Bcause
we select pups from 100% NATURAL
pure-bred, personally trained, PROVEN,
GUN DOG CERTIFIED, and from the purest
genetically sound pure Dashing Bondhu
bloodlines available
in the world, with
NO other strains added, out-crosses or
other breeds of bird dogs and bred to
the highest standards for, #1 GENETIC
HEALTH, #2 NATURAL QUALITIES, #3 HIGHEST
INTELLIGENCE, and most of all #4 a STRONG
WILLINGNESS TO PLEASE their Master/s,
even for the most discriminate of
HUNTER'S and OWNER'S, we are able to
back each and EVERY pup with a 100% LIFE-TIME
SATISFACTION
REPLACEMENT GUARANTEE!
All
pups are sold in good faith and are to
our knowledge 100% perfect in every way,
if you are not completely satisfied with
your pup/dog at anytime, you may simply
RETURN him or she for a replacement pup
of equal value of the purchase
price.
Please,
keep in mind that all known canine
inherited genetic problems can be
produced as a simple non-inherited
random birth defect. The world best
Canine Geneticists state the differences
are that when line breeding dogs the
same inherited genetic defect will be
produced in over 5% of all pups
produced. If a
defect is produced in less than 5%, it
should be considered a non-inherited
random birth defect. There are no known
inherited genetic disorders in the pure
Dashing Bondhu Llewellin Setters, but
mutations and birth defects are always
possible and do happen in extremely low
numbers, like less than 1%. keep
in mind that birth defects and/or
mutations can be physical or mental.
Of
course, we check every pup over and try
and do catch most defects before we
offer them for sale, but if something
developes later on, our Guarantee covers
ANY and ALL birth defects or mutations
causing genetic inherited conditions
possible, including hips, backs, legs,
eyes, ears, heart's, kidney's, etc.,
from the tip of their nose to tip of
their tail and to the tips of their
toes, ARE ALL COVERED with our
replacement guarantee. Also,
temperaments and hunting ability to YOUR
COMPLETE SATISFACTION is also cover
under our replacement guarantee! I'd
like to see you find a better guarantee
anywhere.
Lets
be clear, this Guarantee is a
"REPLACEMENT" guarantee and not a REFUND
guarantee. The Pup/dog MUST be RETURNED
to breeder at the buyer's expense for a
replacement pup. If the customer
chooses to keep their pup and not return
it, they assume all responsibilities for
any and/or veterinarian/medical expenses
incurred while in the buyers possession.
The buyer is responsible for all
expenses for diagnoses and medical
treatment while in their care. At no
time will the seller provide a monetary
REFUND to the buyer, in part or in full
of any kind, unless a "special agreement
or offer in writing" was made for a
certain pup with a known problem at time
of purchase.
ONLY
Exceptions:
1.
Common Delayed Closures though we never
even heard of a "Delayed Closure" before
owning these Dashing Bondhu strain of
Llewellin's Setters, so when we seen our
first one we thought it was a umbilical
hernia, but after talking with the Kings
and looking online, we found a very good
article from a Nationally respected
Veterinarian. He explained that all pups
have a hole where the umbilical cord
enters their body and when the cords dry
up and falls off, the hole simply closes
on it own. The problem that this
bloodline seems to have, especially with
the fatter pups, they have extra fat
cells formed around the umbilical area
blocking the hole from closing in the
normal time frame. Even though about 80%
of our pups seem to have the problem,
all cases but one have completely closed
on their own over the first 12 months of
age and only one took a few month
longer. So not one required surgery to
fix them in the 22 years we been
breeding this strain. We understand that
just like us and even our Vet when we
first showed him the problem, most Vets
do not think "delayed closures" are a
real thing and they believe they are
hernia's and need to be fixed as soon as
possible. If you chose to not return
your pup and let your Vet do the surgery
on a pup younger than 12 months of
age, we will not refund anything,
but if you chose to keep your dog and he
does require surgery after 12 months of
age, Mountain
View Kennel, LLC. will refund $125. (the
price our Vet would charge for umbilical
hernia surgery) without spay or a refund
of $50. if female has been spayed. It is
up to you to negotiate with your Vet as
many Vet's charge three times what out
Vet does. NO
refund for any hernia surgeries
performed under 12 months of age.
Unless prior approval by Mountain View
Kennel management.
2.
For some reason the same issue seems to
effect a testicle from dropping in the
normal time frame. Though much rarer,
all those cases have also fixed
themselves if left untreated for his
first 12 months, but again Mountain View
Kennel, LLC. will only refund $100. (the
price our Vet would charge) for
this kind of surgery. It is up to you to
negotiate with your Vet as many Vet's
charge three times what out Vet does. NO refund for Testicle
surgery performed under 12 months of
age. Unless prior approval
by Mountain View Kennel management.
Please, see our Comments
webpage for more information on
common Delayed Closures and on a rare
Non-descended Testicle.
We
have had long conversations with our Vet
of 25 years, on both these subjects and
our Vet completely
agrees
there is no need for surgeries on
delayed closure or small umbilical
hernia or a non-descended testicle
before 12 months of age, especially with
our 22 years of records showing all have
fixed themselves if just left a lone
their first year.
Our
Vet's family raised English Setters
while he was growing up, so he has a
special place in his heart for them. He
said they seldom got a bad pup, but when
they did, they would be the complete
opposite of what all the other pups they
raised normally. The bad pups were high
strung and very disobedient. Our
experience has been much the same. About
1 out of 200 pups will not act anything
like their parents, grandparents, etc.
etc.. All our adult Setters are very
well behaved and have a strong
willingness to please us and are
sensible, laid back acting dogs around
our home and kennel, but are still
hunting machines in the field or woods.
They will not hunt without us. If we
quite hunting and take a brake, they do
too. They hunt hard, but hunt hard for
us, not for themselves.
One
thing I will add, is even though we have
gotten a couple of pups returned for
being yappy, high strong, and not
obedient, all were very different when
returned and are doing just fine in
their new homes. It seems that one in
200 pups, just do not bond well with
their first owner/s, but will bond just
fine with us and their next owner/s. We
did use a cheap anti-bark collar
purchased from Wal-Mart for under $50.
on two pups who were reported as
excessive barkers, that were completely
fixed in less than a week and have never
needed any more work to curb their
barking.
The
purchaser agrees and accepts all the
conditions and policies of this
guarantee when they either send
their a non-refundable deposit
and/or when they purchase their
puppy/dog from Mountain View Kennel,
LLC..
Pet Health
Insurance
If you want
compensation for medical expenses,
including injury, birth defects,
genetic mutations, breeding
problems, and more for the life of
your dog, we suggest getting Pet
Health Insurance after you purchase
your puppy.
Premiums starting as low as $26. a
month. Here are links to companies
who provide pet health insurance.
https://www.petsbest.com/
, https://www.petfirst.com/
https://www.petinsurance.com/
, or https://www.petpremium.com/
Guarantee
Requirements
All
puppies/dogs we sell come running when
called, so all pups/dogs returned MUST
come when called. This shows us that you
did not neglect or mistreat your
pup/dog. Any problem with teaching your
pup/dog to come, MUST be reported within
the first 30 days of purchase date. Not
doing so will null and void our
guarantee if they will not come when
called when returned.
All pups/dogs must
also be well cared for by the buyer
and they must supply records showing
what all vaccines, wormings, and heart
worm preventative had been maintained
while in their possession until their
return. Failure to provide medical
treatment, or allowing a chronic
sickness, loose stools, infections of
any kind, may result in a serious
medical condition and will Null and
Void this guarantee.
Buyer is responsible
for all veterinarian and medical
expenses while pup/dog are in their
possession, including all vaccines,
wormings, and/or treatments for, all
parasites, fleas, mites, etc.. We worm
and treat all our pups to prevent
them, but no treatment or wormer is
always 100% effective and pups may
require follow up treatments. All previous
treatments and/or wormings
will be recorded in the
Health/Vaccine/Worming Records
provided with every pup/dog
purchased.
Not Covered
All shipping fees/costs
and/or transportation expenses for
purchases, returns, and/or
replacements are fully the buyer's
responsibility and not covered under
our Life-Time Satisfaction
Guarantee.
The following will NULL
and VOID our
Guarantees.
1. Loss, injuries,
accidental
or natural death (old age) after
sale.
2. Age appropriate illness/natural
illness.
3. Any medical neglect or
mistreatment of any kind. Heart
worms are considered medical
neglect, all pups and dogs must be
on heart worm preventative.
4. Any
loss, injuries, or
death
during shipping or
transportation.
Even though we
only had one
injury report in
over 45 years of
shipping
pups/dogs, ALL
pups/dogs shipped
will be insured
and the airlines
are
responsibilities
for any loss, injuries, or death during and while being shipped.
5. If pup/dog will
not come when
called. (unless
reported within 30
days of purchase).
7. Feeding food with "Poultry-by-Products",
"Chicken-by-Products",
or "Animal
Digest", has
chemicals
dangerous for
a pups growth
and may result
in sterility,
growth
defects, early
cancer, or
even early
death.
8.
Feeding dogs
any foods that
were recalled
during the
time they were
being fed that
brand of food.
The dog food
company should
be sought
after for
compensation,
NOT the
breeder.
9. Failure
to provide medical treatment in a timely
manner for ANY chronic sickness, loose
stools, infections of any kind. Diet
supplements do not
constitute medical treatment.
Doing so will likely result in a serious
or chronic illness and will Null and
Void this guarantee.
10. Costs for follow up treatments for
any parasites, worms, fleas, mites,
etc.. All previous treatments and
wormings will be recorded in the
Health/Vaccine/Worming Records provided
with every pup/dog purchased. Pups and
dogs are Vaccinated and wormed shortly
before purchase, but recommend owner
should continue wormings every 2-3 weeks
after purchase as needed.
Do
NOT feed any foods with
"Poultry-by-Products",
"Chicken-by-Products", or "Animal Digest" in
them. Many of these foods have chemicals
and/or additives to make these animals grow
faster, larger, more tender, and moist and
will effect the growth and future health of
your puppy and dog. Doing so will NULL &
VOID the guarantee. Beware, many major and
well known brands of dog and puppy foods
will have this in them.
Please
Note: There will be NO monetary (cash,
check, wire transfer) COMPENSATION or
monetary REFUNDS for ANY REASON
(unless expressed at time of sale),
including any and all medical
expenses. This includes a pup/dog sold
with breeding rights and later not
becoming a sound breeder or if not of
high breeding quality, etc.. If
unsatisfied, the buyer MUST RETURN
their pup/dog for a Replacement pup.
If buyer chooses not to return their
pup/dog, they MUST accept all
responsibility and loss in value and
any and all expenses, medical or
otherwise for that pup's/dog's
welfare.
We
do not increase our prices for pups
that go to breeding homes, so do not
feel the value of the pup is reduced
as a non-breeder. Some breeders sell
all pups without breeding rights and
charge twice as much for them with
rights. We don't do this because there
are just too many factors in breeding
animals. We have seen dams not cycle
for 3 years or more and other dams not
stand for certain males or males not
willing to breed certain dams. There
are vaccines that can help get a dog
to cycle. We have also seen some
nervous females loose their first
litter and then go on to raise many
large health litters after that. One
reason we do not like to touch pups
and sex them for at least a week or
two, is to let the Mom's acclimate to
having her new litter. Some females
will reject pups that have been
handled or over clean them and cause
injuries.
SHIPPING
YOUR PUP/DOG!
We prefer customers/buyers
come pick up their pup/dog, but when
that is not feasible, we are willing to
provide the buyer a service when
requested to ship the buyer's pup/dog
for them fully insured to a major
airport near them for a reasonable
shipping/handling fee when possible.
Fees may not include inspection fees,
taxes, or fees charged on the customers
end. Once your pup/dog has been turned
over to the airline representative and
has left our possession, we as the
seller/shipper do not accept any
responsibilities for loss, damage, or
destruction of your pup/dog caused after
they have been turned over to the
airline representative/s.
Remember, all pups/dogs are
shipped on your behalf and at your
request and the sale is finalized at the
time the airline representative/s accept
possession of your pup, they are
responsible from that time on to you for
the welfare of your pup/dog while in
their possession.
Any loss, damage, or
destruction of the
buyer's/consignee's pup/dog
should be covered by the airlines
insurance that is paid for from the S/H
fee. Of course, we will help the buyer
on our end anyway we can to get their
claim filed, but we the seller/shipper
do not accept any responsibilities for
any loss, damage, or
destruction of the
buyer's/consignee pup/dog
while the pup/dog has left our
possession.
Fortunately, shipping is
VERY safe, we have been shipping
pups/dogs and many other animals for
over 40 years now and have only had one
problem with a pup over 20 years ago.
All pups/dogs we ship are Veterinarian
Health Certified and insure for their
full value or maximum amount allowed.
Please
Note:
Because
our Dashing Bondhu bloodline's are
extremely intelligent, many of our pups
will not point a bird wing. This is
because they are so intelligent, they
actually know that the wing is dead and
many will only try and catch a wing to
retrieve it to you and will not point
one, regardless how much you try. Fear
not, this has NO indication on their
ability to POINT steady NATURALLY on
LIVE bird scent and your pup well
point on live birds where it really
matters. In fact, because of this trait,
our dogs are much less likely to false
point, relocate on points, or flash
point wasting a hunter's time and will
have the bird/s when they do point.
We
do not recommend using a bird wing for
training a pup to point, doing so will
teach the pup to point dead birds and by
sight and will result in the pup/dog
flushing birds because it will not point
until it can see the bird. These are
NATURAL bird dogs. They should only be
trained under hunting conditions where
the birds are pointed, and then shot,
and retrieved to your hand. After a bird
is pointed, the bird must be shot so
pup/dog can retrieve it and be praised.
This is especially important on their
first dozen birds.
Do
not allow the pup/dog to point birds and
flush them without shooting them, this
will result in the dog flushing birds to
try and catch them. They will think,
that dummy owner of mine cannot catch
the bird, so let me try and the pup/dog
will start to flush birds way a head of
you and will require whoa training on
bird scent and/or force training to
finish them.
Also,
a very high percentage of our Llewellin
Setter pups and adults will point with
confidence naturally holding their heads
and tails high similar or a little lower
then the dog pictured in the background.
If you want a dog that points old world
style, insecure, holding it's tail low,
head down, they may be force trained to
do so, even though low carriage is not a
natural trait for a confident bird dog
with exceptional scenting ability and is
not preferred by American hunter's. We
do not recommend you purchase one of our
pups if you prefer a low style bird dog
or you don't want a highly intelligent
dog. Shipping and transportation costs
are not covered.
Though
they can be easily trained to flush
birds on command, we personally don't
use our Llewellin Setters to flush
birds. We feel that this contradicts
their naturally bred and programed
instinct to hold their points solid
until the hunter or handler flushes the
bird/s and is shot down for them to
retrieve. Our dogs natural hold point
until we flush the bird and hold until
they see the bird is shot and they see
it falling. They will then go and
retrieve the bird. Our dogs are not
trained to hold on point until they are
commanded to fetch, that is not natural
and many birds will be lost. We have
never lost a downed bird unless it fell
down a well where the dogs could not get
it.
It's
our opinion that the only times a dog
should break point is when birds are
moving on the run, like Pheasants and
Chukar are very apt to do. Most of our
dogs will instinctively back off a point
when this happens and circle around the
birds cutting them off and re-pointing
them to pin them down between you and
them leaving no where for the birds to
go. Also, when they make a long point
off the bird/s and they are instructed
with a light tap on one ear to move up
and re-point closer to the bird/s and
when they rarely point out of sight of
the hunter in thick cover and have not
been located by their master for a
while, most will naturally back off
their point to locate their master and
will lead them back to the birds and
re-point them. These were highly favored
traits by Mr. Llewellin, Mr. Humphrey's,
and Fr. Brannon's personal dogs and are
all still very strong instincts we favor
in these Setter's today.
Re-homing!
If
for some reason you need to find a new
home for your Llewellin Setter pup/dog
you purchased from our kennel, we will
try and help you find a new home and
will try and get you some compensation,
especially if started or trained as a
bird dog.
If
you need to "surrender" your pup/dog to
someone, we will be happy to take them
back without compensation and will care
for them, train, etc. until we can
locate a good home for them. None of our
pups/dogs should ever be sent to a
shelter or an animal rescue.
Contrary
to popular beliefs by animal rights
groups, to our knowledge none of our
pups/dogs have EVER been sent to a
shelter in the 47+ years we have been
breeding quality gun dogs. We have
always had a Satisfaction Guarantee, and
are willing to help re-home or provide a
home for one of our pups/dogs, so why
would someone ever do so?
