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Receipt & Holding Agreement

The following agreement is between_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (breeder), hereafter referred to as "Seller," and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , hereafter referred to as "Purchaser."

In consideration of a deposit of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dollars ($_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ), of which _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is Surety of Action, and $_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is prepayment, Seller assigns Purchaser the option to acquire the dog described below, guaranteeing that the dog will not be sold to any party other than Purchaser for a period of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ days. At the time Purchaser acquires physical possession of the dog, that portion of the deposit taken and unknown as Surety of Action shall be applied to the purchase price.

Breed: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sire:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	AKC #:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Dam:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	AKC #:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sex:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	Date of Birth:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Color & Markings: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AKC Litter #:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"Puppy Name":_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Purchaser assumes all responsibilities for the dog as of the date and time of this agreement. Seller will not be held responsible for illness and/or injury to the dog except as that illness and/or injury would have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable and normal care.

The Surety of Action deposit received by Seller in the amount of $_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is nonrefundable and $_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ over the Surety of Action amount is refundable.

We the undersigned have read, understood and agree with the terms of this contract.

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Date & Time of Signature

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Seller

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Purchaser

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Witness to the Agreement

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Co-Purchaser

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