Everyone deserves a healthy dog!

After buying a number of so-called "show/breeding prospects" in other breeds, Yvonne found many breeders did not test their breeding stock-and STILL refuse to screen their breeding stock for possible genetic abnormalities that are passed on to their offspring and generations to come if used for breeding, even with testing available for many genetic abnormalities!

We, as people who have and love dogs who carry allergies, immune deficiencies and poor structure leading to lameness and a lifetime of pain, know what it is like to have continual visits to the vet’s office and the costs associated with their dog’s ongoing care. Poor breeding is unfair to people who buy a pet not suspecting that there may be a lifetime of medical costs -- and most unfair to the poor dog who has to endure a life of pain and misery.

While there is no such thing as a perfect dog, through careful genetic research of our chosen lines and screening our breeding stock with testing currently available to us, including CERF eye exams by ACVO certified veterinary ophthalmologists and either PennHip or OFA hip x-rays, we strive to produce the healthiest possible pup. Through continuing research and collection of data from all our pup/dog owners we strive to produce the healthiest possible Swedish Vallhunds available. The PaVon Health Guarantee is found on page 5, Section 17 of our sales contract:

We guarantee the genetic health of our pups for two years against any debilitating hereditary genetic defects (such as blindness or severe debilitating hip dysplasia). This guarantee is null and void if the pup/dog has been abused, neglected, sustained an injury thus causing a debilitating condition due to that neglect (ie., being hit by a car), or due to the buyers failure to follow the health procedures and policies outlined in our contract.

If your PaVon dog is found to have a genetic defect as described above, upon presentation of documentation of testing performed by a licensed veterinarian or ACVO certified veterinary ophthalmologist, PaVon Kennels will either replace the dog with another acceptable pup, or reimburse the cost of a pup.