Deposits:      FOR ADOPTION APPROVED BUYERS ONLY: (see Application Process above)

$150.00 - A deposit will secure your puppy reservation for a particular litter and gender preference or place an available puppy on reserve especially for you.

Once you have decided you want a Hickory Hollow Llewellin Setter, we highly recommend putting down a deposit to secure your reservation well in advance of when you actually want a pup. Our reservation list usually fills up fast, so we recommend at least 6 months to 1 year in advance as an appropriate time frame.

*NOTE: By law, we are required to collect state sales tax in the amount of 6% for all pups delivered within the state. This amount will automatically be added to all invoices and includes deposits.
Sales Tax will not be added to pups who are air shipped outside of the state.

Pricing:

$750.00 (males and females, any color)

Pricing may vary per litter due to the following:

• Parentage: Sometimes a particular breeding may incorporate the use of a stud dog which is not owned by Hickory Hollow and this service comes with a price. The stud fee and any travel involved are factors in setting litter pricing. Litter pricing will be published within the litter advertisement on our "Puppies" page.

• Medical: Cases where significant medical intervention by a veterinarian was needed may also cause the pups in that litter to go above our published price range.

*NOTE: By law, we are required to collect state sales tax in the amount of 6% for all pups delivered within the state. This amount will automatically be added to all invoices and includes deposits.
Sales Tax will not be added to pups who are air shipped outside of the state.

Payment Options:

We realize that purchasing a well bred Llewellin Setter can be an investment and so we are willing to work with you on payment options.  After receiving your deposit, we will accept either of the following:

• a lump sum of the final balance due on delivery
• a series of installments where payments can be made at comfortable intervals up until delivery of your puppy

Prior to delivery, an itemized invoice will be sent out to all clients showing any receipts and the total balance due including state sales tax (if applicable). The deposit and any installment payments made before delivery will be subtracted from the invoice total, and therefore only the remainder will be due at the time of delivery (if any).

The entire balance due on the invoice must be paid in full before the puppy can leave Hickory Hollow. If the pup will be shipped by air, we require the balance due to be paid at least two days prior to the scheduled ship date. Adhering to these terms will avoid shipping delays.

We will gladly accept the following forms of payment:

• Cash

• Certified Bank Check

• Credit Card - We accept MasterCard, VISA and DISCOVER for your convenience. (2% surcharges will apply)

• Personal Check - For Deposits ONLY! We're sorry, but we will not accept personal checks on the day you take your puppy home. All checks should be made out to "Hickory Hollow Llewellin Setters".

• PayPal - This option will allow you to use your American Express card, as well as the other popular credit processors such as MasterCard, VISA and DISCOVER. (4% surcharges will apply).
  If paying with cash directly from your bank account, no surcharges will be added.
  In either case, please contact us and we will send you a PayPal invoice.
   

Puppy Selection:

When:

Puppy selection is scheduled to begin when the pups are 5 weeks old. At this age it will be easier to evaluate conformation, amount of ticking, personality, hunting instinct and overall health of the puppy. The entire process should take less than one week to complete.

How:

Where:

Clients are welcome to come to Hickory Hollow to choose their pup in person, however it must be before or during the planned selection week. We must try to stay on schedule for the respect of those selecting pups after. If you are planning to visit us, please make prior arrangements well ahead of time so that we may schedule an appointment that works for both of us and to minimize delays in the process.

If you cannot make it here in person to select your pup, we would be happy to discuss your needs and match you with a pup that best fits your desires. We've done this many times with pups from our past litters and each time the new parents say they are amazed at how well we matched them and they couldn't have been more pleased because they ended up with exactly the kind of pup that they were hoping for.

*NOTE: Hickory Hollow reserves the right to keep the "pick of the litter" at any time in order to perpetuate and preserve our breeding lines. As owners of the litter, Hickory Hollow may exercise this right without prior notice and even in such cases where all reservations for the particular litter have been filled.

Delivery:

All pups can go to their new homes at 7 weeks of age or after. Puppies that will be air shipped cannot fly until they are 8 weeks old due to airline regulations. Puppies that remain at Hickory Hollow after 8 weeks of age will be assessed a $10/day boarding fee which will be added to your invoice total.

Puppies will be fully weaned and eating dry kibble by the time they go. We have found that our pups are not only strong and healthy enough to leave at 7 weeks, but are fully ready to embark on a new life, doing fun and exciting new things.

Options:

• Pick up here - We prefer that the puppies are picked up here at Hickory Hollow in person. With most of the pups all leaving at the same time, it is important to contact us prior to the delivery date to schedule an appointment to pick-up your pup. We schedule appointments at 2-hour intervals to ensure your scheduled time slot will allow us to personally spend enough time with you going over your paperwork and answering any questions you may have. It will also allow you to see our place and meet the other pups and their parents before our next appointment arrives.

• Personal Delivery - In the event that you cannot make it here to pick-up your pup, we may be able to help get him/her to you. We are willing to travel distances within reason and will be based on our availability and are subject to standard mileage charges paid at the buyer's expense.

• Air Shipment - We would love to meet each and every client who purchases one of our pups, but we realize that it's not always possible due to distance. For this reason, we offer Air Shipment (see next section).  If you are planning on using this method, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can check on which airlines will ship to your destination and provide a shipping quote.

Air Shipment:

We offer air shipment of pups to destinations across the continental United States and Canada, but please be advised of the additional costs listed below. Each of these costs will be added to the total invoice at a non-inflated rate in order to provide the best service for our clients. Most notably, we do not charge for mileage to and from the airport to put a pup on a flight.

• Health Certificate

A veterinary visit and physical exam is required in order for issuance of the Health Certificate.

• Air Cargo Kennel and liner

Estimate is for an airline approved "Intermediate" sized Pet Taxi which will hold up to 20 pounds along with a non-skid kennel liner to provide some padding and absorb any puppy "accidents".

If the pup or combined weight of two pups is over 20 pounds, the next size larger kennel will be required at a slightly higher cost.

• Air Freight

Range: $180.00 to $290.00

We usually ship via American or Delta Airlines from Cedar Rapids IA (CID). Rates may vary slightly from this estimate.

Optional:
    Snuggle Puppie^TM

 
$29.99

 
For puppies flying alone, we highly recommend purchasing a SnugglePuppie^TM for extra warmth, comfort and companionship during travel. We sell these in our Hickory Hollow Marketplace (Check it out!)

Additional Contingencies -  Airline policies state the following:

1) Pups cannot be shipped on any given day if temperatures will exceed 85 degrees fahrenheit or dip below 10 degrees fahrenheit at any destination point along the travel route. If temperatures are forecasted to deviate above or below the allowed threshholds on your scheduled delivery date, the delivery will be postponed until the following day.

2) Pups cannot be shipped before 8 weeks of age.

What's included:

At the time of delivery, all of the bulleted items in purple text will be included.

• Llewellin Setter puppy - You will receive one well-bred, healthy, Llewellin Setter puppy of your choosing that will have a strong instinct to point and hunt birds.
   
  Your puppy will have had the front dew claws removed and will have been wormed on weeks 2, 3, 4 and 6. Basically, your puppy will be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and full of playful energy! (Well, maybe not "bushy-tailed" just yet, but that will come with age!)
   

• Purchase Agreement / Contract - You will receive an original copy of the purchase agreement signed by both parties (Buyer and Seller).
   
  This legally binding contract puts our health guarantee in writing and details our expectations of the buyer regarding the pup's follow-up health care, Field Dog Stud Book name registration and our policy on finding the dog a new home. To view more details of this contract, click on the image of an actual document to the right or read about it below (view now).
   

• FDSB Registration rights - Your puppy will be eligible for registration as a purebred Llewellin Setter with the Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB).
   
  It is totally up to you whether you want register your dog. The American Field does require a minimal charge associated with their registration process.
  See Optional Services

• Certificate of Pedigree - You will receive a four generation pedigree for your puppy. 
   
  This is Hickory Hollow's unofficial but accurate pedigree certificate showing the ancestry of your puppy going back 4 generations.
   
  If you would also like to have an Official Pedigree, those can be obtained through the American Field when your dog is FDSB registered.

• Certificate of Birth and Development - You will receive an official birth certificate for your puppy. 
   
  This birth certificate includes stats on your puppy such as birth date and time, gender, birth order in the litter, birth weight and length, coloring and body markings along with the detailed marking diagram, developmental changes, details about the sire and dam along with a genuine inked paw print!

• Health Record - You will receive a pamphlet containing your pup's health record.
   
  This pamphlet contains your puppy's medical history and includes information on vaccinations (date done and type given), wormings by date and medication used, your puppy's microchip number (if applicable) and any vet visits your pup may have had. The pamphlet is the size of a business envelope which you can take along with you to your veterinarian and includes a convenient pouch to hold your receipts.

• Information Sheets - You will receive a few materials containing some valuable information for your future reference.
   
  Welcome Letter / Next Steps  - This letter welcomes you to the Hickory Hollow family and outlines a list of important things that you need to know or remember to do after you get your pup home.
  
  House Training  - This informative sheet contains tips on the Do's and Don't's of house training your new puppy. Hopefully this information will provide you a great start in that department.
  
  Spaying or Neutering - This sheet provides information on spaying or neutering your puppy, time frame for when the procedure should be done and the health benefits of doing so.
  
  Home Again Microchip brochure  - This brochure provides some information on the Home Again microchip and registry services.
   
  Puppy Necessities - This sheet provides information on all kinds of recommended products for your puppy such as grooming tools, what kind and size of kennel to buy, best types of toys for Llewellins, etc.
  

• Puppy Care Package - This care package includes a fleece blanket* with familiar scent, a nylon puppy collar*, rawhide chew stick and a small bag of puppy food.
   
  *Color choices are available for the fleece blanket and nylon collar.

• Puppy Photo Album - This album showcases your puppy at different developmental stages and includes photos of the parents and littermates as well as a special added BONUS; video clips taken of the litter during their time here! All photos and videos will be delivered on a personalized CD-ROM** made especially for you!
   
  **This website based CD can be viewed on any personal computer with a CD or DVD drive using Internet Explorer. You will also need QuickTime to view the video clips (an internet connection is NOT required).

• Bath - Your pup will be soft, silky and "snugglized" with our fresh smelling shampoo.

• Nail Trim - No puppy will leave here with sharp little claws.

• Photo of you and your new pup - With your permission, we will post this photo to our website!

Optional Services:

 FDSB Registration:

For those who would like for the puppy to be registered as a purebred Llewellin Setter with The American Field in the Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB), we will help to make this a hassle-free process.
 
Since the Application for Registration requires our signatures as well as some specific litter information, we will fill out all the necessary paperwork and register the puppy to you, with our kennel name prefix of "Hickory's" (see Naming Your Puppy). The registration papers and pedigree (if desired) will be issued to, and also returned to the purchaser by The American Field.

AKC Registration:

For those who would like for the puppy to be registered as a purebred dog with the American Kennel Club, you must first establish registration with the FDSB and obtain an official pedigree. Since FDSB is considered by the AKC as an "acceptable domestic registry", the AKC will allow you to register your pup using their "Open Registration" process, regardless of whether the parents were AKC registered or not.

The steps involved in AKC "Open Registration" are the following:

• Fill out the AKC "Open Registration Application"
• Gather required attachments
• Copy of FDSB registration certificate
• Copy of official FDSB pedigree
• Photographs (1 from front / 1 from side)
• Enclose a check for $20 for the AKC registration fee
• Mail the application, attachments and fee to the American Kennel Club

 

Since the application, requires the dog owner's signature, we cannot provide this service for you, but we would be happy to assist you with this process if needed.

 

For more information on Open Registration, please check out the AKC website at the following link:  http://www.akc.org/reg/open_registration.cfm

 

NOTE: AKC does not recognize the Llewellin Setter as a unique breed like the FDSB does, therefore your dog can only be registered with AKC as a purebred English Setter.

 

Microchipping:

If you would like to have your puppy microchipped before delivery, we can do that for you here at Hickory Hollow.   We highly recommend this service for all dogs, but especially for field hunting dogs because of the very nature of their life style. Many times, they are taken out into the country, probably miles from home and are allowed to roam freely in search of birds. Not to mention most hunters will exchange the normal collar having attached identification tags for a fancy radio controlled collar that probably doesn't provide any identification what-so-ever. If your prized hunting dog got away from you out there, wouldn't you want the security in knowing that the microchip could identify you as the owner and help to bring your companion home? Microchipping your dog adds a little extra insurance just for this purpose.
We use the "Home Again" microchip; it's very tiny, just slightly larger than a grain of rice, and is inserted using a sterile hypodermic needle just beneath the skin along the dorsal midline between the shoulder blades. These microchips contain a unique 10-digit number that can be read by most types of microchip scanners, thus increasing the likelihood of a safe return home for your beloved companion (providing that you have filled out and sent in your registration form and your contact information has been entered into the National Home Again Database).
With the microchip service, you will receive: Home Again microchip and insertion of the chip into your pup A yellow rubber collar tag pre-printed with your dog's unique microchip number and the toll-free number for the Home Again Database Registration papers that you must use to register your pup's microchip number with your contact information to the National Home Again Database
*Registration price is subject to change without notice by the Home Again registry service.

Terms and Conditions:

Health

Our responsibility...

• We guarantee that upon delivery, the buyer will be provided with a happy and healthy Llewellin Setter puppy.

• The puppy will be clear of any immediate medical issues, will be completely weaned and eating dry kibble, the dew claws will have been removed, and he/she will be up to date on wormings and will already have the first booster shot of the puppy vaccination series.

• Basically the pup will be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. (Well, maybe not "bushy-tailed" just yet, but that will come with age!)

• NOTE: If the pup has any known issues, Hickory Hollow will disclose any pre-existing conditions to the buyer before purchase and the condition will also be noted on the Purchase Agreement.

Buyer responsibility...

• Have the puppy checked by a licensed veterinarian within 5 days of delivery. Failure to schedule a post-purchase exam within the allotted time period will void the refund or exchange policy outlined below.

• Have the veterinarian check for internal parasites during the initial veterinary visit and continue with the puppy's worming regimen if necessary.

• Send a copy of the examination record to us within one week following the post-purchase exam.

• Start the puppy's vaccination series in order to provide full immunity. A series of three boosters are required starting at week 9 to build the puppy's immunity to a safe level and are spaced at approximately 3 weeks apart. Vaccinate as an adult yearly thereafter.

• Provide ongoing and regular veterinary care as well as the proper daily maintenance to sustain the dog in good health throughout his/her lifetime, including (but not limited to) feeding a premium dog food for proper diet and nutrition, an adequate amount of exercise daily, annual vaccinations, heartworm preventative and dental hygiene.

• Spay or Neuter your puppy at around 6 months of age.

• If at any point this dog may be considered for the purpose of breeding, genetic health screening must be done first. OFA or PennHIP certification against Hip Dysplasia absolutely must be obtained before entering the dog into any breeding program. In the event that the dog cannot be OFA certified or PennHip scores are unacceptable, the dog will be deemed not suitable for breeding and will then be spayed or neutered immediately (special circumstances will be considered). ** Failure to comply with this contractual term may result in a fine for breach of contract which will be donated to a charitable English Setter rescue organization.

• If a medical issue arises during initial veterinary examination that is clearly attributable to us, a full refund or replacement (if one is available) may be given upon returning the puppy within 3 days of the veterinary visit, along with a written diagnosis from the attending veterinarian as to the nature of the issue.

 

• If a condition does exist but you decide to keep the puppy, you will be responsible for all veterinary bills thereafter. A partial refund of the full purchase price may be given as we see fit if you are willing to keep a special-needs puppy. We understand at that point emotional bonds probably have already been established.

 

• Hickory Hollow reserves the right to pay for a second veterinary opinion before refunding or replacing a puppy. Should the second veterinarian not concur with the original diagnosis, a third veterinarian will be consulted, mutually chosen by the purchaser and us to protect both parties interests.  The third consult costs will be split between parties.

 

• *All dogs that will be shipped must have a veterinary exam and issued a clean bill of health BEFORE flying, thus fulfilling the initial veterinary health check portion of our agreement and also eliminating the issue of having to return the puppy via air shipment.

 

• We cannot be held responsible if your puppy becomes sick after your initial veterinary visit. It is up to you to maintain the pups health and well-being.  We highly recommend keeping your puppy away from other unfamiliar dogs in community places until your pup has been fully vaccinated.

 

• Our liability is limited to, and shall in no event ever exceed the purchase price of the dog involved.

Hips

For the first 2 years:

In the unlikely event that one of our puppies should show hip related problems due to dysplasia within the first 2 years of life, we will provide the buyer with another puppy of choice from an unreserved litter or provide a partial refund of the original purchase price. 

• We would require a written statement from the diagnosing veterinarian as to the dog's condition and that the condition was indeed hereditary.

• If there is any question regarding the identity of the dog, we may require DNA testing to substantiate that the puppy was one of ours before we will fulfill our guarantee.

Finding a new home:

If in the unfortunate circumstance a buyer can no longer take proper care of or cannot keep the dog any longer, then:

• The buyer shall contact Hickory Hollow to inform of the decision not to keep the dog.

• Hickory Hollow and the buyer shall agree upon a course of action from the following:
• Hickory Hollow shall assist in finding the dog a suitable new home including advertising the dog on our website and screening any potential new owners. During this time, the dog shall remain in the possession of the original buyer.

• The dog may be returned directly to Hickory Hollow at which time the buyer shall forfeit all future ownership rights and shall provide all medical records, as well as sign over microchip registration and FDSB registration papers (if applicable).

 

Any monies received from the resale of the dog to a new owner shall be returned to the original buyer, minus any placement expenses incurred by Hickory Hollow.

 

• Under no circumstances shall the dog be sold or given away by the original buyer to a 3rd party without the explicit written permission of Hickory Hollow.
  
  Under no circumstances shall the dog be surrendered to an animal shelter, humane society or rescue organization.

** Failure to comply with these contractual terms may result in a fine for breach of contract which will be donated to a charitable English Setter rescue organization. 

Performance:

• We guarantee that the puppy will possess an intense pointing instinct and that he/she has been bred with that foremost in mind.  This dog will have strong potential to be a wonderful family and hunting companion.

 

Since we cannot be there to coach and guide the dog as it grows up, that part's up to you. We can't be held responsible for inadequate training or poor ownership practices. The dog will only turn out to be as good as the amount of time the owner puts into the dog. We hope that you, as the new owner would be committed to training, conditioning and bringing up this dog to be the best he/she can be; to be the kind of dog that any owner would be PROUD of.

Naming your puppy:

At Hickory Hollow, we are proud of our dogs and their pedigrees and in order to help us identify our dog's progeny in the future, we would ask that all of our puppies are to have the first part of our registered kennel name, "Hickory's", as the first part of their FDSB registered name. The remainder of the name will be up to the buyer.

The name can be a maximum of four words or initials and up to 24 characters long. Spaces and apostrophes don't count toward part of the maximum length. The buyer will have the option of adding three more words and a total of 16 characters to use.