highland rottweilers

Planned & confirmed litter due Nov 30th 2023

If you are interested in one of our puppies, please look over our puppy questionnaire & sales contract. You can print it and fill it out and email back to me, or copy & paste and email to us at karievince@gmail.com or send to Highland Rottweilers at P O Box 157 Beatty, OR 97621

PLEASE UNDERSTAND, The questionnaire is to be sure my pups go to the very best FOREVER homes and that I provide you with the info you need to be aware of how to raise, train and care for your puppy and adult. We provide lifelong help with the raising, training and questions you may need or have for your dog. Please read the health handouts & sales contract. Once the questionnaire process is complete, I will add you to our list

NOTE: All of our pups are raised with individual love

& snuggles. If you don't want to be a part of our extended

dog family & share pictures & progress of your pup with

us, then we are not the right breeder for you.

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Puppy Questionnaire

Please take the time to fill out our questionnaire, We feel this is essential to a lasting relationship between us (the breeder & you, the forever home). Your answers are neither wrong or right, but help us to better communicate & inform you of any issues or info you may not be aware of. It also helps us to know who you are.

Name (first and last)________________________________________________________________

ADRESS (full)___________________________________________________________________

City__________________________________________________________State_______Zip________

PHONE_____________________EMAIL_______________________________________

Facebook name ___________________________________________________________________

(1) What makes you feel that a rottweiler is the right breed for you? Have you researched the breed or have you had rottweilers before? If so, how long ago? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(2) What are your intentions for the dog,? Breeding, showing, pet, protection, service dog, & what training have you done if any in the past? Do you have a trainer that knows rottweilers?
 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(3)  What sex do you prefer, and why, and are you open to either?_______________________________________________________________________

(4) Do you plan to spay or neuter your dog and if so what age do you feel is best for you and your dog? Are you aware that early neutering can cause health issues?____________________________________________________________________________________________________

(5) Do you own your own home, if so does your insurance cover a rottweiler?________________________

(6) If renting , do you have permission from landlord to own a rottweiler?___________________________

(7)  Do you have a fenced yard, how tall & how big is it? Do you have a kennel & how big, do you have a place to keep dog from ruining your landscape & keep your pup safe? Please explain_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(8) Do you currently have dogs, cats, or other animals, if so what kind and how many?______________________

(9) Do you have a flea or tick problem in your area? If so what do you use to control them? Are you aware that the prescription meds your vet may offer you are toxic & can  cause organ failure, seizures & even death in some pets?_____________________________________________

(10) Do you plan to crate train your pup and have you raised a pup before and potty trained? Do you have a dog door?_______________________________________________________

How many hours will your pup be left alone or in its crate?___

(11) Will the dog live in house or outside or both___________________________________________________________________

(12)  Will someone be home with the pup during the day or night to feed and let it out for play time? _________________

(13) What family members or others live in your home, are there children, how old if so?_______________________________________________________________________

(14) Is this pup a surprise ?__________________________________________

(15) Have you thought about the type of food a rottweiler pup/adult should eat and are you willing to feed what we recommend? ________________________

(16) If interested in breeding, have you bred any other dog before, if yes please explain & why do you want to breed?_________________________________________________________

(17) If you have stairs or steps inside the home or out the door or off of a deck are you willing to restrict the pup from using stairs or jumping off of decks or steps until pup is at least 1 year old? ______________________________________________________________________

(18) If the dog needed to be re-homed, for any reason, are you willing to allow me to  assist in re-homing it?____

(19) Are you willing to sign a sales contract on your puppy?________

(20) Have you raised an intact dog before up until at least 2 years of age & aware of heat cycles a female goes through and the intensity drive of a young male ?

(21)   I do require training classes for all pups to help with behavior issues that many owners experience with a young Male or female as they mature. Do you have a local trainer that you know is capable of providing quality classes? Please provide the training info___________________

I have read all the health info including hips and elbows, vaccines and flea treatments, training and the puppy contract and I understand it and agree to it___________________________

Do you have any questions for me, about our dogs and how they are raised?______________

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• Highland Rottweilers
Sales Contract
Karen Motz
P O Box 157
Beatty, OR 97621
541-892-2614

• Puppy name_____________ AKC Litter #__________________
male___
female___

This pup is sold to _______________________________________________________________
• adress_______________________________________________________________________
'phone______________________ email_____________________________________________

• For the total purchase price of $__________
. Deposit received $______________
*deposits are non refundable
BREEDING RIGHTS...
• This puppy is sold with limited registration with the option to upgrade  to Full Reg (breeding rights) after the dog is 2 years old & passed its OFA hips, elbows & cardiac tests. At this time an additional $500 will be due to upgrade registration to full.  Yes___ No___

I understand & agree that if  I breed, or my pup should accidentally  get bred or breed another dog before he/she is 2 & has had all appropriate testing & passed, that the breeder, (Highland Rottweilers) will not issue full registration papers on this dog EVER! (This is a penalty)

I understand that this pup, if sold as a pet (limited reg) is NOT for breeding and will be kept from breeding and/or neutered after he/she is at least 2 years old

Early neutering  (before 2)  will void any & ALL health guarantees as the hormones are important for your dogs health during growth stages (including hip dysplasia & elbow dysplasia). Early neutering removes the hormones that regulate bone growth, causing the bones to grow at a different rate than the ligaments and cartilage. Early neuter increases the chances of many types of cancer as well.
If he/she is sold with breeding rights (full registration), he/she will be at least 24 months of age and have had ex rays of hips and elbows sent and evaluated by either OFA, Penn Hip or  BVA, and have a rating of fair or better on hips with OFA or better than 50% rating through Penn Hip and no more than a grade 1 on elbows, normal cardiac & that no breeding shall occur unless at least one or both breeding dogs are JLPP tested clear. All pups sold with the option to upgrade to breeding rights, (full registration) must also only be bred to other Rottweilers that are AKC and have same the requirements for health tests.
All vet costs are the responsibility of the purchaser and breeder is not responsible for vet bills or damages done by the dog, including biting someone.
Breeder provides NO guarantee as to any communicable health issues the pup may acquire after it leaves the breeders care. The pup will have had a health vet check from my vet prior to its 1st vaccine. Please read the vaccine info provided. Your pup is not fully protected from communicable diseases until 2 weeks after the entire set of vaccines is complete (16 weeks) Please have your puppy vet checked within 72 hours of taking it home for current health status.
 Early neuter (before 2 years of age) will VOID any possibly inherited issues. If you allow your vet to give Lepto 2 or Lepto 4 vaccines at any age or give ANY flea treatments using chemicals, including Nexguard, Advantix, Heartguard or any other chemical based treatment, there will be NO HEALTH GUARANTEE! Lepto 2 & 4 vaccines have high risk to your dog, especially in pups, causing organ failure, heart murmurs, allergies, seizures & many other issues often not detected immediately, and in some dogs causing eventual death. You are the owner and have the right to refuse non core vaccines & to refuse excessive vaccination & toxic flea treatments!  If you have flea and tick issues please try natural remedies first!   Check out dogsnaturally.com. or look up wondericide products! There are many brands and types of flea and tick repellents and treatments that are made from natural ingredients.
Because most studies show, the cause of hip and elbow dysplasia is less than 20% inherited in the Rottweiler, which leaves over 80% of causes to be environmental. This leaves  injuries, improper diet, improper supplements & dog is allowed to play on slick surfaces, kept crated more than 4 hours a day (besides night time) fed the wrong diet (should be eating a high quality legume free food) or allowed to be over weight or grow at too fast of rate by not keeping the dog on the thin side while growing, allowing pup to have free access to stairs or allowed to jump on and off furniture and in and out of vehicles, on & off decks or allowed or pushed to play rough with other pets or people, All cause the other 80% of hip & elbow displacia!   These are environmental factors that are out of my control once pup leaves my care. This includes OCD Osteochondritis Dissecans & ACL torn cruciate ligament & Heart Disease. As a breeder, I have done appropriate testing on my breeding dogs to ensure I do not produce inherited disease as well as avoid inbreeding in my lines to lessen the chance of any inherited health issues. I have done everything in my power to prevent inherited health issues and can not guarantee none will arise as the pup is no longer in my care. Buyer agrees to read all of the literature provided by the breeder to assure my pups health, and send regular photos of pup and inform breeder of any health issues immediately if they should occur. Buyer also understands & agrees, that if said dog should need to be rehomed at any time of its life, buyer agrees to contact breeder and allow them to assist in finding the best home or approving a home I choose. By signing this agreement buyer  is stating that they have read & understand all of the literature the breeder has recommended & has read on Highland Rottweiler's website. _____________________

Vaccine & Flea & Tick info

After reading everything I could on vaccines both online & on natural sites on face book and chatting with others I consulted in both a natural vet & my traditional vet on vaccines. Many dogs are being over vaccinated. They do not need vaccines every year! Even the vaccine manufacturer recommends every 3 years. When you take your pup in to get it's vaccines, please talk to your vet and let them know you do not want any Lepto vaccines! These vaccines are dangerous and have may side effects including death! Many times side effects are not instant and go unrecognized as a reaction by vets. Lepto vaccines have caused many dogs to have organ failure and seizures. Lepto is a bacteria that dogs can get infected by from drinking diseased water. It is not as common as many vets try to make you think.

The Kennel cough or Bordatella vaccine is also unnecessary and most dogs that aquire it have been vaccinated. There are many strains of kennel cough and your dog will recover from it as long as he/she is healthy and you take them to the vet if it gets bad. It is transmitted by coughing and sneezing so if it is going around, keep your dog away from others. Both of these are treatable and reactions from the vaccine are not!

Parvo and distemper are quite dangerous and its important to know how a puppies immune system works and why they need a series of shots 4 weeks apart. Pups get their immunities from their mom both while she is pregnant and from nursing, as long as the mother is immune to the disease she will pass a certain amount to the pups. Not all pups get the same amount of immunities from their mom. Sometimes they don't get as much 1st milk (colostrum) or mothers ability to pass it on is weak. At ABOUT 6 weeks of age the pups immunities start to wear off. As long as they do have mothers immunity a vaccine is voided by the immune system! It will take 2 to 3 weeks for the vaccine to create a new immunity, but only if mothers immunities are gone! So we vaccinate every 4 weeks until 4 months to be sure the vaccine has been able to produce immunity. Until after 4 months of age and 2 weeks past the last parvo/distemper vaccination your pup is not safely protected. I am hearing from some vets that missing a vaccine series by a week, means the whole series must start over. This is not true. If you were able to keep your pup in a safe environment away from any of the germs that cause parvo or distemper until pups acquired immunity is gone, 1 set of of vaccines would be all that is needed and usually for life! I suggest keeping your pup home and only visit safe locations until 16 weeks and only vaccinate every 4 weeks to not weaken his immune system by over vaccination.

A dog that has parvo will leave the parvo germ from its poop in soil for many years. Do not skip the puppy series of shots but do not allow Lepto added to the vaccine, so ask your vet what they are giving & tell your vet you wish to decline the Lepto vaccine. It is not a core vaccine and it is your right to reject it. I also recommend NOT giving rabies at 4 months along with the last puppy shot. Just to reduce severe reactions, wait a month or even do it at 6 months. There is also a rabies vaccine company that makes rabies vaccines without mercury! You will have to ask your vet to order this but it is much safer for your dog.

Parvo can kill your puppy very fast and if they do survive, will cost you thousands of $$$. Your dog will not be the same, and may have seizures and other issues after having parvo. When the 1 yr rolls around for the next set of shots ask for a titers test, It will cost more but it will also tell you if your dog is already immune to parvo and distemper, possibly for life and you don't have to stress their immune system causing autoimmune issues and allergies, which is common from over vaccination. With every vaccine your pup receives, it stresses its immune system. This is necessary to produce an immune response to the vaccine. The fewer vaccines it takes to get the job done, the better and healthier your pup will be.

Same with worming, you can take a poop sample to the vet and find out if they have worms. Why poison your dog if there are no worms?

Socializing your pup!

The absolute WORST PLACE to let your dog play or socialize is dog parks, parking lots (even at the vets), camp grounds and rest stops. Parvo, worms and other diseases live in dirt or uncleanable surfaces like dirt driveways or lawns & other places dogs frequently go for many years! The more other dogs go to the area, the more likely there is to be diseases. Often in open public places, an unruly dog will attack your pup. In a store it is usually a frequently cleaned surface and cleaned often and your much less likely to run into disease. So if you read and understood the part above about the pups immune system you now know that your pup is NOT safe until after 4 months and its last series of shots has had a chance to work, (2 to 3 weeks after the last shot). So when traveling and socializing BE CAREFUL! You can go to pet stores or indoor dog class where it is cleaned but its best to wait as long as you can and don't let them potty in the parking lot!

If you have a flea or tick problem in your area, please research natural ways to control them. There are many flea treatments that your vet may tell you are safe and recommend them. If you can feed them a chew tablet or pill, or pour dip on their backs and it provides protection against fleas and ticks for an extended time, it is NOT SAFE! It is a poison you are putting into the body of your pet, it can make them sick, cause severe allergies seizures, organ failure and DEATH! Not all pets have a reaction to these products but they are still poison! Once you have given the flea treatment, you can not undo the damage.

VERY IMPORTANT PUPPY INFO ABOUT HIPS & ELBOWS

Remember your puppy is a BABY, until he/she is a year old consider them your baby. Would you put your baby at the top of the stairs and go to the bottom and call them. Of course not they may fall and injure themselves. Your puppy may fall and injure its self. Even if it falls and gets up and acts fine it may do irreparable damage to its tendons and ligaments that are forming. Remember, there are very tender parts forming including cartilage. Until up to 18 months your pups bones are not done growing and have bone plates that will close as he/she matures. Until then its tissue and ligaments holding the bones in place. Excessive play, or falling can permanently damage these and this allows the bones to form wrong. The heavier the pup or dog is the harder the fall and the more damage it may get. Even just the act of running up and down stairs without falling can damage your puppy, the forces of jumping is hard. Its fun to have them in your lap and on the bed or sofa, but if you do please help them down, again the forces of jumping is something they would not do in nature and bad for them. People think because they can jump up and down in their car or truck bed that it is ok. Please don't let them jump down, catch their fall or lift them or get them a ramp.

GROWTH & GETTING OVERWEIGHT

Although you may think your dog is not overweight & your vet doesn't tell you he/she is overweight doesn't mean he isn't growing too fast. Your dog will grow to the same size eventually regardless of how long it takes him to get there. The pup needs to be lean, look almost thin, during the 1st year of growth. People will say "Oh your dog looks skinny". Just tell them he is healthy! Please refer to the chart on this. Overweight dogs even after a year, & for their entire life will have more joint or back or other health issues than under weight dogs. Even cancer rates are higher in overweight dogs. When the puppy grows at the maximum rate, it increases their chances of improper joint formati0n. There is so much involved in the growth of the bones, joints, cartilage and tissues that its too much to go into without a biology class.

EXCERSISE

Your puppy needs exercise, but not vigorous, hard play. This is unnatural and can harm them. Constant throwing of a ball or frisbee or any toy to encourage hard vigorous play is also hard on the growing forming puppy. He needs to play and he needs to not slip or jump up to catch items returning to the ground hard or quick turns that can tear ligaments while he is still forming them. Not to say he cant play ball, just don't play him too hard. No running for miles chasing a bike to wear him out. That is too much.

Your pup needs a safe fenced yard to play at a puppy pace. Taking your pup out on lead or putting them on a tie is not the same and is inefficient for a growing Rottweiler pup.

FOOD

Please keep your puppy on Large Breed AAFCO Approved or an ALL LIFE STAGES, high quality food. Do NOT give unaproved supplements or too many treats nor table scraps of any quantity. The AAFCO approved food is scientifically designed and formulated to suit their needs for a growing pup. Any amount of added foods or chews or cookies will take away from this balanced diet. Added Calcium can cause deficiencies and all sorts of issues. This includes raw diet, that is not approved for large breed pups. They will be happy to be treated & trained with bites of their puppy food.

INFO ABOUT HIPS & ELBOWS

Your pups hips & elbows are perfect at birth. Only about 20% of hip & elbow dysplasia is actually genetic! This means that 80% is from environmental issues. Hip Dysplasia can only occur if there is Laxity. Laxity occurs when the head of the femur does not fit snug into the socket. This can be caused from traumatic injury, (falling or slipping) over loading the joint with weight or lack of muscle strength. Joint laxity is the primary factor that predisposes a dog to the development of Hip Dysplasia. In a newborn pup or human, the head of the femur is held securely in place by a strong ligament. If the ligament is damaged or severed, the femur will not be held tightly in the socket. When the socket is loose (laxity) damage occurs to the rim of the socket, especially with excess weight or excessive or improper exercise, jumping off or up high to play, fast chasing of balls and frisbees or too fast of turns tearing ligaments. Or on slippery surfaces. The heavier the body weight the more impact on this.

Another thing to consider is spay and neuter! Many more recent studies have concluded that early neuter (before the dogs bones are done growing and hardening) 2 years, the hormones are needed to complete this process. Hip dysplasia is much higher in early neutered dogs as well as many different cancers! You need to be prepared to keep your dog from breeding during this time.

I highly recommend a joint supplement (ask me about Nu Vet), for your puppy! Studies show great benefits in helping the joints to form properly when supplemented. Not vitamins and minerals! Joint supplements mean Vitamin C, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Hyaluronic and MSM.

I have done everything in my control to ensure these pups had the best possible start. At birth they were placed on a special mat to provide traction while they nurse off their mom. Their weight and growth was monitored daily to ensure they all grew at the approximate same rate. Not one pup surpassing the rest and got overly fat. After they were weaned they continued to stay on the mat in their main play area so slipping was reduced. When they learned to use a dog door, an easy sloped ramp was provided rather than steps, with sides on it to prevent them from jumping off or falling. If the pups are kept from the above hazards while growing up, it could well be the beginning of the end of hip dysplasia. I have high hopes. My pups did excellent from birth and did not slip thus putting their legs in the best possible position for the hips to form correctly! Please help me in continuing this study and the best possible outcome for your pups.

male pup at 3 months

Titan at 6 months old

this is Peyton, a male from the same breeding last year

male pup at 6 months

Ruckus at 9 months old