Purchasing a Puppy
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Through careful breeding we strive to produce healthy and sound puppies, both in body and mind.
 
                                                                                                                         Mirjana and Claude Venne
 
 
 
 
Puppy Application
 
Filling out the Puppy Application is the first step to purchasing a puppy from us.  The Puppy Application let's us get to know you better.  Please fill out the application with as much detail as possible about your dog experience and lifestyle.  This will help us determin and recommend which puppies would be best fit into your lifestyle based on temperment, activity level, personality etc.  A very active puppy would thrive in a busy and active household, while a quiet puppy would not.  Our primary objective is to make sure all our puppies find suitable homes.
 
 
What to expect from a Phenom Puppy
 
Before the puppies leave our home they will have been whelped in our home.  They will have been exposed to daily activities and their socialization will have begun by 4 weeks of age.  At that time we welcome visitors and often have family, friends, and previous puppy families here playing with puppies.  They will have been introduced to children and kitties too!
 
They will have been fed a high quality food.  We currently feed our puppies NOW-Large Breed Duck and Turkey.  They will have natural treats (apples, carrots, dried liver, raw beef marrow bones etc).
 
They will have been dewormed 3 times.
 
At 7 weeks of age your puppy will be temperament tested to make sure he will have a sound temperament when he leaves phenom shilohs. 
 
At 7 weeks your puppy will visit the vet (Pinnacle Animal Hospital, Renfrew) to get a health evaluation done.  Your puppy will go home with a health clearance certificate stateing your puppy is healthy and free of disease and parasites.  Your puppy will also recieve his first set of puppy shots, and WILL be microchipped.
 
When your puppy leaves us, he will have a toy and a blanket to go with him that all his littermates have played with (and more often then not....the rest of the pack helps in playing with these toys:)  It will smell like mom and his littermates and will comfort your puppy in the first few days in his new home.
 
You will be given a puppy folder with our contact information.  As well as a copy of the vet clearance and microchip paperwork.
 
Your puppy will be registered with the TSSR (The Shiloh Shepherd Registry). 
 
Price
 
We sell all our puppies at the same price, regardless of gender.  All our puppies are sold with a neuter/spay agreement only.  We do not normally sell any puppies on breeding or co-ownership contracts.  Our focus is to provide the best home possible for our puppies.  A home where they will be loved, cherished and part of the family.  If you are seriously interested in a breeding/show prospect puppy please contact us, and we will discuss the possibility on an individual, one on one basis.
 
 
Payment must be payable to Mirjana Venne, and recieved prior to puppy pick up or shipment.
 
 
 
Deposits
 
To secure a puppy from a specific litter, a deposit is required. The deposit amount is $300.00.  We will email you once the deposit has been recieved.  Deposits are only refundable if a breeding doesn't take or no puppies are availible, but may be bounced to another litter if you prefer.  Deposits are not refundable if you simply change your mind or choose another breeder.  Deposits must be payable to Mirjana Venne.
 
When moving your deposit to another litter you will be placed behind anyone already in place.  We cannot move you ahead of someone else even if your deposit was recieved before theirs.
You can send your deposit and checks to:
 
                             Mirjana Venne
                              41 Edgewater Trail
                              RR1 Pembroke On Canada
                              K8A 6W2
 
 
 
Litter Evaluations and Choosing Your Puppy
 
At about 7 weeks a thorough Litter Evaluation will be completed.   The purpose of the testing is to give us an idea of the puppies temperment.  This test will help us match the right puppy to the right puppy owner.  We have a group of temperment testers from the Champlain Dog Club that come over to test our litters.  They are very experienced and have extensive knowledgeable in dog behavior.  They only get to meet the puppies at the time of their testing and are therefore able to give us unbiased results.  One handles and works with the puppies, one marks, one video tapes and all evaluate.
 
Puppy choice is based on your application information, and results of the testing.  It is important that the right puppy and right family are matched up, so that both the puppies and the families will be happy in the long run.  We will try and give you as much freedom as possible in choosing your puppy and will provide you with advice and recomendations when choosing.  We reserve the right to deny placing any puppy that we feel would create a bad match based on the testing and your application information.
NOTE:  Breeder reserves right to pick(s) of litter on breeding/show prospect puppies.
 
 
 
 
Shipping Puppies
 
Puppies will be availible for pickup at eight weeks of age.  If you are unable to pick up your puppy in person, other arrangements will need to be made ahead of time.
 
 
 
Keep in Touch!
 
Phenom Shilohs will always be availible for support and to answere any questions regarding your new shiloh shepherd puppy throughout the life of your puppy.  We will also like to hear from you and the progress of your puppy.  And we love pictures!  So please, keep us updated.