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checklist for prospective buyers of puppies /
1 / which family member wants the dog?
2 / who spends the most time at home?
who cares for the dog?
3 / do you have sufficient space
to keep the hovawart?
4 / is your property completely fenced in?
hovawart are watchful dogs and
defended their territory!?
5 / do you rent?
does your rental agreement allow a dog?
6 / are you prepared to spend 2 hours/10km
- in any kind of weather -
exercising your hovawart?
7 / do you have the proper outdoor
environment nearby which offer the
hovawart enough room to exercise?
8 / are you choosing a dog which fits your
personality and life style?
9 / what do you expect from your hovawart?
10 / what would you never allow
your hovawart to do?
11 / are you aware that a hovawart is not a
dog to kept in a kennel or basement,
but has to live with the family?
12 / will your hovawart have his own space
in the house where he can be undisturbed?
will young children respect this space?
13 / did you know that hovawarts are good
with children, but must not be
considered a toy?
14 / are you prepared to teach your
hovawart to be house broken and
be obedient?
are you aware that a hovawart puppy
can/will cause some damage and
material loss?
15 / do you have enough time to
regularly groom the dog?
16 / hovawarts are long hair dogs which
must be brushed at least once a week?
17 / are you prepared during time of shedding
to see dog hair in the house and remove it?
18 / are you ready to accept that a hovawart
will bring dust/mud/grass seed/wetness/
ticks etc. into the house?
19 / are you prepared to spend time
training your hovawart? how much time?
20 / are you willing to have your hovawart
x-rayed for hip dysplasia when he is
15 month old?
21 / are you willing to present your dog
at least once at a breeder's show and to be
considered for breeding?
22 / did you know that a hovawart will age
and may get sick and require´
medical care and medicine?
23 / can you imagine keeping and loving a
fully grown hovawart, male up to 45 kg /
female up to 35 kg, powerful, headstrong
and domineering?
24 / are you prepared to spend the necessary
money for your hovawart's dog tax,
liability insurance and veterinary care?
25 / how much can you spend per year
for your hovawart?
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