Some puppies show a lot of promise for our goal of improving the breed. We sell these puppies on Breeder’s Terms, meaning even though you own the pup, when they are mature enough, we may choose to breed with them. It works like this;

FEMALES:

• We visit with you to assess her at 6, 12 and 18 months of age
  • As a puppy, there are some indications of suitability for breeding, but we cannot make firm decisions at that age
  • We may also choose not to breed with her at this stage, and you’d get her sterilised
• If we determine she’s ideal, we’ll organise a mating with an ideal male when she is fertile
  • Female dogs (called “bitches”) come into “heat” or “season” roughly each six months, evident by mild vaginal bleeding (spotting)
  • You may visit a vet a few times to get her “progesterone” hormone level tested, so we can determine the ideal day to mate (that is, the highest chance of conception)
  • You’d bring her to the mating (typically the home of the male dog), or we could collect and return her to you
  • Typically we organise two matings, two days apart, to further increase the chance of conception
• You feed her per our guidance during pregnancy, and keep us updated
• We take her a few days before she’s due to whelp, until the puppies are around 6.5 weeks old
  • Typically, she’d be away from you for about seven weeks
  • We’d treat her like one of our own dogs, deeply cared for and attended to
  • You can visit before she whelps to see the conditions she’ll be kept in, which exceed all standards set by DogsNT and the Australian National Kennel Council
  • You can visit her and her puppies as many times as you wish (by arrangement), and call for updates. We’ll provide images and videos.
• A few months after the litter, you organise her to be sterilised
  • We’ll pay for this

We pay for all costs you incur, including extra feeding while pregnant and any vet expenses (eg, progesterone testing). We pay for all pregnancy and whelping expenses.

MALES:

• We visit with you to assess him at 6, 12 and 18 months of age
  • As a puppy, there are some indications of suitability for breeding, but we cannot make firm decisions at that age
  • We may also choose not to breed with him at this stage, and you’d get him neutered
•  If we determine hes ideal, we’ll organise a mating with an ideal female when she is fertile or we may arrange to collect from him
  • Collection involves visiting a vet and simply letting them do their thing (the dog does not undergo any examinations or pain)
  • You may visit a vet a few times to ensure his collection lever is correct 
  • If naturally mating you’d bring him to the mating (typically our home), or we could collect and return him to you
  • Typically we organise two matings, two days apart, to further increase the chance of conception

In exchange for this commitment, you get to choose either;

• A reduced rate of purchase of the original pup (or)
• A puppy from the litter
  • “Second pick”, that is we have the right to choose the best puppy for our breeding programme, you get the second choice of puppy to keep; at an agreed reduced rate.

Breeder’s Terms are not a requirement, but your decision may affect the puppy we select for you – we’ll ask you about this when you Express Interest.