AVAILABLE ADULTS

RETIREE ADOPTION REQUIREMENTS

A RETIRED CAVALIER IS SIMPLY THAT, RETIRED.  HE/SHE IS NOT 'DEFECTIVE', UNHEALTHY OR ANY OF THE SORT.  IN FACT, THEY ARE VERY HEALTHY, THEY SIMPLY HAVE REACHED A TIME IN THEIR LIVES THAT IT IS PRUDENT FOR THEM TO RETIRE, NORMALLY 5 YEARS FOR FEMALES, AND 7 YEARS FOR MALES.  SOMETIMES RETIREMENT HAPPENS EARLIER, EITHER HE/SHE IS NOT INTERESTED IN BREEDING WHEN THE TIME COMES, HAS ONE OR THE OTHER CONDITION THAT PREVENTS BREEDING, FEMALE HAS A MISCARRIAGE, MALE IS NOT INTERESTED, ETC.  IT IS ALWAYS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE 'RETIREE', THEREFORE IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US AS THEIR BREEDER TO SECURE THEM A GREAT FOREVER HOME.  SIMPLE AS THAT.  THERE ARE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION FOR A RETIREE AS FOR A 10-12 WEEK OLD PUPPY, PLUS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1.  YOU MUST VISIT THEM IN OUR HOME , FIRST THEY MUST LIKE YOU, SECONDLY WE MUST LIKE YOU, AND THIRDLY YOU MUST LIKE US BACK.  WE ARE AND  HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING FOR HOWEVER MANY YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN WITH US, THIS IS THE ONLY HOME THEY HAVE EVER KNOWN.  THEIR TRANSITION TO THEIR NEW HOME MUST BE WITHOUT A DOUBT A TRANSITION THEY WOULD BE HAPPY WITH.  PLEASE UNDERSTAND, IT IS ABOUT THE 'RETIREE' FIRST AND FOREMOST.  VISITS CAN BE SCHEDULED AT 1:00 ON A WEDNEDDAY,FRIDAY OR SUNDAY. VISITS ARE FOR ONE HOUR. A DEPOSIT MUST BE MADE TO SCHEDULE A VISIT. 

2.  THEIR SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT, THEIR HAPPINESS AND COMFORT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT.  

3.  AT NO TIME, MAY YOU SURRENDER THIS DOG TO ANYONE EXCEPT US.  IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN NO LONGER CARE FOR THIS CAVALIER, HE/SHE WILL COME BACK TO US, NO HARM, NO FOUL.  WE MUST ALWAYS KNOW WHERE OUR RETIREE IS AT ALL TIMES.  THIS IS NOT AN OPTION.

4.  YOU MUST PLACE A DEPOSIT OF $300  THRU PAYPAL TO SECURE YOUR PLACE IN LINE TO ADOPT ONE OF OUR RETIREES.  SEE ''ADOPTION FEE'' PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION. IF THE ADOPTION FALLS THROUGH, EITHER BY YOUR CHOICE OR OURS, YOUR DEPOSIT WILL BE FULLY REFUNDED.  NO DEPOSIT, NO SELECTION.  THESE ARE WONDERFUL CREATURES, THEIR HAPPINESS IS FIRST.  

5.  WHEN THEY LEAVE HERE, THEY WILL ALREADY BE SPAYED/NEUTERED, TEETH CLEANED, THEY WILL GO HOME WITH A BAG OF FROMM FOOD. THEY WILL HAVE THEIR VACCINATIONS UP TO DATE AND STATE OF FLORIDA HEALTH CERTIFICATE.  THEY ARE MICROCHIPPED.  HE/SHE WILL ALSO GO HOME WITH AN EMBROIDERED BLANKET, A TOY AND A FOLDER WITH ALL THEIR REGISTRATION, DO'S AND DON'T'S, WHAT THEY ARE USED TO, ETC.  WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP YOU MAKE THIS A VERY SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR YOUR NEW FAMILY MEMBER.  

 

Need an appointment?

To make an appointment or to receive more information, please call 239-673-9135 or send us an email at:

 

val@cavaliers-by-val.com

 

val1949@yahoo.com  

Please note.  Cavaliers by Val reserves the right to cancel or terminate at our sole discretion the adoption of any Cavalier from our kennel.  

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND, THESE ARE LIVING, BREATHING LITTLE CREATURES WHO NEED TO GO TO THEIR FOREVER HOMES AT 10 WEEKS OF AGE OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.  A VISIT FOR A PUPPY IN ANY GIVEN LITTER MUST HAVE A DEPOSIT IN PLACE BEFORE WE SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOU.  WITHOUT A DEPOSIT, A PUPPY CANNOT BE RESERVED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.   WE CARE FOR THESE BABIES DEEPLY AND WANT VERY MUCH FOR THESE LITTLE TREASURES TO GO TO THEIR FOREVER HOME, THEY DESERVE GREAT HAPPINESS AND YOU DESERVE THEIR UNQUESTIONING LOVE.  MAKE CERTAIN YOU WANT A PARTICULAR PUPPY BEFORE YOU PLACE A DEPOSIT.  DEPOSITS MADE ON AN UNBORN LITTER IS REFUNDABLE. ONCE A PUPPY IS BORN AND YOU HAVE PLACED A DEPOSIT, THAT PUPPY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO ANYONE ELSE TO PLACE A DEPOSIT ON. FAMILIES ARE SCHEDULED TO VISIT AND FINALIZE THEIR CHOICE OF PUPPIES AT SIX WEEKS OF AGE AT 1:00 ON A WEDNESDAY,FRIDAY OR SUNDAY. VISITS ARE FOR ONE HOUR. A DEPOSIT MUST BE MADE TO SCHEDULE A VISIT. WE SCHEDULE VETERINARIAN AND SPECIALIST APPOINTMENTS THE REST OF THE WEEK.   YOUR VISIT TAKES PLACE IN ORDER OF DEPOSITS SUBMITTED AND  RESERVES THAT PUPPY FOR YOU AND ONLY YOU.  SHOULD YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AFTER 24 HOURS OF MAKING YOUR CHOICE, YOUR DEPOSIT IS NO LONGER REFUNDABLE.  PLEASE BE CERTAIN OF THE COLOR AND GENDER YOU DESIRE, DO NOT 'SETTLE', THAT IS IMPORTANT.  DON'T REGRET YOUR DECISION.   SEE ''ADOPTION FEE'' PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION

IF A PUPPY IS AVAILABLE  AFTER 10 WEEKS OF AGE A DEPOSIT MAY BE PLACED AND IS REFUNDABLE UNTIL YOU'RE ABLE TO VISIT IN PERSON, SHOULD YOU DECIDE NOT TO ADOPT THE PUPPY THEN YOUR DEPOSIT IS REFUNDABLE.  

 

CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NOT ABLE TO BE COVERED UNDER THESE GUIDELINES, BUT CAN BE WORKED OUT VIA TELEPHONE/EMAIL AS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOUR FAMILY AND OUR KENNEL.

After you have made a selection of your puppy, comes the inevitable 'we can't wait to get our new puppy home', and for you as the new 'parents', it may seem like forever!!  But still this is a very important time for you and your new family member.  Come and visit them, let your new 'fur baby' get used to your voice, your scent, your touch.  We want to accomodate you as much as possible, but with feeding, bathing, grooming and taking our Cavaliers to the vet, we have to ask that you try if at all possible to schedule your visit on WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY or SUNDAY at 1pm for a one hour visit, allowing you time to start to develop a bond with your new little one.  If that is not a possibility due to work/life schedules, we will attempt to accomodate a different day, these bonding visits are very important to the puppy's comfort level with you, making their transition to you and your family so much easier.  We'll have an area set up in our living room with more than ample room to let them wander around and stretch their little legs and for you to play with and handle your new family member.