We understand it can be overwhelming sometimes reading through contracts and trying to figure out what the most important points are. We also know what is most important to you, which is what MOSA provides or guarantees for you as the adoptive family. So to make it easier below we have outlined and explained what we feel are most important to you the adoptive family and what we promise you.
General
This means you are promising to provide the dog with all of the proper care,socialization, and any and all required or needed medical or veterinary care.
Ownership Conditions
You the adoptive family give MOSA first refusal to reclaim the dog and can not transfer ownership of your MOSA dog to anyone without our permission and us providing it in writing. If for any reason you can not keep your MOSA Italian Greyhound you must contact us and return the dog to us. MOSA gaurantees "Permanent Placement" for every IG we breed.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL A MOSA DOG BE SURRENDERED TO ANY POUND OR TYPE OF ORGANIZATION/SHELTER.
Health Guarantee
This means we stand behind our puppies and dogs. It covers you in the event of any health issues that are hereditary or genetic in origin that should arise..
Refund/Replacement Conditions
If a MOSA Italian Greyhound should ever develop any health problems with a hereditary or genetic origin preventing it from living a normal, healthy life for the purpose adopted, depending on your contract you are offered options for replacement or a partial refund. As well we understand the bond you may have with your dog and depending what you choose and is agreed upon you may keep the IG in question.
(This does not apply to puppies that are returned for any other reasons other than the reason specified above. On returned puppies/dogs all money is non-refundable.)
Type
If a MOSA puppy/dog is adopted on a show/breeding agreement, which we do very rarely. We guarantee for 24 months against the dog developing any faults as described in the AKC Italian Greyhound standard that would prohibit it from being shown. You are also protected in the event your dog is diagnosed with a medical disorder that is genetically derived that would cause the dog rendered unable to be shown or ethically bred.
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Breeding
MOSA Italian greyhounds are primarily adopted as companion pets and those adopted as such will not be bred and by six months of age will be spayed or neutered. Unless otherwise agreed to and provided in writing by MOSA, there are no exceptions.
MOSA Italian greyhounds adopted on a show/breeding agreement will not be allowed to be cross bred. You also agree that in no circumstances will you sell or breed for the purpose of selling to pet-stores or puppy-mills nor will there be any pet-store or puppy-mill breeding allowed.
MOSA does not place their puppies or dogs with those known to be puppy-mills or pet-stores and we have the right to at anytime to refuse to adopt any puppy or dog for breeding purposes and will do so if we feel it is not in the best interest and safety of the dog and any puppies produced.
