More than a puppy contract template — one you can send and sign.
Skip the generic Word doc you cannot enforce. BreedTools builds a real puppy-sale, health-guarantee, co-ownership, or guardian contract from your terms, checks it against your buyer’s state laws, and sends it for a binding e-signature — auto-filled from the puppy and buyer already in your pipeline.
What a strong puppy contract includes.
Whether you build it here or write your own, these are the clauses that actually protect you and the puppy.
A contract for every placement.
Pet / companion sale
The standard puppy purchase agreement — price, deposit, health guarantee, spay/neuter terms, and buyer responsibilities.
Health guarantee
Spell out the guarantee window, what is covered, the remedy, and what voids it — written to hold up, not just sound nice.
Co-ownership
Shared-ownership terms for show or breeding prospects: who decides what, titling expectations, and breeding rights.
Guardian home
Place a breeding dog in a family home with clear terms on litters, custody, and when the dog retires to them.
Breeding rights
Limited vs full registration, health-testing requirements, and the conditions breeding rights depend on.
Puppy deposit
Reservation terms before pickup — what the deposit holds, and whether and when it is refundable.
Buyers type their name to sign from any phone — you get an audit-trailed, archived PDF, and unsigned contracts get automatic reminders.
Puppy contract questions, answered.
Is there a free puppy contract template?
Plenty of free templates float around, but a generic Word doc you cannot enforce is risky. BreedTools instead gives you a guided builder that assembles a real puppy contract from your terms — and the checklist on this page tells you exactly what a strong contract should include. You build, customize, and send it for a legally binding electronic signature.
What should a puppy sales contract include?
At minimum: the parties and the exact puppy (breed, DOB, microchip, registration), the price and deposit terms, a health guarantee with a clear duration and remedy, a spay/neuter requirement at a breed-appropriate age, a return / right-of-first-refusal clause, buyer responsibilities, and any pet-purchase-protection disclosures required by the buyer’s state.
Are typed e-signatures on a puppy contract legal?
Yes. Typing your full legal name to sign is a legally recognized electronic signature under the federal ESIGN Act and state UETA laws. BreedTools captures the signer’s name, timestamp, and IP and stores an immutable, audit-trailed PDF — stronger evidence than a scanned wet signature.
Does it account for my state’s pet-purchase laws?
Yes. As you build the contract, BreedTools detects the buyer’s state and flags terms that conflict with that state’s pet-purchase-protection (lemon) law — for example a health-guarantee window below the statutory floor, or an unenforceable refund clause.
How much does it cost?
Building and e-signing contracts is part of Pro at $9/month (or $79/year), with unlimited contracts and all contract types. The buyer pipeline and waitlist that the contract attaches to are free. New accounts get a 30-day Pro trial.
BreedTools is not a law firm and these contracts are a starting point, not legal advice. Have an attorney review high-value placements.
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