Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Von Himmel Rottweilers feels it is their RESPONSIBILITY to carefully &

thoroughly screen all prospective Rottweiler owners, especially since

Rottweilers are NOT the breed for every person. Therefore, any prospective

future owner of one of our dogs, regardless of age, must agree to have an UN-

announced IN- HOME check, which would not necessarily be done by us

personally, especially if you live out of our area. Prospective puppy owners must

also agree to give & have personal references checked out, & be willing to

FULLY co-operate with this screening process. Von Himmel Rottweilers does

not discriminate against race, religion or gender. We do, however, take the

responsibility of the proper placement of one of our dogs, very, very seriously.

Should we feel that your home is not up to our standards for safety for

placement of one of our dogs, we reserve the right to at any time during the

screening process, eliminate you as a potential & prospective owner. We also

reserve the right to eliminate you if, anytime during the screening process, we

receive information that would lead us to believe that you have not been totally

honest with the portrayal of yourself as a person, your job, where you live, or with

what you have told Von Himmel Rottweilers you will be doing regarding the

care of your Rottweiler puppy or adult.

All of our dogs, regardless of age, are sold/placed with a written and signed

contract, which is expected to be honored by both parties. We prefer to have

people whom are willing to be on a waiting list, should no dogs be available at the

time of your request. People on the waiting list are given priority with regards to

time, as long as they have checked out in all other aspects and whom

continue to show interest in having one of our puppies by keeping in contact

with us.

A "Pet HOME" is not the same as a "PET QUALITY puppy. A pet

"QUALITY" puppy has some disqualifying fault which prohibits it from being

shown in the AKC, UKC or other conformation show ring. A PET HOME is

a loving home where the puppy will be a beloved family member but not

necessarily be shown in the AKC, UKC, or other conformation show ring. This

has been a bit confusing to people in the past, so I wanted to make this very clear.

Because it has been proven that diet can be a contributing factor to hip and

elbow dysplasia, Von Himmel Rottweilers will honor all written health guarantees

provided the Rottweiler is maintained on the raw diet prescribed by the breeder.

It is also the opinion of this breeder that minimal to no vaccinations are also key

to better health for puppies. We can not guarantee that if you do or do not

vaccinate your puppy, that it might or might not become ill. We feel very strongly

about building the immune system the natural way, with out giving shots.

We urge you to learn how the immune system works.

Please view Dr. Jean Dodds, DVM 2003 vaccination

protocol which she has researched in great depth. Please feel free to share this

with your present veterinarian & friends. Please also check out the Resource

page on Dr. Hebbler's website, www.HealingHope.net. Dr. Hebbler, DVM,

is my holistic Vet & has a lot of information regarding the immune system.

The above statements are the thoughts & feelings of Von Himmel Rottweilers.

All pet owners must do their own research & be comfortable with any protocol

they choose, be it diet and or vaccinations. After many years of research, Von

Himmel Rottweilers feels they have made the best choices to give our pets the

best chance for the highest quality of life & good health. There are no

guarantees in life, but our goal is to breed the healthiest dogs we possibly

can, & we feel that feeding the natural diet dogs were fed LONG before dog

food so conveniently came in a bag, by giving filtered clean water, & doing

minimal to no vaccinations, we can better strive to meet that goal. Regardless of

breed, our beloved pets are leaving us way too soon, & we need to step back &

consider the reasons for this. It is our feeling, that poor water, poor diet, and

OVER vaccinating are key factors in contributing to this deplorable

tragedy. Cancer & many if not most of the health issues facing our pets today,

were NOT present 25 yrs ago, before dog food came in a bag & the "bandaids"

which were created to fix the problems which accompanied the decline in food

& water quality along with the onset of over-vaccinations.

Von Himmel Rottweilers also feels that holistic / homeopathic veterinary

medicine is the best to use, as it treats the entire body, & does not only treat

the symptoms of the problem. If you feel the same as we do about wanting to

raise a pet whom will hopefully have a better chance at a longer & healthier life,

we hope you will consider Von Himmel Rottweilers for your next naturally

reared puppy.

If you do not feel you can make the commitment to feeding a better & more

natural diet (natural to a carnivore) to your pet, & are not willing to consider that

less IS MORE w/ regards to vaccinations, we do hope that we have at least

succeeded in planting a seed of thought. Hopefully that seed will grow & begin to

open your mind to the possibility that there are, although not considered the

"norm": 1) alternative/ healthier ways to feeding your pet. 2) that over-

vaccinations might not be necessary & can possibly do more long term

harm than good. 3) that there ARE methods for treating your pet's

medical problems, should any arise that do not have the side effects

of things like Rimadyll. We hope you will consider this as some

"food for thought"!

The health of our dogs has greatly improved & our vet bills have been very

minimal since making these changes.

Please, DO THE RESEARCH & become an ACTIVE ADVOCATE FOR

YOUR PETS. YOU are THEIR only voice.

Thank you for your time. With kindest regards, Randye and Bob De Lorto

Von Himmel Rottweilers.

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This page updated 05/30/06