Listerlo Vizslas FAQ's

1 / Will my puppy be fully vaccinated and microchipped?
People contact us from all over the world about our fantastic puppies. For this reason, due to regional variations in availability we do not vaccinate the puppies before they leave us. Puppies need two vaccinations in the formative months of their life -  once a particular brand of vaccination has been given at the first inoculation appointment when your puppy is eight weeks old, the second dose at twelve weeks old must be the same brand for the full course to take effect and provide maximum immunity. If we vaccinated at eight weeks prior to leaving us, then your local vet was unable to supply the same brand, it would mean you would need to travel a distance to obtain the same vaccine, or start a vaccination course again from scratch. We don't wish to cause unnecessary bills for you, or vet visits for your puppy. The sooner you can safely get those paws on the ground, the better for you both! All puppies are microchipped before leaving us. They will initially be registered to us, here at our home, so if for whatever reason the details on their microchip are not updated they will always be associated with us and have somewhere safe to go. The individual microchip details will be included in your new puppy pack, and we strongly encourage all families to update the microchip details as soon as they have their new puppy home, and to continue to keep them updated if they ever move home or change their contact details. 

2 / Do I get to choose my own puppy?
We carefully vet all prospective new families for our puppies before we agree to let them go to their new homes. Every puppy is different, and within each litter there will naturally be puppies which are more reserved, puppies with are more outgoing and puppies which will suit a more relaxed or more active household. We are best placed to see the characters and temperament of each puppy develop as they spend their first eight weeks with us. Personality really starts to come out around six to seven weeks old, and it's at this stage that we will match the right puppy to the right home to ensure that both the families we support on an ongoing basis, and the puppies we have bred have the happiest most fulfilling life by setting a great foundation with a good match. 

3 / What if there is a problem after we get home?
We are on the end of the phone 24/7 when you leave with your puppy. We most definitely don’t just wave good bye at the door when they are 8 weeks old. If there is any issue at all or you simply have a question then please firstly get in touch with us. We are happy to talk through training techniques and help in any way necessary to ensure you and your puppy get off on the right foot. If you think there is a medical problem with your puppy then we like you to know that your puppy has been health checked, however if you have a problem within the first 72 hours please feel free to get your vet to give the puppy a health check and if you are not happy we will accept the puppy back. The puppy must be returned to us at cost of the buyer alongside a registered veterinarian’s certificate explaining the issue. We will then refund you in full or offer a replacement puppy from our next litter so long as we are made aware of the problem within this timescale. We always suggest getting your puppy booked in for their first vaccination within a couple of days of getting home anyway which naturally includes another health check with your own vet.

4 / Does my Puppy come with any endorsements?
All puppies leave us with two standard endorsements in place. This means, that by signing a contract with Listerlo vizslas you will agree not to breed from your dog or move the dog abroad permanently without our express permission and the endorsement being lifted. These endorsements are in place for good reason. We care deeply about our breeding line and carefully breed for health, temperament and the future of the breed. If a litter were to be born to a dog or bitch with an endorsement in place, they would not be able to be kennel club registered. 

5 / What should I do if I ever need to rehome my puppy?
Our contracts all state that you will not, under any circumstances rehome your dog. There is a clause in our contracts, specifically which states that if we were ever to discover that a dog we had bred and placed into a vetted home had been sold or placed somewhere else then a substantial penalty fine will be imposed. Please remember that we are here for the life of you and your puppy. If ever there is an issue we will support in the best way possible, and, if it ever came to it, and a new home was needed, they must come back to us first. 

6 / What paperwork will come with my puppy?
You will receive a new puppy pack containing your kennel club registration details, your microchip number and details for how to update the contact information associated to the chip, a useful guide to the first few days and weeks and a helpful tips sheet which has served all our families very well. In addition to the paperwork, your new puppy will come home with a blanket that smells of their mum to help them settle in. We will advise you of the food your puppy is has been weaned onto during the meetings we have before your puppy goes to their new home with you and will expect you to have this in stock for their arrival. You can of course change their feed gradually in good time if you wish to do so, but any change in diet will need to be managed slowly and carefully to avoid digestive issues. 

7 / What is the standard process after I first make an enquiry?
We encourage you to tell us as much about yourselves, your family, home life and working situation as you can in your first enquiry. Let us know information such as why you think you’d like a vizsla puppy, any previous experience with the breed, any previous dog ownership experience you’ve had etc in your first enquiry. This always gives us a great first impression of who you are and whether you sound like a potential match for one of our ginger babies. From there we arrange a video call so that any questions can be asked / answered and so you can see our set up and get a feeling for who we are and we can do the same for you. From here we will have a rough idea on wait lists, potential litters etc and can go from there. We don’t take any monetary deposits for being on a wait list, we are well aware that life has the ability to change path and in our opinion the families that wish to wait for a puppy from us are the right people we want our puppies to go to. Once a pregnancy is confirmed then we will be in touch and move forwards from there.

8 / When is the deposit and final balance due?
Deposits are only taken once you have been to meet the us, our dogs and our puppies. I refuse to take a deposit from someone I haven’t met in person. Once we have met, both parties are happy and comfortable then we will ask for a holding deposit to secure a puppy of your preferred sex until they are 8 weeks old and allowed to leave us. The balance is due on pick up. Both the deposit and balance is contracted.

9 / Do you send puppies abroad?
For the right homes, and in the right way, Yes. It is something we would talk about prior to any puppy leaving us. 

10 / Can I have more than one puppy from the same litter?
No. We do not let more than one puppy from the same litter go to one home at any one time. One vizsla puppy is enough work for one family to raise properly and littermate syndrome is not something to be taking on without a very good reason!