Application

Contracts point of mention — terms of service. Every puppy also goes home with a written contract; the notes below are what that contract covers.

Trusted Family Companion Puppies

Companion puppies are beautiful, healthy and well-tempered puppies from the litter. Quite often they may be of show quality. Our Cane Corso puppies are raised in our home with our family, never in a kennel or barn. They are well socialized, exposed to many different early puppyhood stimuli, children, dogs and adults. We evaluate our puppies utilizing Volhard's Puppy Aptitude Testing prior to them going to their new homes. This helps us ensure each new family is matched with their ideal puppy, resulting in a successful furever home.

• Each puppy goes home with a written contract, health and temperament guarantees, tails docked, dew claws removed, wormed, and up to date vaccinations
• Prior to their new homes, we begin crate training and leash introductions
• All parents are health tested
• Puppies sold as companions are required to be spayed or neutered and cannot be bred
• Limited AKC registration
• Clients have the option to crop ears prior to going home, but it is always recommended. Cropped ears are not just for cosmetic reasons
• Puppies never go home prior to 8 weeks
• Basic training packages available for puppies leaving post 8 weeks (additional cost)
• We do not breed for color; you may request a specific color, however we do not guarantee puppies will be placed based solely on a color preference
• Occasionally a companion family becomes interested in showing their companion, and we can visit the possibility and assess a companion between 12 and 18 months. Health testing will be required as well

Our extended family is provided with helpful online support documents for behavior, children and more. And we are available for all of your concerns or questions. We ask that you always ask us before relying on "Internet Truths". Everyone has opinions on what is best for your puppy, but we truly support that your breeder knows best, and if we need further information to help you we will seek it.

Retired or Placement Dogs

On occasion we place adults; usually they are between the age of 2 and 5 years old.

Every good breeder knows the number of dogs they can personally keep that would not sacrifice the attention and care each dog is given. We must limit, in all fairness, the number of dogs that live with us in our home. Each dog requires love, care and most importantly our time. If we kept every dog, we simply would have too many dogs under our roof. As responsible breeders we care enough for the dogs that have worked hard to help us improve the breed, and know when it's time to retire them into a loving family home where they can receive 100% of the attention they deserve. We love them enough to let them go.

The benefits of a retirement or placement dog are numerous. An adult dog is trained and a good alternative for prospective owners that work and may not have time for a puppy. Many are prized AKC champions or AKC pointed and health tested.

Next time you wonder why a breeder wants to place an adult — remember it is not because they are unwanted. They have been loved and cared for. It is because they deserve their own special family and the love and affection that goes with being the coveted "golden child", or "couch potato".

My own son and daughter both own Corsi that were raised by me here at Motorhead Cane Corso, and even one that we helped a local rescue with and fell in love with him even though he was not one of our very own.

Show Prospect Puppies

On occasion we are willing to part with a show prospect. We can't guarantee the title, but we can help provide all resources and guidance, as we too are a show home.

• We co-own all show prospects; some are co-owned for eternity, some are signed over to co-owners after the contractual obligations are met
• We retain breeding rights on all show prospect males we produce
• Buyers of show prospects are contractually obligated to title the dog
• To maintain correct breed type, all show prospects are required to have their ears cropped

We stand behind every puppy with a written contract that covers genetic health and temperament, whether they are companions or show prospects.

About breeding rights: we have worked long and hard to establish our quality breeding program. If you want to benefit from those years of breeding excellence, you must be willing to be mentored.

Registration, deposits and color

All puppies are only AKC registered.

Deposits are non-refundable. Deposits are applied toward the total placement price of the puppy. Deposits are only transferable to another litter if the sex or category of puppy requested is not available in our current litter. If a situation arises and the client is not able to take a puppy out of the litter they have a deposit on, they must inform Motorhead by the time the puppy is 4 weeks old. The deposit will then be transferred to an upcoming litter more suitable to the client's timing.

We do not breed for color. We focus on correct breed type, structure, health and temperament. Color is strictly cosmetic. We do produce all colors; however, we do not guarantee a certain color will be available.