Puppy Purchase Agreement — Template
Full text of the buyer Purchase Agreement for internal review. Buyers receive a puppy-specific, auto-filled version after deposit approval.
1. Parties
This Puppy Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into between TS2K Puppies (the “Breeder”) and the buyer identified on the accompanying purchase record (the “Buyer”).
2. The Puppy
The puppy described on the purchase record — including breed, sex, color, date of birth, and microchip ID — is the subject of this Agreement (the “Puppy”).
3. Reservation Deposit, Buyer Cancellation, TS2K Declination, and Discretionary Transfers
- Total purchase price is stated on the puppy listing and confirmed in writing.
- The $500 reservation deposit is non-refundable and is applied toward the total purchase price of the specific Puppy selected by the Buyer. Once the deposit is received and confirmed by TS2K Puppies, that Puppy is reserved for the Buyer and removed from availability.
- If the Buyer voluntarily cancels, withdraws from the purchase, changes their mind, or otherwise chooses not to complete the purchase, the deposit is forfeited in full. This applies regardless of how soon after payment the Buyer cancels.
- The Buyer has no automatic right to transfer the deposit to another puppy or to a future litter. A transfer is a discretionary goodwill exception that TS2K Puppies may grant or decline in its sole discretion, and is effective only when approved by TS2K Puppies in writing, with its own puppy eligibility, conditions, and expiration date stated in that approval.
- If TS2K Puppies declines or rejects the reservation, the $500 reservation deposit is refunded to the Buyer in full.
- The remaining balance is due in full before the Puppy is released for pickup. For shipping or delivery, the balance and all applicable delivery, transport, and care charges must be paid in full before transport is scheduled and before the Puppy leaves the Breeder's care.
3A. Complimentary Pickup Period and Extended Care Fee
- The 7-calendar-day complimentary pickup period begins on the later of (1) the Puppy's designated ready date, or (2) the date the reservation deposit is received and confirmed by TS2K Puppies. That later date is Day 1.
- By the end of Day 7, the Puppy must have been picked up or approved delivery completed, or a specific future pickup or delivery date must have been scheduled and approved by TS2K Puppies in writing.
- If TS2K Puppies delays release because TS2K Puppies determines the Puppy is not yet ready for pickup or delivery, the Buyer incurs no Extended Care Fee for that additional time, and the 7-calendar-day complimentary pickup period is calculated from the revised ready date established by TS2K Puppies.
- Where TS2K Puppies has approved continued care beyond Day 7 in writing, an Extended Care Fee of $35 per calendar day applies beginning on Day 8 and continues until the Puppy is picked up or approved delivery occurs.
- The Extended Care Fee covers routine continued care, including feeding, housing, cleaning, supervision, and age-appropriate socialization and handling. It does not cover veterinary treatment, medications, grooming, transport, or other extraordinary costs, which are billed separately.
- All Extended Care Fees and other applicable charges must be paid in full before the Puppy is released for pickup or delivery.
3B. Failure to Communicate or Take Possession
- If, by the end of Day 7, the Puppy has not been picked up, approved delivery has not occurred, and no future pickup or delivery date has been scheduled and approved by TS2K Puppies in writing, the reservation is in default.
- Day 8 by itself does not automatically cancel the reservation, forfeit the deposit, or return the Puppy to availability. If TS2K Puppies has approved continued care in writing, the applicable Extended Care Fee begins on Day 8. If no approved written arrangement is in effect at the end of Day 7, the reservation is in default and TS2K Puppies may exercise the rights described below.
- While the reservation remains in default, TS2K Puppies may treat the Puppy as abandoned and may cancel the reservation, retain the non-refundable deposit, retain any Extended Care Fees already paid, and make the Puppy available to another family. TS2K Puppies is not required to provide an additional notice, cure period, or grace period after Day 7 before exercising these rights.
- A deposit forfeited through abandonment or default is not eligible for a discretionary transfer.
- Payment or attempted payment of an Extended Care Fee does not, by itself, create an approved extension or cure a default.
3C. Written Approval and Exceptions
- Any extension, transfer, alternative pickup or delivery arrangement, fee adjustment, or other exception must be expressly approved by TS2K Puppies in writing.
- Silence, delayed communication, payment of the deposit, or payment or attempted payment of an Extended Care Fee does not create an approved extension or entitle the Buyer to additional time.
- An exception granted to one Buyer does not modify or waive this policy for any other Buyer.
4. Health Guarantee
4.1 Health at Placement
The Puppy has been examined by a licensed veterinarian and is believed to be in apparent good health at the time of placement. Parent dogs have undergone genetic and veterinary health screening appropriate to their breeds.
4.2 72-Hour Veterinary Examination and Remedy
The Buyer must have the Puppy examined, at the Buyer's expense, by a licensed veterinarian of the Buyer's choosing within 72 consecutive hours beginning when the Puppy is physically released to the Buyer by pickup or delivery.
If that veterinarian identifies a serious congenital or communicable condition that was present at the time of placement and that is life-threatening, requires hospitalization, major surgery, or substantial veterinary intervention, or is reasonably expected to result in permanent and substantial impairment, the Buyer must notify the Breeder in writing within that same 72-hour period and provide the veterinarian's written findings.
If the condition is confirmed, the Buyer may return the Puppy to the Breeder for a full refund of all amounts paid, including the reservation deposit, or may receive a replacement puppy of comparable value when one becomes available.
The Buyer's failure to obtain the examination or to give timely written notice within the 72-hour period ends this 72-hour remedy, but does not by itself void the 1-year genetic health guarantee in Section 4.3.
4.3 One-Year Genetic Health Guarantee
The Breeder provides a 1-year genetic health guarantee against life-threatening hereditary or congenital defects diagnosed by a licensed veterinarian. The one-year period begins on the date the Puppy is physically released to the Buyer by pickup or delivery.
The Buyer must notify the Breeder in writing within 14 calendar days after diagnosis and provide complete supporting veterinary records.
The Breeder may obtain a second veterinary opinion, examination, or records review by a veterinarian of the Breeder's choosing, at the Breeder's expense.
If the defect is confirmed, the standard remedy is a replacement puppy of comparable value when one becomes available. No cash refund is provided under this 1-year guarantee. Return of the Puppy is required for a replacement unless the Breeder agrees in writing that the Buyer may keep the Puppy.
This guarantee does not cover veterinary costs, medications, transportation, or other consequential expenses.
4.4 Buyer Care Requirements and Effect on Coverage
The Buyer must maintain the routine veterinary care, vaccinations, and parasite prevention required by Section 6, feed an appropriate diet, and follow the hypoglycemia prevention guidance provided with the Puppy.
A failure to meet these requirements limits or excludes coverage only to the extent the failure caused, materially contributed to, materially worsened, or materially interfered with the diagnosis or evaluation of the claimed condition. Coverage is not forfeited in its entirety for an unrelated lapse in care.
Coverage does not extend to a condition arising from breeding the Puppy in violation of Section 5.
4.5 Exclusions
This guarantee does not cover injuries, accidents, trauma, toxin ingestion, parasites, hypoglycemia managed through the care instructions provided, kennel cough, upper respiratory or other common infections, allergies, skin or ear conditions, dental conditions, umbilical hernias, behavioral issues, illnesses arising after placement, conditions caused by neglect, abuse, or improper care, or cosmetic and non-life-threatening conditions.
5. Spay / Neuter & Registration
The Puppy is sold as a companion pet. The Buyer agrees not to breed the Puppy and to spay or neuter at the age recommended by their veterinarian. Breeding rights, when offered, are addressed in a separate written agreement.
6. Buyer Responsibilities
- Provide humane care: food, water, shelter, exercise, training, and socialization.
- Maintain routine veterinary care, vaccinations, and parasite prevention.
- Provide grooming appropriate to the breed.
- Never relinquish the Puppy to a shelter or rescue (see Section 7).
7. Return-to-Breeder Agreement
If at any point during the Puppy's life the Buyer can no longer keep the Puppy, the Buyer agrees to return the Puppy to the Breeder rather than rehome, surrender, or relinquish to a shelter. Purchase price is not refunded on return.
8. Lifetime Breeder Support
The Breeder provides ongoing guidance, training and care questions, and breed support for the life of the Puppy.
9. Delivery & Risk of Loss
Risk of loss passes to the Buyer at the time the Puppy is released to the Buyer or the Buyer's designated transport. Delivery fees, when applicable, are quoted separately and due before transport.
10. Misrepresentation
The Breeder makes no guarantee as to adult size, coat color or texture, temperament beyond breed standard, or show/competition outcomes. The Buyer acknowledges these characteristics may vary.
11. Governing Law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute arising under this Agreement will first be addressed in good faith between the parties.
12. Entire Agreement
This document, together with the puppy-specific purchase record signed by both parties, constitutes the entire Agreement and supersedes prior discussions.
This is a draft template intended for review. It is not legal advice. The Breeder recommends having any final Purchase Agreement reviewed by a qualified attorney in the applicable jurisdiction.
