Show-Me Cotons Sales Contract
Date: ________
This contract applies to the sale of "__________ of Show-Me Cotons" (aka "________"), the son/daughter of Lord Tierney
of Salmon Creek Cotons and Kathryn Tsara of Albemarle Cotons, born 3/16/2008 at Show-Me Cotons(hereafter, the "seller"). ________
a Potentially Breedable/Not Breedable Tri-color/Black
& White/or White Coton de Tulear puppy is registered by the Coton de Tulear Club of America [hereafter "CTCA"]. _________is
sold to:
Name______________________________________
Address_____________________________________
Phone & Email_______________________________
These are the terms of this sale:
(1) The purchase price of ________, paid in full by the buyers to "Stephen Estep" prior to delivery, was $3,000.00
/ 2,200.00; these prices include a non-refundable $300 deposit [delivery charges, if required,
are not included.]
(2) The seller (Show-Me Cotons) agrees to refund the purchase price minus the non-refundable deposit of $300 (i.e., $2,700 or $1,900) of this Coton de Tulear within ten (10) days of purchase
provided that the following conditions are met:
a. The owner notifies Show-Me Cotons of its intent to return the dog within the ten day period.
b. The dog is returned in good health at the owner's expense to Show-Me Cotons within eleven (11) days of purchase, weather
permitting.
(3) The seller agrees to refund 50% (one-half) of the purchase price of this dog if the dog is returned in good health
at the buyer's expense to Show-Me Cotons within twenty-one(21) days of purchase.
(4) The buyer agrees to take ________ to a veterinarian of his/her choice within seven (7) days of purchase for a health
examination. The buyer will notify Show-Me Cotons by telephone of the results of this examination within forty-eight (48)
hours.
(5) The buyer understands that ________ is sold in excellent health. The buyer has received the results of at least two
health examinations and a Health Certificate signed by a veterinarian.
(6) The seller agrees to provide ________ with his/her first two sets of vaccinations (age 6 weeks and 10 weeks). Additional
vaccinations (a third set including Leptospirosis vaccine) is required to be given by the buyer. The buyer agrees to provide
________ with her Rabies vaccination.
(7) The seller agrees to apply for an Official CTCA Pedigree and Registration Certificate which will be provided by the
CTCA within 180 days of the delivery of ________ to the buyer.
(8) For POTENTIALLY BREEDABLE pups, the buyer agrees that ________ may not be neutered by the
buyer without the written consent of the seller. This restriction is strictly an acknowledgment of ________ potential contribution
to the endangered gene pool of the breed and is not intended to in any way restrict the buyer from neutering this dog should
any urgent health condition impact ________ that would be alleviated by neutering surgery. Note, however, the Seller shall
not force the Buyer to breed ________ so after consultation, with mutual consent, ________ could be neutered.
Or [for NOT BREEDABLE pups] must be neutered by the buyer and the veterinarian's neuter certificate
(copy) sent to the seller prior to the issuance of any registration papers.
(9) The buyer agrees to abide by the CTCA's Code of Ethics as in place currently (published in the Coton de Tulear News
and on the CTCA's Coton News and Information Network world wide web site, www.CotonClub.com). All matings
must take place with dogs registered with the CTCA as "Health Tested." CTCA shall be consulted for potential mating partners
and to have the right to deny or approve of any potential mating, and to base that decision on scientific tests (e.g., Wright's
Coefficient of Inbreeding). This provision is to insure that Show-Me Cotons meet the CTCA Code of Ethics and that future pups
produced by this dog is an enrichment to its gene pool.
(10) ________ is sold as a "Potentially Breedable" Coton de Tulear. He/She must be evaluated according
to CTCA regulations in place in one year in order to determine whether or not he/she can be classified as a "Breedable" Coton
de Tulear should the buyer wish to breed ________ (please refer to regulations and health forms, available at http://members.aol.com/cotonnews/ethics.html).
Should ________ fail to pass his/her mandatory one year CTCA Health Examination and therefore be classified as "Not Breedable,"
the Seller agrees to refund the buyer $800 (the difference between the price of a Breedable and Not Breedable Coton) within
60 days of receipt of copies of the CTCA Test results (with attending veterinarian' signature, name, address and phone number).
(11) The buyer agrees to provide this Coton de Tulear with excellent physical and psychological care. The buyer agrees
to give ________ the remainder of his/her vaccinations including his/her first rabies vaccination and to provide ________
with prophylactic heartworm medication (monthly, during mosquito season, as specified by their veterinarian), annual health
exams, and booster vaccinations as deemed necessary by a veterinarian.
For Show-Me Cotons: ________________________________________Date:________
For the buyer: _______________________________________________Date:________
