Sales Policy
Please read this Sales Policy completely, your deposit is an agreement to these terms.
Placing puppies with a family is something I take seriously and with careful consideration.
My first Corso was a complete mismatch for our young family and a nightmare. I have experienced the worst a new owner can experience, I use that experience in placing a puppy with every family. I apply my experience with owning and rearing puppies in helping you get a puppy that will fit in your family just right. I watch each litter and each individual puppy for drive(s), dominance and temperament differences. I can estimate a puppy's developing personality, drive and temperament. Understand that your Corso will not be fully developed until the age of 3-4 years. They will go through many stages and changes; patience is the utmost importance in their development.
The lines we breed can be dominant with you and family members if not raised properly. If this is your first Corso and you have not owned a dominant breed previously, you must understand these are dominant, not "Dog park" or highly social dogs. I recommend first timers and families with young children start with a female. They bond tightly with their family, will protect them and are much easier to handle than a male. A male's temperament can be harder and more dominant with children.
If you are military, and decide you want a protection dog in your home, especially while your away. Nothing could be worse than leaving a dominant dog with your family and you're the only alpha. The dog must learn to respect everyone in the home, and everyone must be on board with the training.
If you are planning on becoming new parents in the next 3 months, do not buy a puppy just yet. The time a Corso puppy takes, and a new baby could be overwhelming for mom. Wait until baby has arrived and after several months of adjusting, begin your puppy process.
Deposits
We require a $500 Companion 4th-8th pick or $1,000 1st-3rd pick deposit to reserve a puppy in any current or upcoming litter which is applied toward your total. Your balance is due at 6 weeks of age. Your deposit is your acceptance of our policy and payment on a puppy. If for some reason you change your mind on a puppy, you forfeit monies paid. If the puppy/litter is not available due to non-pregnancy, litter fail, not enough of the sex(M/F) is born (nature has full control of this) or if I feel the litter/puppy will not fit in your family well, the deposit will be applied to another puppy or litter. Monies paid are non-refundable.
The depositor/purchaser has read and fully understands the terms of this sales policy and agrees to abide by it.
Once your deposit is placed we will email a contract to you for signing.
Placement
I place puppies according to the structure and experience of the family before color. Temperament and fit are my priorities. First pick deposits have first pick at 6 - 7 weeks. I will steer first picks in the direction of a puppy that will fit their needs (be it a certain drive, temperament or dominance level). After the first/second picks I will begin to place puppies with families according to their description, need and fit. In simple terms, if you like a blue puppy, but that puppy is too drivey and/or dominant for your family.....I'll steer you to a better fit. Color is not a priority, but is taken into consideration, I do my best to get you the color you want but cannot guarantee color. If the litter does not produce a puppy that fits you and your family, we will move to another litter.
24-Month Genetic Health Guarantee
a. Core Guarantee: The Breeder guarantees the puppy against life-threatening or life-shortening genetic
abnormalities for twenty-four (24) months from the date of birth. This puppy is sold as a healthy
companion, certain breed-specific traits are inherent to the Cane Corso and not considered "defects."
b. Exclusions: This guarantee does not cover breed-specific or common Molosser conditions that do not
affect the general health or longevity of the dog, including but not limited to: Cherry eye, dental/bite
alignment, entropion, or ectropion.
c. Claims: A diagnosis of a life-threatening genetic defect must be provided by a licensed veterinarian.
Qualifying puppies will be replaced with a puppy of equal value from the next available litter.
Mandatory Nutrition Requirements & 36-Month Extension
The Breeder will extend the Health Guarantee to a total of thirty-six (36) months provided the following
nutritional requirements are met:
a. Prescribed Raw Diet: The puppy must be fed a raw diet via a monthly subscription to the
Complete Nutrition Package from HeavenSentHealthyPet.com.
b. Supplements: Proper use of the Puppy Wellness Bundle and yearly Heartworm Prevention Package is
required.
c. Dysplasia Clause: Canine Hip Dysplasia is heavily influenced by diet and growth rates. This contract will
not cover dysplasia if the prescribed raw diet and supplement protocol are not strictly followed and
documented via purchase history.
d. Use of our custom Raw Feeding Calculator and our Exclusive Pet Wellness App Lite, our soon
launching, Pet Wellness App Robust with the Pet Wellness Health Journal is highly recommended to
help you keep your new puppy (and all household pets) healthy for life.
Vaccination & Holistic Care
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Vaccination Policy: Cape Fear Cane Corso is committed to a holistic approach to canine health. We rear our pups naturally and believe in building natural immunity avoiding the risks of vaccination. Our litters are raised using homeopathic nosodes. WE DO NOT VACCINATE OUR PUPPIES. We utilize Nosodes for natural immunity in our adult dogs and our puppy litters.
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Our Protocol: We strongly encourage all owners to use a holistic veterinarian to continue this approach through the use of nosodes and Titer testing, which measures actual immunity levels rather than relying on indiscriminate vaccination. We carry all the Nosode’s needed to continue our natural rearing policy at HeavenSentHealthyPet.com
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Owner Responsibility: We recommend that owners perform thorough research regarding their state’s
legal requirements for the Rabies vaccine. If a conventional Rabies vaccine is required by law, we advise
requesting a "thimerosal-free" (mercury-free) version and utilizing our supportive protocols, the Liver
Tonic and systemic Rebalancer(e.g., the use of Adored Beast products found on
HeavenSentHealthyPet.com). The Owner assumes full legal responsibility for compliance with local
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Resources: We provide educational resources and supporting products via our store,
HeavenSentHealthyPet.com. We encourage owners to review our blog on "Vaccines & Nosodes" and the
educational materials provided by our kennel to ensure they feel confident in maintaining their puppy’s
natural health. The following video is exceptionally helpful: “Kiss Parvo & the Vaccine Goodby” -
Mandatory Education:
The Buyer acknowledges they have been assigned the following "Homework" to ensure optimal care:
a. Watch: Pet Fooled (Documentary).
b. Read downloadable PDF: “Vital Animals Don't Get Heartworms” and
“What Vets Don't Tell You About Vaccines”.
c. Review: All articles & videos in the Cape Fear Cane Corso Health & Diet Blog
36 Month Health Guarantee
Raw Feeding Required for dysplasia guarantee.
We require you feed your puppy the Complete Nutrition Package with the Puppy Ultimate Wellness Foundation and then Adult Wellness(after 6 mos) Add-On's from www.HeavenSentHealthyPet.com online store for the entire 24 month guarantee period. We will extend your Health Guarantee to 36 months if you are feeding this prescribed raw diet and the Add-ons. This contract will not cover dysplasia if the Prescribed raw diet is not followed.
Bottom line, your Corso will NOT develop dysplasia 's, allergies, yeasts, digestive issues, all manner of disease if you are feeding the prescribed raw diet and supplements. Dry/kibble foods grow your puppy too fast and too heavy, and they can develop elbow, hip dysplasia's. Raw food grows your puppy at their natural growth rate, much slower and consistent with muscle/skeletal growth rates.
I created the Complete Nutrition raw food package to give you the peace of mind, knowing your pup is getting everything he/she needs. This package makes raw feeding as easy as feeding kibble. I will personally coach, train and give you everything needed to feed raw successfully. I have the instructions, the food and the supplements that will keep your puppy in optimal health.
Our Raw Food can be found here: www.HeavenSentHealthyPet.com
While the initial cost of our Raw Diet may seem higher up front, the true cost of feeding kibble, when factoring in potential diet-related health issues and subsequent vet bills, can be thousands more. Choose to invest in your pet's health now to save significantly on future medical expenses.
Temperament Guarantee: We guarantee our puppy temperaments. If within the first 3 weeks from the time the puppy goes into your home, the puppy becomes very dominant or aggressive with you or anyone within your home, you AGREE to bring the puppy back to Cape Fear Cane Corso within that 3 week period, so we may evaluate the puppy and find a better match for your home. This guarantee also applies to young adults to 1 year old.
Registration
ALL puppies come with a limited registration slip with AKC. It is your choice on whether you register your puppy or not.
Spay/Neuter
Due to ongoing research and studies showing spay/neutering can cause serious problems and diseases, I do not require spay/neutering of companion puppies. This is a decision I leave solely up to the adoptive family. All Puppies will come with a limited registration. If you decided to show/breed your puppy at a later date, there is a show/breed rights fee.
Blog Article Here: Spaying and neutering your dog: Options and alternatives
Show/Breed Prospects
Breed rights have an extra $3,000 fee.
Show/Breed prospects: We cannot guarantee your puppy will be show/breed quality, although we take careful consideration of our prospective show puppies. We can only expect certain puppies out of a litter will be prospects for show/breed quality. Not every puppy is a show/breeding prospect. The puppy's temperament, health, and overall structure is considered. From time to time we consider co-owns. If you are interested in showing and would like a co-own puppy, indicate this on your application.
What's included:
Puppies will be started on Parvo and Distemper Nosodes, Canine Specific probiotics, weaned onto a raw food diet, micro-chipped, and tails docked. Color is not guaranteed. After puppies are born, we will list available puppies' pictures on this website. Your deposit reserves a puppy for you.
Ear Crops:
The choice to crop ears on your new puppy is left to each buyer's choice/decision.
We do not offer ear crop's but you may make appointments with any of the vets listed:
Franklinton Animal Hospital - 501 W Mason St, Franklinton, NC 27525; Phone: (919) 341-1055
Animal Hospital of Fayetteville - 3109 Fort Bragg Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28303 ; Phone: (910) 323-1535
Virginia/Maryland
Brittany Ear Faison DVM - Phone: 302-270-1483(text for quicker response)
South Carolina
Cape Fear Cane Corso Puppy Prices:
Prices will very per litter depending on the breeding and pedigree.
In general, our import litters will be priced higher than other litters.
Our average prices are provided below.
View litter page details on the price of a specific litter you are interested in.
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Cane Corso Companion Puppy: Average price of $3,000+/-
Transport/Pickup of your Puppy
We love to have everyone pickup their puppy. It's the best part of passing a puppy off to a new family. I love meeting our new families and getting a chance to talk person to person. I also understand this is not always possible so we are able to ground transport your puppy to you. Your transport expense will generally be around $1,000 plus $75 for health certificate. If the puppy is older than 12 weeks, there is an additional charge for a rabies vaccination - required to ship.
Stud Service:
We offer stud service to approved females. Inquire for details.
Puppy Care & Training
Mandatory Training: The Buyer agrees to continue lifetime socialization and enroll the puppy in formal
obedience training to ensure a stable, well-adjusted adult dog. We have listed several trainers and are always
adding recommended trainers from other puppy owners on our website HERE.
Puppies are what you make of them. If you ignore your puppy he will grow-up to ignore you and very likely dominate you. You must be consistent in your training with your puppy. I strongly urge you to obedience train your puppy. Continue to hand feed them, make noise while they eat, socialize them as much as you can. If the puppy can go with you, let the puppy go. Time is short with a puppy, enjoy every minute of it.
Leash training your puppy should start right when you get him/her. At first they will fight it, they love their freedom to run and play, but if you stay positive and do not give in to their cry, they will begin to except the leash as a positive thing between the two of you.