While kennel costs are skyrocketing due to onerous regulation, record keeping expenses, fees and expensive inputs (utilities, feed and medical), most kennels are either forced to close or pass on these costs in form of higher prices. We at agreatdog, are also faced with these crucial decisions. We have researched our services and found that we are offering services that many customers do not use. These are currently built into our puppy prices. In order to remain competitive in our pricing, we have decided to offer a base price for our puppies and add services in an ala Carte fashion. This allows customers to have the option to choose the services they want and pay for those separately.
Option a) We now have a base price for the puppy only and offer separate options. The base price for a Shih Tzu Male is $625. You must select this option when Puppy is 5 weeks old
Option b) Microchip number and Health Guarantee as outlined under Health Guarantee tab. The microchip is for our internal use in identifying the puppy in order to apply the guarantee. We are unable to identify the breeding origin without a microchip, so this is a Minimum Recommendation and Default Option. This option is $650 for puppy chip and health guarantee and must be done before pickup.
Option c) Pet Key Protect My Pet Microchip Registration. These services are outlined on our web page which will help your puppy be returned to you should it ever come up missing. These services do work and many lost pets are reunited with their owners as a result of this service. If the microchip is not registered, pet recovery will probably not happen and your puppy may be lost forever. PetKey is the ultimate service for animal recovery and protection (requires a microchip offered in option a). The activation fee for PetKey remains the same, at $50. This option can be added at a later date.
Option d) Many people have no desire to breed or show their puppy in competitive events and do not really need the AKC registration papers. AKC registration papers will be provided at an additional cost of $125 Limited Registration only. Any puppy with a microchip can be upgraded at a later time by payment of the additional option price, however AKC may assess additional late fees for transfer of ownership.
We will continue to offer Paypal services for people using Paypal accounts or credit cards for payment. However, we will now have to add a 4.0% service charge to defray costs of using Paypal and bank charges. We will continue to accept checks, but sufficient time for check clearing must be allowed. Deposits by check for puppies will be ranked in a first come first served basis when check is received by us. No puppies will be released until checks have cleared.
Each puppy we breed will qualify for all of the above optional services.
A $100 deposit is required to reserve a puppy until it is at least 8 weeks old.
If paying by check or money order, use the address on bottom of page. If you have a paypal account you can send payment to our email address: burgs@agreatdog.com.
