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German Shepherd Dog Club of America

Sample Sales Contract


WHEREAS,________________________________________________ hereinafter called "Seller is
the owner of a _____________________ German Shepherd ______________ further described as:
                            (Show, Showable, Pet)                                           (Dog, Bitch)(For definitions, see below)
Registered Name of Dog ________________________________________________________
Color ______________________________________________________________________
Call Name of Dog_____________________________________________________________
Litter Registration No. ________________ or ____________________
                                                                                                         (AKC Number)
Foreign Registration No. ______________________________________
Name & Registration. No. of Sire _____________________________________
Name & Registration. No. of Dam _____________________________________
and WHEREAS, ___________________________ , hereinafter called "Buyer" is desirous of
purchasing the animal described above:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of ____________________ Dollars,
the Seller hereby conveys one ________________ German Shepherd __________under the following
                                                       (Show-Showable-Pet)                           (Dog, Bitch)
warranties and conditions and no other warranties or conditions either expressed or implied.
1. That the above described animal is a purebred dog, registerable with the AKC and that a registration application or
individual registration, has been given to Buyer as of the date of purchase.
2. That the above described animal may for any reason be returned prepaid to Seller within 24 hours,
or as otherwise agreed in writing, at the time of receipt,
Buyer shall assume full responsibility for the health, anatomical make-up, appearance and temperament of the
above described animal during said 24 hour period.
If the condition of the animal has changed in any of the categories mentioned in the previous sentence,
the Seller is relieved of obligation to return the full amount of the purchase price,
otherwise the full purchase price will be refunded.
Any claim of change in the animal by the Seller must be communicated to the Buyer within 24 hours.
3. Optional. In the event disqualifying faults as listed and defined in the Breed Standard
< are found to be present in the above described animal
on or before one year of age
or within 45 days of the date of this agreement,
in the case of animals of more than one year of age at the date of this agreement, the Seller
agrees to __________________________________to Buyer _________________% of
                          replace, refund
the purchase price of the animal and the animal shall be (a) returned to Seller or (b)retained by Buyer (circle one).

4. In order to receive an adjustment, under the terms of this Sales Contract,
Buyer must return signed AKC papers to Seller before any adjustment hereunder.
Buyer must make animal available to Seller or designee for appropriate examination.

5. This writing constitutes the full agreement of the parties.



WHEREFORE, the above named Seller and Buyer have executed the foregoing contract of   sale at ___________ (am/pm)

on this ___________Day of _________, 19 ______ at , State of ______________


_________________________________________________    _________________________________________________
                     (Buyer, Address & Phone No.)                                                                                          (Seller, Address & Phone No.)

Special Notations: ____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________


DEFINITIONS:

Pet: a companion animal purebred and AKC registerable, that Is sold as a pet with no warranty that the dog will be show quality or breeding stock.

Showable: a puppy or adult that goes beyond and above the definition of a pet dog. This animal must be free of all disqualifying faults.

This dog Is in no way guaranteed to win in the show ring unless this is agreed to in writing In this contract at the time of execution. It is understood that, with proper care on the part of the buyer,

in due time the dog should be of acceptable temperament and structure, and should embody the basic standard of the Breed.

Show: an animal that has all of the qualifications of showable plus being one that, with proper handling, can and should win in the conformation ring. If there are any further guarantees they must be in writing.