30 days of the puppies return or xyz may purchase the puppy at a pet price of $2500 and RRL will aid in the re-home of the puppy as a pet.
  8. If a puppy/dog is found to have a health problem at its initial veterinarian visit and xyz opts to treat this puppy/dog instead of exchanging it for another puppy/dog, xyz must notify RRL prior to treatment and to provide RRL with a copy of the veterinarian bill so that RRL can reimburse xyz within 30 days.
  9. RRL’s health, hip and genetic guarantee does not apply if any injury, illness, disease or fatality develops as a direct result of the dog being overweight, malnourished or involved in an accident with related injuries, including but not limited to hip dysphasia, heart disease, joint problems, etc. Original puppy/dog must not ever have been hit by a vehicle or suffered any other physical trauma capable of causing lameness of any type, for any duration. Any such trauma will render this guarantee null and void. Any condition of obesity or malnourishment for any duration will render this guarantee null and void.
  10. If female xyz agrees not to breed the puppy prior to the age of 1 year and after the age of 7 years. If male the dog may be breed when physically able. At the age of retirement xyz will spay the dog and provide it with a lifetime home of the highest quality available as determined by xyz.
  11. RRL does hereby guarantee this puppy/dog to be free of any verifiably inherited conditions that are detrimental to the puppy's/dog's health. If this puppy/dog dies or is severely crippled from a documented inherited condition, prior to five (5) years of age, the seller will replace the puppy/dog with one of comparable value. RRL is bound by this guarantee if and only if the following conditions are met. RRL must be notified within thirty (30) days of diagnosis of condition or death of puppy/dog. Request must be accompanied by a necropsy report if the puppy/dog is deceased, and absolute, verifiable diagnosis of the inherited condition in either case, including but not limited to, a statement from a licensed veterinarian and copies of relevant lab reports or DNA tests. (It is the responsibility of the xyz to document a genetic disorder.)
  12. xyz shall send or give RRL a cashiers check prior to the release of the aforementioned breeding dog. The agreed to amount in exchange for the breeding dog to xyz is $___________ USD.
  13. This agreement is a "condition of sale" and applies to all our dogs and puppies bred by Rainmaker Ranch Labradoodles. It is included for the purpose of providing for the puppy's/dog's continued health and well being. Violation of this agreement invalidates all other guarantees. Purchaser does hereby agree to take good and reasonable care of this puppy/dog, including but not limited to the following:
    1. Purchaser must provide all required vaccinations from the time of purchase as recommended by the purchaser's veterinarian, and annually thereafter unless otherwise recommended by purchaser's veterinarian.
    2. Rabies shots must be provided as recommended by purchaser's veterinarian and/or required by law.
    3. Any parasites, internal or external, must be promptly eliminated.
    4. Puppy/dog must be started on heartworm preventative as soon as purchaser's veterinarian feels is appropriate.
    5. Clean, fresh water and proper food, in sufficient amounts must be provided.
    6. Puppy/dog may not be allowed out, unattended, unless within a secure enclosure.
    7. Puppy cannot be sold or given to a third party without consent of Rainmaker Ranch Labradoodles and never given or sold to a breeder, puppy store, research facility or puppy mill.
    8. xyz will not transfer ownership of any pup resulting from this breeding female/male to any person or organization whose intent is to re-sell trade or give away the puppy or use it in laboratory experiments. If xyz fails to comply with this provision, he/she shall pay to the RRL $25,000.00 in liquidated damages for the harm done to the reputation RRL and the breed in general.
    9. xyz agrees to have all puppies de-sexed prior to sale except for those being sold or traded as potential breeding stock to another breeder. It is assumed that xyz will take great care in selecting breeding stock for her own use or sale and require health testing of all breeding prodigy.
RRL is proud to introduce Rainmaker's Rumple Sticks of Annabelle Doodles a graduate of our program. Rainmaker's Rumple Sticks of Annabelle Doodles

Rumple is OFA Excellent Hips, OFA normal Elbows, vWD DNA Clear, PRA DNA Clear by Parentage, CERF Normal, Patella Luxation Clear, Cardiac Normal. We are proud to have him with Annabelle Doodles and Joyce Tabor in Maine and know that he will be well cared for, loved and one of the top stud dogs in the United States. Here are pictures of the incredible Rumple from 12 to 16 weeks just prior to his move to Maine. His parents are Our Tegan Park Casper and Rainmaker's Chaching Hasnallie (Callie).






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