Puppy Placement
Our main concern is that the terrier and owner are well suited for each other. We hope you will understand that our concern in screening potential buyers is for the best interest of our dogs. If you are interested in a puppy, we ask that you let us know about your situation.
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Please have thorough understanding of the working terrier characteristics -- read & review the JRTCA web site: www.terrier.com (especially the JRT Profiler)
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A suitably fenced yard is a must.
- No pet environment where no one is home for extended periods of time over four hours per day.
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Not recommended for children under the age of six unless parents have a serious understanding of the need to train child in how to handle a terrier.
- If you are out of state and can't come to visit, we may ask you for references.
- When we sell a pup, or an adult, we hope it will be a home for their lifetime. However, in the event it does not work out, or the terrier needs to be placed elsewhere, for whatever reason, we will take our terriers back at any time.
- Think! We cannot emphasize enough to ask the right questions when you buy a pup. Ask the breeder if that dog has ever produced an eye problem, unilateral or bilateral deafness or ataxia. Ask them for a copy of their stud dog's CERFand BAER test results and also the CERF on that the puppies' grand sires and dams. Make them put in WRITING that their dog hasn't produced to their knowledge any genetic problem and know what kind of health guarantee you are getting. Research each dog in the pedigree by asking very specific questions. If the breeder hedges, think twice. If the dog develops a health problem several years from now you will want to know what you should expect and how you will react to that situation.
