How It Works
Buying a Stoverly Puppy.
If you've gotten this far you must be interested in purchasing a puppy from us. For that we thank
you. There are a few things you should know about this process before committing to a Stoverly
Puppy.

Almost all of our puppies will be sold as pets on strict spay/neuter contracts. Very few will end
up being sold for breeding purposes. So if you think it would be fun to have a dog to raise a litter
of puppies, just so the kids can have a neat experience, you'll have to go somewhere else. Thats
not where my puppies will go.

I hand out puppy applications all the time. This helps me get to know you and what your looking
for in a puppy. I also take names, numbers and deposits of interested people. I keep you on file.
When I have a litter planned I will gladly call you. You can come by, meet the parents, and meet
the puppies and play, play, play. We love visitors, even if your not buying a puppy.

Puppies are not sold on a first come first serve basis. We are not desperate to get rid of our
puppies. Our puppies are placed in the homes that are best suited to each puppy. If we have a
puppy that is high energy and no homes available that want to put that puppy in a sport, we will
keep that puppy ourselves until an appropriate homes comes along.

We can never guarantee we will have a certain coat colour, certain amounts of white and copper
markings, eye colour or even gender. I have very little control over what puppies are actually
born. I can always tell you what colours are possible in each litter, but mother nature and
genetics have the final say as to what is actually born. I try my best to match you with what you
want as quickly as possible, but quality and temperament are more important to me than colour
and markings. Even if I have a list of people wanting blue merles, if the best pairing up of dogs
for a litter will give me tri coloured dogs, then I will make the cross that gives me the best quality
dogs, not what I can sell fastest.

You are welcome to leave a deposit in one of two ways.

#1. A generic deposit for the best puppy for your family regardless of colour and gender, out of a
certain litter or out of the best fitting litter, and you will be on the list and likely get a puppy in an
average 4 month time frame and ahead of other people. The deposit is good for 12 months. After
12 months if I do not have a puppy for you I will refund your deposit in full. If you choose at any
time to change your needs to a specific colour/gender, you will have to sign another form
agreeing to the new terms.

#2.  If you would like a certain colour, gender, or markings then your still welcome to leave a
deposit with the clear understanding that the waiting period likely grows substantially. Specially
if your hoping for a merle coloured puppy.  This deposit is good for 30 months before it is
refundable.  

When pups are born we will contact everyone and let you know what we have. At that time if you
have a preference of colour or gender or markings and we have that born, then we can pencil
you in for it in the order deposits were received and we will wait and see how their personalities
turn out. At this point it is a waiting game. If you will only take the blue merle female and we only
have one, then the odds are against you. There is a chance the puppy will be show/breed quality
and will either stay with me, will go on a co-own to benefit my breeding program, or go with
another breeder. If it is pet quality it still has to be a good match in personality for your specific
family and it has to meet the needs you outlined in your application.
If your willing to take the best matching pup then that is what you will get. We will watch them
grow up and around 6-7 weeks old we will have a good insight to their personality to better
know who may fit your family and who may not.  

I allow people to come and visit my pups once they are two weeks old. This gives the mom a
chance to relax and settle in. You can come by as often as you want after that. Bring the whole
family so we can get to know each other. You can tell me which pups you like best and I can
keep that in mind. Please remember that we do not make promises before the 7-8 week mark
after the eye exam and veterinarian check up. So do not get your hopes up or the hopes of your
children as it may not work out that way.

When pups are between 7 and 8 weeks old they go in and have their eyes examined by an
ophthalmologist. This is the first exam to tell us who may or may not be show/breed quality.
After the eye exam we see the veterinarian for a check up where they listen to the heart, make
sure both testicles are descended on the boys, check for teeth alignment and give them their
first set of vaccinations.
When eyes and vet check are finished we will then do a final structure evaluation. We examine
the structure of each pup against the written breed standard. This is the final evaluation to
decide who is pet quality and who is show/breed quality. At this time any show/breed quality
pups will be labeled as such and either kept for myself, sold on co-owns, or sold to other
breeders. The pet quality pups will then be placed in their pet homes.
Show quality pups will only be sold as pets as a last option if no show home is available.

Pet quality pups are between $1000.00 and $1200
Show/breed quality pups sold as pets are $1200-1500
Co-own prices vary with each situation.
Show/breed quality pups sold with breeding rights are $1500-$2000 upfront with puppies/stud
services given back to me in the future as each contract outlines.  

Keep in mind that I prefer to place my puppies in an active home before I place them as pets who
will do nothing. An active home to me is one that is involved in conformation, obedience, flyball,
agilty, herding etc. An Aussie of any size is an active dog and they excel when they are kept
busy. If your an active home you will be placed above a non active home on the list.

All puppies comes with the following:
worming at 2,4,6, and 8 weeks.
Vaccinations appropriate for their age
Eye exam
microchip already implanted
Each puppy comes with a puppy gift pack. Each litter may differ slightly according to what is
available to me from my supplier. Generally each puppy comes with a leash, collar, 2 steel bowls,
teddy bear, puppy kong, scent blanket, tennis ball, nylabone, sample of food (or a coupon for
money off your first bag) and some treats.

Still interested in a puppy?

Read over my contracts on-line or ask me to send you one.
Contact us and lets get to know each other.

Check out our plans page to see what litters we have planned.
Check out the puppies page to see if we have any puppies available right now.
Check out our available page to see if we have any older dogs available.

Really want a Stoverly Puppy?

Contact me for a puppy application, application contract and purchase contract information.

Want to know how each breeding is done, and how and where puppies are born and raised?
Check out our puppy raising page.

Thanks for visiting our site and having an interest in our puppies.
Contact us any time
Sue

REMINDER:
Our average GENERIC waiting list for a puppy not yet born of any color and gender that fits your
needs is 4 months from the date of deposit. The waiting period for a SPECIFIC request for a
puppy not born of a certain colour and gender is 6-12 months depending on how particular your
needs are.

WE ALWAYS RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO PLACE A PUPPY IN A SITUATION WE FEEL IS NOT
SUITABLE FOR IT'S PERSONALITY. SO EVEN IF WE HAVE YOUR COLOUR/GENDER
COMBINATION, IF THE PERSONALITY ISN'T A MATCH, WE WILL NOT SELL YOU THAT
PARTICULAR PUPPY.