Health warranty

Woodside Labradoodles

Health Warranty

I, Beth Zahner, do guarantee the health of each of my puppies. As such, if any puppy is diagnosed in 1 year of purchase date with a hereditary genetic defect, I promise to issue a full refund of purchase price to the owner.  This covers hips, eyes, elbows and heart.  The defect must be moderate to severe.  The disorder must be professionally diagnosed and accompanied with a copy of the veterinary bill. This contract is only valid if the puppy is allowed to slow grow (puppy is not ever overweight) and the puppy is not spayed or neutered before a year of age and before a female puppies first heat..  This guarantee is not for communicable diseases, conditions or accidents.  Take care to vaccinate and worm properly.

Additionally, if any puppy is diagnosed with any sickness that requires a prescription medication within the first 30 ( thirty) days of purchase, I promise to pay for the prescribed medications and/or treatments. This must also be professionally diagnosed and a copy of the medical bill sent to me. The puppy/dog does not need to be returned to me, Beth Zahner to fulfill this warranty. I reserve the right to have my veterinarian look at the dog as a second opinion.

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Beth Zahner, Breeder              Date of Purchase

 The puppy has been health checked by our local vet and given the first round of vaccines. The puppy has received dewormer. at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks of age.

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Owner (s)         Date of Purchase

I agree to spay my dog after her first heat cycle and at minimum one year old. If I spay her before her first birthday/heat cycle this health warranty and contract is completely void. As well as I agree to neuter my male dog by a year/at a year old. The results must be sent to the breeder (Beth Zahner) after completed.  

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Owner (s)         Date of Purchase

Woodside Labradoodles

Ellington, CT

Thank you for giving a loving home to one of our beautiful puppies.  We’d like you to remember the following:

Make an appointment for your puppy’s next shot ASAP since most vets book well in advance.  Don’t take him or her anywhere other dogs may have been until he or she gets those important first shots. The next round of vaccines is in approximately 3-weeks

Exercise, proper weight and a good diet will help your new friend live a long and healthy life. Please feed a quality food. We have feed the puppy Kirkland brand puppy food. 

Whatever you teach or allow in the next few months will go with your dog for the rest of its life.  Treat your puppy now like the dog you want it to become.  Make sure all of its interactions are good ones and you are off to a fantastic start. We HIGHLY recommend obedience training.  A small investment of your time now will reap years of benefits when you have a well-trained companion. Reward the positive behavior and ignore the bad!

The birth date of the puppy is on the vet report. 

The pups are being fed 1 - 1 ½  cups of Kirkland Brand Puppy food.  You can split it up into 2 or 3 feedings.  We recommend wetting the food with a small amount of water to make it easier to eat and help the food digest easier. It also helps keep the puppy hydrated.

The first few days of transition may be difficult for your puppy and maybe even for you.  Your pup will whimper and cry (sometimes loudly) for a few days.  This is normal.  What he or she is experiencing is separation anxiety.  He/She misses their littermates.  Also, you may notice that she doesn’t have much of an appetite or want to play.  As long as he or she is bright-eyed don’t worry about how much he or she eats. Always have fresh water available for your puppy.

Put your pup in a quiet place so he/she can rest and get used to his surroundings. Avoid loud noise and too much handling.  He/She probably will feel better on the floor or outside as opposed to being held for the first few days. This does not mean not to handle your puppy. Each one has a unique personality. Find the right balance for you and your puppy.

Avoid a leash if possible the first week.  She probably will not leave your side when taken out.  Do not put a collar on your pup when she is in her crate because the collar can get caught in the cage and the pup can strangle.

Try to make the nighttime crate as cozy as possible. You will also receive a blanket that has Lucy's scent for your pup to snuggle with. We have heard that taking a old shirt/sweatshirt with your scent and putting that in the crate can also be soothing for them. 

After the pup gets her next shots but during the next few months, make sure to socialize the pup with other people of all ages including strangers.  Also make sure the pup is around other dogs.  Make sure the pup has a pleasant experience because you are building a foundation for the rest of her life. An excellent investment in your pup’s future is an obedience class.  The class will combine some essential socialization with some valuable tips on controlling unwanted behaviors.

Bathe when needed using a mild shampoo. Try to only bathe when necessary, maybe every few weeks.  If the paws get dirty, try just washing them, not the whole body.  Be careful with chemicals and perfumes.

House Training Your Puppy

Labradoodles love to be outside.  They are usually easy to house train.  We strongly recommend crate training since it takes advantage of a dog’s instinct.  Dogs in the wild live in a den. The den provides a wild dog protection from predators and the elements.  It provides them a great deal of security and psychological satisfaction.  All dogs, therefore, have a strong natural tendency to seek out this type of shelter.

In your home, your dog has no such place to call his own.  Therefores he will  make feeble attempts to curl up under the coffee table, chair, or in corners.  By “giving them back their den” in our domestic homes, we take advantage of natural instincts and quickly house train, control chewing, and actually raise a more well adjusted, more self-confident dog, while keeping him safe from just about anything. 

Simply start from early puppyhood and have her sleep and rest in her home.  Almost without trying, she will train herself to seek security and comfort inside her little dog ‘room’.

Buy a metal crate large enough for your dog when he grows up.  This gives him adequate room to go in, turn around and lie down.  If the home is too big when your pup is small, box off one end for a while.  Otherwise, your pup may designate one side as “bedroom’ and the other as ‘bathroom’.

I recommend that during all unsupervised times, you simply close the door and he stays in his home.  During the times when someone can supervise him, have him out to play and train as much as you like.  Sometimes the pup will cry to be let out.  You may feel like you are being mean by keeping him caged, but short periods are good training. This will keep your puppy safe as well as your household items. 

The idea behind this theory is that while he is inside his home, he will not want to urinate or defecate.  This is nature’s way of keeping the home clean. Keep in mind that a young puppy, up to the age of about 16 weeks, will mess his crate because he doesn’t have the mental or physical ability to control himself.  Just keep cleaning the crate when accidents happen and he will eventually catch on. Sometimes it helps to take the ‘accidents’ outside to the area where you want him to eliminate.  The scent of a few of them in the area aids him in comprehending how that area is to be used.  Understand that little puppies have to ‘go’ at least every 2-4 hours when they are young.

Set up a schedule or use the one provided and teach him the route to the door then praise him at the door and take him out.  Very quickly you are teaching him an elimination schedule that will stay with him the rest of his life.

As the pup gets older (4-6 months) you can gradually leave him in his home for longer periods and he will ‘hold it’ longer. *We do not recommend leaving your pup in the crate over 8 hours.* As an adult, you will probably just leave the door open all the time.  Now your dog is trained and he will like to have access to his home when he wants.  Trained in this manner, dogs have less behavioral problems, are more secure and confident, easier to obedience train and can stay calm when boarded.