Waiting List Policy

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  1. You must be approved by the Snow Angel Retrievers to have a place on the list. Because of the number of inquiries that we receive and the amount of information that we provide to you, it is preferred that your initial contact be via email.
  2. Interested families must fill out a questionnaire before being approved. Once we have reviewed it, there will be a phone interview as well. This enables us, as well as you, to ask any questions that arise. We do appreciate the fact that not only are we selecting families to be on our waiting list, but you are selecting us to be the breeder of your next puppy.
  3. We DO NOT require a mandatory deposit to be placed on the waiting list UNTIL pregnancy is verified by ultrasound
  4. Once pregnancy has been verified by ultrasound you will be notified. If you are still interested in obtaining a Snow Angel puppy at that time, a signed contract and $500.00 deposit will allow you (the Buyer) to maintain your name on the list for one puppy. This $500.00 deposit will be applied toward the total price for limited AKC registration of a puppy, whether male or female.
  5. You must respond and comply within one week of this notification to maintain your position on the waiting list. Failure to do so will cause loss of this position on the list.
  6. The Vendor has the rights to first and second choice of puppies from each litter, if we choose to.
  7. If we elect not to claim first and/or second choice of a litter, the first person on the list will have pick of the litter. Because we take our dogs to work at our veterinary clinic and must transport them back and forth, we cannot keep a puppy from every litter. It is more a matter of space in our SUV’s. We are selective breeders and do not want to do this on a large-scale. Our interest lies primarily in genetically designing the most beautiful, healthy family dog possible for you to enjoy for years to come.
  8. The Buyer will make their puppy selection when the puppies reach 8 weeks of age, at which time the pups are ready to leave our home.
  9. No puppy will be shipped via flight in the cargo hold of a plane.  The new owner may elect to fly with their puppy in the cabin.  At 8 weeks of age, a puppy will fit in an extra large soft sided crate, which can be placed under the seat.  Please check for the rules of the airline you use.
  10. After the Vendor selects (if we choose to), then the next selection belongs to #1 position on the waiting list.
  11. The order of the waiting list is based on your initial date of contact via email correspondence. You may defer as long as you wish, so that the time for a puppy to join your family is perfect.
  12. As puppies are placed, your name will move up the list.
  13. If a Buyer has had to return a dog due to illness or genetic defect, they will immediately become number 1 on the waiting list.
  14. Most importantly, we want you to love your Snow Angel puppy as much as we do. This is why we do not require a mandatory deposit or force you to take a puppy that may not be exactly what you are looking for. Your new puppy will be a member of your family for years to come. We hope to make this a pleasant and exciting experience for you! This waiting list has been designed to give you the power to choose, which we feel is the way that it should be.