Sauder's West Highland Terriers

CAREGIVER/FOSTER DOG AGREEMENT      

BETWEEN

Sauder's Kennel-owner-Kimberley Sauder
(referred to as Breeder)

And

_____________________________________      (referred to as the Caregivers) 

address: ______________________________
                                                                                                            ______________________________________

email:  ________________________________ 

driver's license:  ________________________ 

home phone #:  _________________________

work phone #:  ____________________

cell phone #:  _____________________

emergency contact:  _____________________

phone #:  _____________________________

social insurance #:  ________________


Regarding:  West Highland
White Terrier female (bitch):________________________________

Dog's CKC Reg. #  ______________________________________   

Id # (microchip)    ______________________


INFORMATION

Sauder's Kennel is one of a few kennels that offers to share the joy of raising our West Highland White Terriers with local families through a fostering program.  Our foster program allows our breeding dogs to be raised as a happy healthy family member they were meant to be but at the same time the dog remains a vital part of our breeding program.  Our foster families share their time and homes to raise our West Highland White Terriers then once the dog has matured, she contributes to our breeding program by adding her wonderful genetics to our lines. 

At Sauder's Kennel we want our dogs to be as happy and healthy as possible. To do this we look for secure family homes for our dogs to live in while they are not being bred.  In order to breed healthy dogs from quality stock you need a number of unrelated adult dogs in your breeding program.  I do not believe in linebreeding or inbreeding so this being said I need to have numerous unrelated bloodlines to choose from when breeding to keep producing loving happy healthy pets for future puppy families.

Sauder's Kennel does not support Puppy Mills nor the type of treatments and living conditions these dogs have to endure in such establishments.  Our dogs are NOT kept in cages for the purpose of breeding.  Some of our breeding dogs reside with us on the property and are part of the family.  To ensure that our breeding dogs get to live a normal life as part of a loving family Sauder's Kennel has established and is starting a Foster Home Program.

Therefore, some of our future breeding dogs will be adopted at approximately 8 weeks of age by approved Foster Families.  Placing selected puppies of breeding quality in foster homes allows our breeding dogs to become cherished members of loving families.  They will only visit us for breeding, come back to our home for whelping, raising puppies and then return to their families once their puppies are approximately 8 weeks old.  Our females are only bred once a year and will not have more than 4 litters during their participation in the breeding program.  Our females are than spayed and become permanent members of their foster families for the rest of their life.

If you are interested in being part of our Foster Home program and would like more information please contact us via email.  Please mention your interest to be part of the Foster Home program.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON THE FOSTER PROGRAM

Who Qualifies for a Foster Dog?
Sauder's Kennel is very selective of who we choose to become a foster family. Our primary concern is that our dogs go into safe homes where they will be well taken care of and not get run over by a car or allowed to escape and get lost. We expect the foster parents to allow the dogs to be house dogs. We look for people who have had dogs before. In fact the ideal person is one who has just had a dog die of old age. This is a person who knows how to take care of a dog.
We do not give dogs to people that want farm dogs, nor do we give dogs
to people who are going to keep them strictly as an outside kennel dog. I also do not give dogs to people who have any type of criminal history. I am not concerned about traffic tickets, but any type of criminal activity for either of the spouses will not work.

What are the Foster Family's Responsibilities?
While the foster family does not pay for the puppy (or young adult), they must agree to purchase a dog crate and do the sessions of puppy schooling, etc. They must also agree to feed the food that Sauder's Kennel feeds.

The foster home program is a good deal for the dog, it's a good deal for the foster parents, and it's a good deal for my breeding program. It's one of those "win - win" situations for everyone involved.

We are hoping that our program benefits everyone involved.  Our breeding dogs are placed in wonderful homes to be raised and loved, our foster families share the experience of raising their dog and in return for their involvement in the program add a quality member to their family.  And we continue to do what we love to do best with a breed that's meant so much to us!!


AGREED TO IN FULL AND SIGNED THIS  __________ DAY OF ___________. 20__


BREEDER____________________________

CAREGIVER__________________________

CAREGIVER__________________________


SAUDER'S KENNEL
KIM SAUDER
Conn, Ontario
(519)-323-3986

  kimberley.sauder@sympatico.ca

  http://www.sauderswesthighlandterriers.com