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PLACEMENT ORDER, SELECTIONS
We maintain a contact list for updates. We use our contact and waiting list as our primary source to contact and update interested homes on what we have planned, or
If we have a litter bred and puppies expected or older dogs for placement. We also keep our web page pretty up to date too. .If you would like to be on our E-mail list feel
free to contact us.

How We place our puppies/dogs

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DO WE SHIP?
We will consider shipping puppies on Occasion for buyers in the US and Canada. We do
not ship companion pups internationally. International shipping is ONLY for For
show/Perfomance prospects, and may be limited to young adult dogs, not puppies.
Shipping requires a lot of good communication to ensure good match and successful
placement. We do not just take payment and ship puppies like numerous breeders do.

For homes, inside the US and Canada, the cost for shipping and any needed additional
health certificates is the buyers responsibility.
We are close to both Manchester/Boston and Logan international airports.
If we will ship will depend a whole lot on the potential home, and each individual situation.
As being closer allows homes easier access to our help if needed, and chances to visit or
give updates we do not ship puppies often. Because of these factors we may choose to
offer a referral to another breeder in your area, so you can benefit of going local and
direct. It is NOT just about making a sale!

As we have put a lot of time effort in the research, planning and care of each litter, we do put a equal amount of effort and consideration when it is time
to place each puppy. Our puppies are not sold simply on a first-come, first-served basis.
Our PRIMARY concern is a good fit between buyer and dog, NOT just taking a deposit or making a sale.
We are involved in the placement process on all our dogs and puppies for sale. Deposits are to ensure you are ready for a dog, and serious about
working with us in this process. Our deposits reserve a spot in the placement order either before birth, or after the litter is whelped and
numbers are known not a specific puppy. We do not offer puppies that you can click on a photo and "buy". We are NEVER in a hurry to get
your deposit, and may even decline them till the litter is born so we at least know how may puppies are born. This process is not to make buying a
Muddyfeet Aussie difficult but, allows us as a breeder to know what a buyers expectations and needs are. This helps us determine if we will have these
criteria in a particular litter, or a specific dog/puppy.

We do work with you in the selection process. We place our puppies biased on FIT, not just color sex and markings. As the person who knows and
lives with the puppies, interacts with them every day, lives with the dam, knows and has met and interacted with the sire, grandparents and someone
with experience raising and living with Aussies, we do take advantage of this experience and knowledge. We make recommendations and make some
decisions to include/exclude puppies that you may be selecting from. Keep in mind this IS biased on what "you" the home want and need, your lifestyle,
your preferences on sex and or color (if any). It is our job to evaluate the personality and potential of each pup. Our job is to consider if X puppy will be
a good match for you to LIVE with and fits what you are Seeking. We do not place puppies only on sex/color or markings request like some product. As
to how many puppies a home may be able to select from at placement age does depend a LOT on YOU the home your wants, needs, Sex and color
preference, What IS born, in addition to where you are in the placement order etc. It may be several in a litter or ONE. Having a sex or color preference
is OK, however we may be limited or choose to limit deposits with both sex and color request. Having a very narrow requirement on what is really only
the dogs physical appearance DOES limit the number of possible matches in a litter. Your sex and or color may not be born or may prove not a suitable
match for your home biased on your wants needs etc.

PLEASE NOTE! We do not make placement decisions BEFORE 8 Weeks.
Personality energy level, structure, movement and drive, cannot be evaluated at birth. You cannot tell if a dog
is a pet/performance/show prospect at this age. Only exception is dogs with obvious mis marks the Exclude
them from being show prospects. You cannot see how much energy, drive or the personality each pup gets
from the parents or within the expected profile for the litter till they are older. We use a combination of day to
day interaction with each puppy and litter from birth till 8 weeks, informal temperament testing, breed
standard evaluations and also wait to get important health tests completed before we make any final
decisions on our puppies.

We do understand some homes may want to know what puppy they may be taking early on. We do try to have
an some ideas as to what specific puppies "may" or what we have for reservations. However other than
having a idea as to X number puppies born X number of males/females color preferences reserved
show/perfromance/pet. "final" decisions (what specific puppies are available for placement to what specific
home) are held off till they are older (7-8 weeks) as this IS really when we can be more definitive. We do this
to ensure the best match between buyer and dog, not just to get them sold as quick as possible.
If you prefer only to place a deposit on a specific puppy.. We will only take a deposits on a specific
puppies/dogs after 7 weeks, and only after homes with pending reservations are honored. As we may not
take deposits for every possible match, we may have puppies listed after 8 weeks, however cannot make any
guarantees as we generally only breed when there is a bit of demand for a particular litter.

We do encourage and welcome visit by our homes. We think that most people enjoy the chance to meet the entire litter, to see the litter grow and mature,
final decisions as to specific placements do have to wait, our homes are involved with the entire litter and development during this waiting period.
We only ask for our puppy safety we may limit visits or handling when they are young.

We DO take a more careful approach to placing our dogs.
Although, The way we place our dogs does take some extra time, it takes patience and you willing to work with us in the decision process. The truth is we do all
because we do really care about the best match possible for a long term relationship between you, your future companion and us.
We do have excellent success and experience placing dogs this way.