The Bydand Guarantee
Bydand puppies always have, and always will, come with a full, lifetime money-back guarantee.
If you cannot, or do not wish to, keep a dog you have purchased from us at any time during his life, for any reason whatsoever, you may return him to us, no questions asked, and we will refund your purchase price in full.
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Why do we do this? If we were not willing to stand behind our dogs 100% for their entire lives, we would not be breeding dogs. It's that simple.
This guarantee is designed to protect neither the seller nor the buyer - it is designed to protect the dogs we put on this earth, and whose existence is ultimately our responsibility.
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At Bydand, our pups are raised in the house, among the adult Silks, and are extensively socialized from the day they are whelped until they leave for their new homes.
We were among the pioneer proponents of early socialization in working Sporting dogs back in the 70s, when we did extensive research on the subject. Neonates handled in specific ways beginning at birth have been shown to develop higher stress tolerance as adults. Understanding the critical periods in early neurological development, and providing novel stimuli at the appropriate times, results in pups that are able to learn and adapt to new situations throughout life more easily than those who have not been similarly exposed.
Canines are, by definition, pack-hunting predators, and as such are “hard-wired” with the genes to assume a particular pack status position. (At 49 days, a dog’s innate pack status position can be readily ascertained by experienced trainers by performing a series of simple tests.) Understanding that all dogs, even 10 pound dogs, are pack-hunting predators and NOT little people in fur coats is essential to successful dog ownership.
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The dog, being an adaptable creature, will assume a particular pack position in whatever pack he may find himself - for our purposes, that is generally the family to which he is sold.
This human family (and whatever animals it may include) becomes his “pack”, and he will attempt to reach the level of dominance within that pack that he is hard-wired to assume.
Understanding this simple fact both before and after purchasing a pup can help avoid many of the behavioral problems that plague dog owners.
Before purchasing, evaluate your own family situation - are there young children in the house?
Most kids under the age of 10 cannot assume a position of dominance over even the smallest dog whose innate pack status position is on the high end, and will often end up being bitten as a result of trying.
When sorting a litter of puppies, we take into account the future “pack” each puppy will be a part of, and this determines to a large degree which puppy ends up in which home.
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In spite of the fact we may be uncomfortable with the notion, pack status among dogs is achieved through physical domination, or the implied imminent threat thereof. (Dogs just don't understand the concept of negotiation, and trying to make them understand it is a lot like trying to teach a pig to sing… rarely successful and mostly just annoying to the pig.) Understanding this is critical to understanding dogs. Once everybody in the pack has a clear sense of their own place within it, physical domination is rarely necessary- in the wild, order among wolves is maintained with the occasional steely glance- but you have to get there first.
Because of that “physical domination” thing, it is also wise to evaluate your own feelings about corporal punishment- if you are uncomfortable putting a physical correction on a dog when necessary, you will certainly be more successful with a dog whose innate pack status position is on the low end of the scale, even if there are no children in the house. The dominance issue will affect housebreaking, for example, which is a fact of which many potential owners are not aware.
At Bydand, we do not place our puppies in their new homes before 10 weeks. Because this breed has retained many primitive traits, including a very natural harmonious pack structure seldom seen in purebred dogs, all of the adults dogs interact with, and contribute greatly to the early education of, puppies born to the pack. By allowing them to remain with their birth pack longer, the pups learn “dog manners” from the adults, which will serve them well throughout life in their dealings with other dogs. One of the advantages to this system is that puppies learn "bite inhibition" as nature intended - from the pack's high-ranking females, which around here is most often their great-grandmothers!
On the other hand, they learn “people manners” from us, and included in this is litter box training.
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| For the past 10 years, Bydand puppies have been trained to use Purina’s SecondNature Dog Litter from the time they are old enough to toddle off their communal bed.
Litter-trained puppies stay far cleaner than with any other method, and they learn very early on that there is a particular "acceptable" place to eliminate. This makes the transition from litter to the outdoors when the pup is old enough generally seamless, and in the interim period, the pup has an acceptable indoor option. Some urban dogs continue to use the litter throughout adulthood.
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Because we do not breed often, unless a litter is larger than expected our puppies are generally reserved in advance; the waiting time for a pup may be anywhere from 3 to 6 months. If you are interested in reserving a puppy, please contact us by phone at 540-463-1681.
The price of all Bydand puppies is $2,500. This includes a non-refundable $500 deposit included with your signed reservation form, which will hold you a place in line. If a puppy fitting your requirements is not available within the timeframe you've specified on your reservation form, you have the option of waiting for the next litter or you may have your deposit returned in full.
Once a litter is born and it looks like we'll have a puppy for you, you will be notified with a pickup date. (We usually wait a week before notifying new owners to make sure all the puppies are doing well.) If you cannot for any reason pick up your puppy at that time, please let us know immediately.
Puppy photos are posted on the website as each litter develops, so that potential owners can follow their progress as they mature. In general, we do not start sorting out the puppies until they are around 7 weeks old, so that we can match the personality of the puppies with the right owners.
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Before committing to a Bydand puppy, potential owners need to understand that they must be prepared to come and pick up their puppies at the specified time. We do not ship puppies, we do not meet people halfway, and we do certainly do not deliver!
The reason for this is simple --- our girls are loving and extremely conscientious mothers. These traits are most definitely genetic and we have selected for them over many generations. In the world of domestic dogs, puppies are separated from their mothers much earlier than they would be in the wild, and canine mothers who have been selectively bred for good maternal instincts worry about their puppies if they do not know where they are, and will often go looking for them.
Because of this, we make sure our girls get to meet and approve of the people who are taking their puppies, and we always let them walk the puppies to the car to see them off, because it lessens their stress levels about the whole litter dispersal process.
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When you come to pick up your puppy, he'll have his own tote bag to take home.
In it will be:
His "Bydand Puppy Book"
This includes his pedigree, registration papers, photos of the puppy and his parents, copies of the parents' health clearances, feeding and vaccination instructions, a signed Well-Puppy exam form from our vet, and the puppy's vaccination and worming records. This loose-leaf binder should be taken to the puppy's vet with him on each visit, and can be added to as needed so it becomes his personal health record.
A small bag of Purina ProPlan and a small bag of powdered egg for the trip home
His own personal stuffed toy that smells like his mom and littermates
A chewie to keep him occupied on the trip home
We also provide a small nylon puppy collar (so you won't have to guess the right size) and lead.
(We do require that you have a tag made in advance with your phone # on it and bring it
along so it can be attached to his collar before he leaves.)
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