Sales Policy

Please read this Sales Policy completely, your deposit is an agreement to these terms.

Placing puppies with a family is something we take seriously and with careful consideration.

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 do have the protection instinct inherent. 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(especially children), 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 six to nine 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 6mos+ look for a puppy.

All our pups come with the following:

Family socialization
1-year health contract
Microchips (optional)
ICCF registration paperwork
Medical book with all worming and vaccination information (up to date) for your veterinarian on that first new client visit.
Tails are docked at 2-4 days of age

All pups come with natural ears. It is the owner’s decision if they want to leave the pup’s ears natural or to crop them. We can get your pup’s ears laser cropped at 7 weeks of age with our veterinarian if you chose to have the ears cropped. It is major surgery and there is an additional charge for the surgery.

Balance for all pups is due at 7 weeks of age when the puppies are chosen. ( This includes ear crop surgery costs if applicable)

We have multiple transport options to get your new pup to you all over North America.

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Deposits

We have two types of sales methods. One type is POL ( pick of litter) sale. The second type is a Direct sale.

For POL , we require a $1500 Companion POL Deposit to reserve a puppy in any current or upcoming litter which is applied toward your total price.

For Direct sale , we require $2000, $1500 , $1000 , or $500 Companion deposit to reserve a puppy in any current litter which is applied towards your total price.

For either type of sale , you must pay a deposit to hold the puppy until pick up or ship out date. Monies paid are non-refundable.

Your balance is due prior to ear crop date or if you're not getting ear crops, upon pickup of your puppy. 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.

Deposits: The deposit is a promise to buy a puppy. If for some reason the Buyer changes his/her mind on a puppy, they forfeit their deposit. We cannot give a guarantee on specific colors or genders in any specific litter. If a planned litter does not take place, or the litter does not produce the expected number of pups we will transfer your deposit to another litter of your choosing.

The deposit will hold the puppy until it has been weaned and is ready for pick-up. The buyer must pick up the puppy by 8 weeks unless specified with the breeder. A boarding fee of 25 dollars a day will be required for every day the puppy is kept past 8 weeks unless the buyer and the breeder come to an outside agreement in writing.

Placement

We place puppies according to the structure and experience of the family before color. Temperament and fit are our priorities. First pick deposits have first pick at 6 - 7 weeks. we 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 we 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.....we'll steer you to a better fit. Color is not a priority, but is taken into consideration, we 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.

Health Guarantee

All of our puppies come with a one-year health guarantee with required signatures @ final purchase .

Registration

ALL puppies come with a limited registration slip with ICCF and /or 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.

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.

Non Breeding Rights: All dogs purchased without breeding rights come with limited registration. Due to health concerns related to neuter we do not require neuter on our male pups. No dog from Catwba Cane Corso is to be bred without obtaining full breeding rights. If a dog bred by Catawba Cane Corso is bred without full breeding rights Catawba Cane Corso has the right to reclaim the dog at any time, with no compensation made. If Legal recourse is required at any time all court proceedings are the be filed and maintained in the breeders state of residence and any court fees incurred are to be paid back to the breeder if the buyer loses.

If the buyer breeds the dog before fulfilling the requirements our guarantee/contract is void and the buyer agrees to surrender the dog at the buyers expense with no compensation made. No cross breeding with any other breed aside from a full blooded and fully health tested Cane Corso or with any pup/dog from Catawba Cane Corso is allowed. If a dog from Catawba Cane Corso is used in any crossbreeding, buyer agrees to surrender the dog back to Catawba Cane Corso with no compensation made.

What's included:

Puppies will have one set of core vaccinations, de-wormed 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 offer ear crops by a professional vet for an additional $800.00.

Owner Responsibilty:

Once new owner takes possession of the puppy, new owner assumes ALL it’s new puppy’s liabilities aside from what is covered in our CCC one -year health guarantee.

By purchasing this puppy you agree to have the pup examined by your vet within 72 hours of receipt of puppy. We accept no responsibility after 3 days if the dog/puppy gets sick from a communicable disease after that time. Catawba Cane Corso guarantee’s this puppy to be free of severe genetic abnormalities that severely effect the dogs quality of life for twelve months. This does not include abnormalities prone to the breed that do not affect the health of the dog ( i.e.Cherry eye, teeth, entropia, ectropia, or grade 1 or 2 heart murmur, and common conditions found in all Mollosser breeds). Abnormalities like these do not affect the general health of the dog. No replacement will be given on dog/puppies that do not qualify for replacement under the health guarantee. If a genetic abnormality was to occur before twelve months of age, the said puppy will be replaced with another puppy from the next available litter. Genetic diagnosis will need to come from two different Veterinarians “yours and mine” and by OFA for cardiac issues and elbows or PennHip for hip issues. OFA diagnosis will not be accepted for Hip Dysplasia.

Catawba 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 POL prices are provided below. If we are doing Direct sale prices, simply view on puppies page.
View puppy page details on the price of a specific puppy you are interested in.

Cane Corso Companion Puppy: Prices typically range from $2500 to $6000. Prices fluctuate based on different bloodlines, litters and sizes.
First Pick-of-Litter Puppy: $4,000 - $4,500
Second Pick-of-Litter Puppy: $3,000 - $3,500
Third Pick-of-Litter Puppy: $2,500

Shipping/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 $445-$800, plus $75 for health certificate, and $65 - $75 for shipping kennel. For an older or larger puppy, the kennel and shipping cost will increase per ground transport quote. If the puppy is older than 12 weeks, there is an additional charge for a rabies vaccination - required to ship.

Stud Service: ( Currently not avail )

We offer stud service to approved females. Inquire for details.

Puppy Care & Training

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.

Puppies enjoy chewing on anything they can get their teeth on, so instead of having to replace your furniture, you could try pig ears, pig twist, a kong with peanut butter, liver snaps, or any heavy rope toy. DO NOT give them any plastic toys, they will eat them. The plastic can tear their intestines and they can die.

24/7 Puppy "Technical" Support System

We have a private Group on this website as well as Facebook that all of our families are added to. I created this group for my puppy families only. I have included several experts in the Cane Corso breed, as well as specifically these lines, who can help answer any question you may have. If you are having a training delima, or a temperament issue, or a health question....you are safe to ask in our private group. You will get tips and answers from people I fully trust.

Conflict Resolution

*Conflict resolution: We do not refund any monies paid at anytime. When compensation is required, it will be in the form of a puppy and only when the contract allows. Buyer agrees to keep disagreements and conflicts about the breeder between the breeder and any court system that may be involved. Buyer agrees to not post on the internet/social media about any disagreements or conflicts between the breeder and the buyer. The breeder has seen the way that some angry buyers will try to use social media to slander and weaponize public opinion regardless of the facts, and that is why this clause has been added to the agreement, to protect the breeder and the breeders reputation. The court system is fair and balanced and that is where disputes need to be handled, not the court of public opinion.