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LETTER

    DETAILED INFORMATION LETTER

         With this letter, we hope to answer many of your frequently asked questions. We would also love to hear from you as well so please don’t hesitate to call or email anytime. Please read the following thoroughly as it has very important information that you need to understand.

    BUYING A PUPPY
    We want to explain how we sell our pups because they tend to go very quickly. We sell on a first come first serve basis; meaning whoever pays in full first will have first pick (on the day the puppies go home at 8 weeks old) whoever pays in full second will have second pick etc. No one chooses a puppy until the day they go home. You may put down a deposit and that will hold a puppy, just not in pick order. After a mom has an ultrasound and is proven to be carrying puppies you have the option to be on a waiting list for a $500.00 fee. This deposit is nonrefundable and it goes towards the price of the puppy. It will of course be refunded if we cannot provide you with the puppy you had asked for i.e. gender and coat color. When the puppies are born, we will post on our website how many of each gender are available. All our puppies are sold with limited registration.

    TOTAL COST
    If you would like to be on the paid waiting list you may drop off the deposit at our home, cash or you may send a check made payable to Yoder Labradors. The $500.00 deposit is non-refundable, but is transferable to another litter. We do offer a 10% discount for active Military and Veterans, police officers and firefighters with proper identification.

     Our pure white pups are $3000.00, all others are $2500.00.

    HEALTH GUARANTEE
    Our adult dogs have or will have certifications for hips and elbows from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals Association shortly after they turn two years old. We also do many different DNA tests, which is an on-going process, specific to Labradors Retrievers, as set forth by our industry which we do as our guarantee to you. 

    We remove dewclaws on all our puppies, give a parvovirus shot at 5 weeks and the first set of a 5-way vaccine at 8 weeks. We administer 4 deworming’s with the broad-spectrum dewormer such as Pyrantel Pamoate and Safeguard. We do have further information on our website on the “HEALTHY PUPPY” page which you or any dog owner will find very educational. 


    OUR DIFFERENCE

    We do want to keep in touch especially those families who cannot come and visit every week so please feel free to email often and ask lots of questions so we may get to know each other. We will be here for the life of your pet for questions and referrals to different dog-related situations. This is a relationship not just a purchase you will be making. We would like you to do a little research in regards to the food you choose to feed your dog. On our website, you will notice we sell Life’s Abundance dog food, this is the food we feed all our dogs from puppies to seniors. We highly encourage everyone to stay with this food for the life of your pet. This quality food is a dry kibble which is shipped from the manufacturer to your front door, no warehouses. We are expecting our pets to live 15 - 20 years now with proper care and feeding. We know your pet will have great health his whole life when you feed this quality dog food and the NuVet Immune Supplement.

    When you are looking at potential puppies to purchase make sure you see the certifications for good hips and elbows because this is the minimum a reputable breeder should do. Our parent’s hips and elbows are x-rayed to make sure they have the best joints possible for breeding and that the puppies they produce have a greater advantage for a long and healthy life. We are a small hobby breeder and you will never see our dogs in cages. We use only the minimum amount of pesticides to protect our dogs against outdoor pests like fleas and mosquitoes. We try to stay with organic and non-carcinogenic pesticides like the microscopic shell powder, diatomaceous earth. We also use clove, cedarwood and cinnamon oil shampoos and kennel sprays. We believe that pets coming into contact with pesticides or the feeding of these pesticides, is leading to cancer and many other diseases along with early death prior to 12 or 13 years of age. 


    SOCIALIZATION

    Yoder Labradors has a program where we begin training of the puppies. We have a desensitization program where we work with each puppy individually. This includes human bonding, potty training, crate training and swimming. We have started a new program in the warmer months where we invite the whole family into our pool and have the puppy swim to them, it’s a great bonding process. Picking up the puppies and holding them daily is very important to human bonding. Our puppies come into contact with all ages of people, different types of animals and noisy machines for complete socialization. We encourage our families to come visit every week to play as much as possible with all the puppies.  


    SPAY & NEUTER

    I also want to stress that in accordance with UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, spaying and neutering of your pet prior to full growth will be detrimental to the development of bones and joints because you would be removing the hormones necessary for proper growth. Yoder Labradors will not guarantee your pet’s bones or joints if you spay or neuter prior to 2 years of age. Yoder Labradors cannot obviously guarantee against all genetic defects, but we do take and send in a series of DNA tests specific to our breed which is your guarantee. 

    Thank you so much for your interest in Yoder Labradors, we look forward to a close relationship in the near future.


     


    Thank you,

     

    Cheryl Yoder

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