1. Carefully interviews prospective buyers and has specific requirements that prospective owners must meet, such as spaying and neutering pets, housing the dog in an enclosed yard, agreeing to never let the dog off lead in an unenclosed area

2. Sells by contract

3. Sells puppies with a health guarantee

4. Insists upon getting the dog back if the buyer is no longer able to keep the dog

5. Does not have more litters than he can keep well groomed and well socialized

6. Does not have more litters than he can keep housed long-term if he is unable to sell the puppies

7. Spends individual time with each dog under his care every day

8. Tests his breeding stock for known hereditary diseases and then breeds with the aim of decreasing the incidence of hereditary diseases

9. Is very concerned with producing puppies with excellent temperaments as well as health

10. Can identify each puppy and chart it's growth and development from birth onward

11. Is willing to help educate the novice buyer and happily answers any and all questions about his breed and his individual dogs

12. Is willing and able to show the prospective buyer the health certificates and test results on the sire and dam of the puppies

13. Wants to be informed of any health or temperament problems that his puppies develop through out the lifetime of each puppy

14. Is available for help, advice, and education to the buyer through out the life time of the puppy