Want a Garlind Ridge puppy?
Please DO NOT complete this application if you plan to keep
your collie outdoors! Or chain them! Or keep them in a kennel! Our collies are use to being a part of our family and that
is what we want for our puppies, a life indoors living with their family.
Please DO NOT complete
this application if you plan to keep your collie outdoors!
Or chain them! Or keep them in a kennel! Our collies are
use to being a part of our
family and that is what we want for our puppies, a life indoors living with their family.
PLEASDE DO A COPY THEN A PASTE OF THIS FORM INTO AN E-MAIL WITH SENDING IT TO: COLLIES4U@TDS.NET
That is collies4u@tds.net
THANK YOU!
TODAY’S DATE____________________________________________
Your name_______________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________
City, state,
zip____________________________________________
Phone___________________________________________________
Cell phone_______________________________________________
Where did you hear about GarLind Ridge_______________________
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Have you had a collie in the past_____________________________
Do you have a fenced in lawn?_______________________________
Where will
your puppy sleep at night Inside_____Outside_________
Have you ever
let dogs run loose?____________________________
Are you wanting a male or female
or does it not matter___________
What color of puppy would you like
in order? Sable____Tri____White______
Are you aware GarLind puppies are offered as pet/companions and not
for breeding?_____
Are you wanting a puppy as soon as possible___________________
Are you aware that GarLind Ridge breeds according to the waiting list?
Will you contact us if you decide to go off the waiting list so that we can
Keep an accurate waiting list for breeding purposes? ______________
What would you like us to know about your family? ________________________
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ALERT!
DO NOT SUPPORT
PUPPY MILLS TO KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS!
Check out:
How many puppies does the breeder have
for sale-various ages? lots of puppies? Think puppy mill!
The condition of the parents, are they thin and unkept?
Where do they live? Are there adults for sale also?
Do they always have puppies for sale? All of these are signs of
a puppy mill!!!
Also, very important!
Check
out the breeders who supply these places with puppies and dogs for breeding!
They are enabling and supporting puppy
mills!
How to adopt a Garlind Ridge puppy.
Puppy waiting list and questionaire
We now have 34 (soon
to be more) families who have 2 Garlind Ridge collies!
Please complete and click send if you would like to be on
the Garlind Ridge collie puppy waiting list.
We screen all potential adoptive families to be assured of the best possible
homes for our puppies.
Puppies sold as companions only,
not with full registration for breeding
I will honor the sale
of a breeding collies to the ones I have already promised I would ( I do stand by my word), however, there
will be an in-depth written contract in place ( I will no longer take the word of breeders) so that the collie never
ends up in a puppy mill as their home by sale or lease. I loathe puppy mills! I DO NOT want collies from me or the lines
I have worked so hard to produce to end up in puppy mills. I consider breeders who knowingly and purposely supply these
places with collies to be unethical and heartless, thinking of their own financial gain with no thoughts of the innocent
collie who has trusted and loved them unconditionally.
Any questions,
do your own research, you will find many obvious answers as to who is supplying puppy mills with normal eyed and non
carrier puppies for breeding.
Champions and titles are wonderful but that is not a priority with
us. We breed with priorities on great health and wonderful temperaments plus beautiful collies.
The
MDR1 gene is huge! We are working, step by step, to get rid of the collie drug sensitivity in our collies and the puppies
that come from us.
Garlind Ridge Collie puppies:
CEA clear or non carriers
PRA non carriers
MDR1 mutant/normal or normal/normal-
we DO NOT produce MDR1 mutant/mutant puppies
(our
collies have all been tested for CEA, PRA, MDR1)
Please read information from research done at the Washington State
University:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcpl/
Multidrug Sensitivity in Dogs
Some dog breeds are more sensitive
to certain drugs than other breeds. Collies and related breeds, for instance, can have adverse reactions to drugs such as
ivermectin and loperamide (Imodium). At Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine you can get your
dog tested for drug sensitivity and keep up with the latest research.
Drug sensitivities result from a mutation
in the multi-drug resistance gene (MDR1). This gene encodes a protein, P-glycoprotein that is responsible for pumping many
drugs and other toxins out of the brain. Dogs with the mutant gene cannot pump some drugs out of the brain as a normal dog
would, which may result in abnormal neurologic signs. The result may be an illness requiring an extended hospital stay - or even death.
Breeds affected by the MDR1 mutation (frequency
%)
Collie 70% !!!!
Also Collie eye!
http://www.optigen.com/opt9_test_cea_ch.html
Collie Eye Anomaly / Choroidal Hypoplasia (CEA)
The frequency
of the CEA/CH gene mutation in U.S. Rough and Smooth Collies appears to be extremely high. In general, the frequency of affecteds
in Rough and Smooth Collies is well over 50%, and in some populations has been observed to be as high as 85-90% of dogs examined.
Why do we have a waiting list?
1. We breed when we have people
that would like our puppies
2. It shows your commitment to the puppy
3. You get to know us before adopting a puppy from us
4. We get to know you before you adopt a puppy from us.
DO NOT COME TO US WITH MONEY AND EXPECT TO HAVE ONE OF OUR PUPPIES. WE SCREEN ALL FAMILIES AND YES,
WE HAVE TURNED DOWN MANY FAMILES FROM ADOPTING ONE OF OUR BABIES. WE ARE NOT LIKE THE NEWSPAPER WHEREAS YOU CALL AND WANT
A PUPPY, MEET SOMEONE WITH MONEY AND TAKE HOME A PUPPY.
White-Sable-Tri colored puppies
We breed for puppies in 3 colors:
The gorgeous White, the ever so popular Lassie Sable and the stunning Tri
And what do we feel is the best possible thing you can do for your puppy?
SOCIALIZE, SOCIALIZE, SOCIALIZE AND SOCIALIZE
People of all ages, other animals, get out and get to know
others and the world in general!
If you would like to
be put on the Garlind Ridge collie puppy waiting list, please
complete the form below and click submit.
We have found that
families serious about the commitment of a puppy are willing to wait for one of our puppies. With adopting a puppy, you are
committing to caring and loving this puppy for it's entire life.
Our Puppies are very special to us, therefore
*We do not sell to Pet Shops
*We
do not sell to Puppy Mills.
*Our puppies are not for resale-we expect them to live their entire lives with
the adoptive families if at all possible. If a family cannot care for the Garlind Ridge collie for any reason, this collie
should be returned to us.
*We do have puppy & collie visitation times welcoming those interested to come for a
visit at that time. With our large family, dairy farm, collies, and working off of the farm we are very busy. If
we granted visitations every time a family asked, we would have collie visitors nearly every weekend, taking away time
from our family time which is extremely important to us.
We
screen all potential adoptive families before they are put on our waiting/wish list for a Garlind Ridge puppy.
(puppy picking goes according to the date of when the questionaire is returned and accepted
as being on the waiting list)For the safety of our puppies, we do not allow visitors
until the puppies are at least 4 weeks of age. Please do not ask to see puppies younger than this. We appreciate you honoring
our request for the safety of our puppies.
Our collies are a passion of ours. We love our collies and do what is best for them and their offspring.
We place our puppies in the best possible homes and have the right to refuse anyone the adoption of one of our puppies
for any reason at any time should we not feel comfortable with it.
If you cannot get your form to submit, please feel free to copy it and paste
it into an e-mail then send to collies4u@tds.net
Our puppy packages include:
*one
sweet, loving, and prespoiled collie puppy (purebred collie from lines that have been carefully screened to produce the best
possible puppies being loving and healthy)
*First shots
We vaccinate according to the recommendations of
Jean Dodds, DVM, a world renowned vaccine research scientist
Our puppies receive Intervet Puppy Progard as recommended by Dr. Dodds. This is a
vaccination for distemper and parvovirus.
Please
research the over vaccinating that is being done and harming our canine friends. There are new recommended vaccination
guidelines many are unaware of.
*Dewclaws removed
*Three to four wormings before placement
*CVI form from the Veterinary health check done on your
puppy
*Copy of the pedigree and AKC paperwork for each parent
verifying born from AKC registered /purebred parents ----our puppies are not sold with breeding rights, tget are companion puppies
only! These puppies are to be spayed/neutered by the age of 8 months.
*Copy of DNA from father of
puppy
*Litter pedigree
*Pictures of both parents and grandparents if we have them which
we do have for most
* A photo collage of all of the puppies in the litter along with pictures of the parents
*Puppy pictures and updates several times a week
*Contract to
be signed by seller and buyer with guarantee by breeder
*Health
guarantee
*We are always available should you have questions
*One sweet, very loved and spoiled puppy
*Puppy starter
pack
Much of the above will be e-mailed so that it can be saved on your PC and printed if you so desire.
Our collies and puppies are treated like family. Our girls give birth in our home
on blankets with us by their side until long after the last puppy of the litter has been born. Our puppies and their
mothers have a puppy area/bed lined with flannel sheets on their floor for the first 3 weeks of their lives. Newspapers
are slippery and can be hard on the development of the bones in puppy. Once the puppies begin to eat, they are moved to a
different area in our home with a larger area for play (we call them their puppy condos!) and interaction with their siblings.
Their Mom is free to go in and play with the puppies or be outside of the condo and keep a watchful eye over her puppies.
Note: We feel that lots and lots
of love and handling is very important in the first few days and weeks of a puppy's life. (This is called imprinting)
We guarantee that your puppy will come prespoiled, having had lots of interaction with our family, children and adults.
Any other questions,
please feel free to ask
We won't lose contact once your
puppy has left us, he/she is a part of the Garilnd Ridge family, we are always here for you and welcome updates and pictures.
*It is very important for us to meet
the families adopting our puppies.* Whenever this is possible, this is certainly our first choice.
At
times, due to the distances, families are unable to drive for the puppy and the drives for the puppy would be very hard on
the puppy. Due to the long drives, we have decided that we would ship puppies but ONLY on from Madison, WI or Milwaukee, Wi
with the flights being the shortest for the puppy that we can find
Shipping
the puppy would be $450 which would be the cost of the airline ticket, Shipping crate, Vet check, Interstate Health Certificate
and delivery to the airport.
Some destinations may be more depending on our costs.
We keep in contact
with all families adopting our puppies;
this is very important
to us.
Garlind
Ridge collies coming from us here in Wisconsin live in 38 states! They are:
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Conneticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Minnesota
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North
Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
and one of the most gorgeous places we have ever been,
several are in gorgeous Canada
We expect our puppies to spend their entire lives in the home that adopts
them from us.
Breeders: We have had many breeders interested in our collies due to the health checks we do.
We do not advertise that we will sell to breeders since the majority of our collies go to pet homes which we love. At
times, after extensive screening, we have sold a puppy as a breeder to the right home that will treat them like family.
We know that manybreeders will trade or sell their dogs to improve their lines but that is not what we want for
our puppies. When our puppies are placed, we want them to have a lifetime home, living with a family, not in a kennel.
Please do not ask us about a Garlind Ridge collie puppy to join your breeding program unless this puppy will become a part
of your family for it's lifetime.
