Wishlist/Application, Pricing & Policies

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ FIRST

• ALL prices quoted are good for 24 hours ONLY. To secure that price, a deposit must be received within 24 hours or proof of mailing (tracking) must be provided with expected delivery date within 3-5 days. Prices are subject to change at seller's discretion if a deposit is not sent to secure price.

• All interested buyers MUST submit a Wishlist/Application to discuss availability and pricing of a puppy and/or to set up a visit.

• PAYMENTS & DEPOSITS may ONLY be made in the form of Cash, Cashier's (Bank) Checks, Money Orders or Personal Checks (personal checks cannot be accepted for final payment for a same day pickup) Remaining balance on pick up/delivery day MUST be paid in cash ONLY. NO IFs ANDs OR BUTs. 

• PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN ANY AND ALL COORESPONDANCES WITH ME - A text without a name will not receive a response.

• Unless previous arrangements are discussed and made, pick up must be within 2 weeks of receiving a deposit, (once puppy reaches 8 weeks.) Delays will result in boarding fees and/or forfeiture of deposit.

• To be a part of the advanced notice - (preselection list) - please note a $100 reservation fee will apply and can be used towards your purchase price.

• To make a monetary donation, in any amount, please do so at Venmo Sharilyn Costello (716)573-1632 or follow this link.

Please do NOT make an appointment to come to my home to see puppies until AFTER You Have...Fixed Your Furnace, Paid Your Taxes, Gone To The Doctor, Talked to Your Husband - Your Brother - Your Sister - your Mother, your uncle, your cousin, returned From Vacation, Taken A Nap, Talked to your Attorney, Washed Your Car, Changed Your Password, Brushed Your Teeth (you get the idea). Click HERE for the Wishlist/Application or scroll to the bottom of this page for the online application. Please ONLY submit a Wishlist/Application when you are READY to bring a new baby home and ONLY after you have reviewed all of the information about ChiWowTown's breeding program and you feel that ChiWowTown is the breeder for you. ALL inquiries should be accompanied by the required Wishlist/Application, which can be found on the Wishlist/Application, Pricing & Policies page. Wishlist/Application should be complete with detailed and specific information about your ideal puppy, estimated timeframe and budget and you should be follow up with a call, text or email. Please be advised, if you send a text without your name and choose not to submit an application with your inquiry, you will likely not receive a response to your message. I'm sorry to be so blunt, but if you aren't willing to spend 5 minutes sharing information about you and your search, I won't waste any time on a response to you. Sadly, some people send texts with no real interest in purchasing a puppy and that just wastes everyone's time PRICING will ONLY be discussed when a COMPLETED WISHLIST/APPLICATION is received. Prices of all puppies are subject to change at any point up until a deposit is received. ALL DEPOSITS RECEIVED ARE ABSOLUTELY NON-REFUNDABLE. Please be SURE you are committed to the puppy BEFORE you choose to send a deposit (and please be sure you're not expecting any job promotions, home relocations, life changing events) after you do. If you visit my home to meet a puppy and then claim not to be ready, for whatever reason (financial, job, vacation, health, whatever) rest assured, there likely won't be another meeting. Also, I do not need to hear about -> The Canadian to US exchange rate, nor do I need to know that you are just putting your "feelers out" to see which breeder bites at your offer, nor do I need to hear about the wonderfully altruistic things you've done for your neighbors, parents and kids, or that you still need to pay your taxes, or that you've never paid that much for a dog, that you're saving for a vacation and will be ready for a dog in a few months, that you're not even sure a Chihuahua is the dog you want. Side note - if you visit my home to meet a puppy and then claim not to be ready for whatever reason (financial, job, vacation, health, whatever) rest assured, there likely won't be another meeting. (⬆PLEASE STOP WASTING MY TIME⬆) Also, once you have committed/selected a puppy/dog for a pickup'/delivery on a specified date (whether you were required to send a deposit or not) STICK TO IT! Failure to follow through will result in refusal of service in the future. I don't appreciate being jerked around. Just a quick FYI for anyone wanting to visit my home or for whom additional clarification on the topic may be needed. If you are not committed and ready to bring a dog/puppy into your life, do NOT set up an appointment to visit my home. Please do your soul searching, family planning, accounting and heartfelt discussions BEFORE you come to my home. Most everything can be done via photos, videos, email, text and Facetime. Repeated visits to my home without a purchase will not be tolerated. I'm sure you are happy to respect my time and requests. If not, feel free to choose another breeder with whom your views are more aligned. MOST breeders these days do NOT even allow people to visit their homes. Period. If you are welcomed into my home as a COURTESY, please respect my wishes. I do not need to hear about how you disagree with my policies or think I'm unreasonable.

PRICING & POLICIES

Pricing will vary greatly from puppy to puppy and litter to litter, there is no set pricing or one price fits all, and pricing is entirely up to me...NOT...what else you've seen on the internet...what other breeders are charging...or what your last Chihuahua cost. DO NOT TELL ME YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M CHARGING WHEN I ASK YOU YOUR BUDGET. Your budget is an amount you feel you want to spend, not what you are able to afford or what I'm charging. Your budget will dictate what puppies are available to you. Many different factors affect pricing, including (but not limited to)...my time, my time, my time, my time, my time....my expertise, my expenses, materials and supplies, availability, litter procurement expenses, veterinary costs, training & grooming costs...and any extras including: shipping/delivery, microchipping...(that's only a short list). If pricing is not listed, please inquire via email and submit the required Wishlist/Application for information and pricing. I'll take your inquiry as seriously as you take the application. If you can't be bothered to spend 5 minutes sharing some information about yourself, I'm unlikely to take you very seriously. Sorry...but there are many time wasters on the internet. 

POLICIES

*DEPOSITS are required to select and hold a puppy. Deposits are calculated up to 50% of the full price of the dog/puppy (or an agreed amount TBD). This deposit is absolutely NON-REFUNDABLE and is considered fair compensation for removing the puppy from the available list and for limiting my ability to market/sell the puppy to others. This amount will be applied to the total purchase price. Should a payment be made is made IN FULL before (or at) pickup, a 50% portion of that payment will be designated as the DEPOSIT amount and is NONREDUNDABLE for ANY REASON. ALL DEPOSITS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NONTRANSFERABLE. Even if you find a cheaper puppy, one is available sooner or right away, or another breeder reaches out and "accepts your offer"...you will lose the deposit you placed to hold the puppy with me. PLEASE BE SURE YOU WANT THE PUPPY OR DOG before sending any deposits. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. Should the seller need to cancel the sale for any reason, the deposit will be refunded.  Please be sure you are able to care for and are permitted to purchase a puppy BEFORE sending ANY DEPOSIT or PAYMENTS. (The story you will tell me about needing your deposit back will be one I have heard before and it will not change the terms of the agreement.) If after placing a deposit, the pickup date is set after the puppy is 8 weeks old or the time is more than 1 week for an adult dog, payment will need to be made IN FULL before pickup and/or a boarding fee may be assessed at $45 a day.

*PAYMENTS may ONLY be made in the form of Cash, Cashier's (Bank) Checks, Money Orders, Personal Checks (personal checks cannot be accepted for final payment for a same day pickup) Any remaining balance on pick up/delivery day MUST be paid by cash or CASHIER'S CHECK ONLY. NO IFs ANDs OR BUTs. Updated policy: we NO longer accept digital payments - Zelle, Venmo, PayPal. We will accept Money Orders, Cash, Bank (Cashier's) Checks or personal checks. Please familiarize yourself with money orders and bank checks should you choose to use them. In the event any deposits or payments are to be accepted through PayPal...it will ONLY be accepted when sent through the option of sending funds to 'Friends or Family' or 'To Someone You Trust'...this is essentially a cash payment. ABSOLUTELY NO PAYMENTS OR DEPOSITS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE BUYER PROTECTION OPTION ON PAYPAL.  The reason for this is PayPal does NOT support or protect sellers/breeders in any sale involving any type of animal or pet and therefore, will side with the buyer to refund their money to them if a buyer disputes a transaction. PayPal will pull the payment from the seller/breeder and the breeder has no recourse to recoup the money OR the puppy. Many unscrupulous buyers (ie scammers) practice this art of deception and fraud routinely on PayPal ...this enables them to receive their money back AND to keep the puppy. PayPal will NOT offer any Seller Protections to breeders on any sale involving live animals or pets...SO a PayPal payment will ONLY be accepted in the form of a payment/transfer from person to person...the 'send funds to someone you trust' option. PERIOD (Don't like it, don't use PayPal.)

*SHIPPING & DELIVERY OPTIONS You have several options for transporting your ChiWowTown baby! Options include one of my personal delivery drivers or an in-flight puppy nanny. Both will ensure a CLEAN, SAFE, PROTECTED and COMFORTABLE journey for your baby to his/her new home! Pricing will vary and starts at $600 to $1000, pricing dependent on availability of drivers/nannies, flights and distance. Please note: I WILL NOT SHIP VIA CARGO!! EVER!!! Shipping via cargo puts undo stress on a young puppy. They travel unaccompanied in specified shipping bays of an airplane with no supervision and awful loud engine noise. God forbid there be a medical emergency, no one will be able to attend to the pups until the airplane lands and the luggage is removed. I will NOT subject my babies to that level of stress and angst after leaving me.

*TERMS OF SALE Seller makes no warranty, claim or guarantee as to the puppy/dog's projected adult size, color, weight or features and is sold as “pet quality” only.  Purchase price is nonrefundable for any reason. NO MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED FOR ANY REASON IN ANY AMOUNT. Seller and Buyer are in agreement that the dog/puppy is in sound health and physical appearance and displays no signs of illness or health problems at the time of pick up/delivery. Once Buyer takes possession of the dog/puppy, Seller is not, and will not be liable or responsible in any way to cover any veterinary/emergency/medical or other expenses pertaining to the purchase, care or treatment, or maintenance of dog/puppy, nor will Seller be responsible for any fees or expenses associated with any extraneous treatments including, but not limited to, any of the following: hypoglycemia (low sugar or sugar crash), persistent or intermittent diarrhea, cough or infection, anemia, kennel cough, umbilical or inguinal hernia, Giardia, Coccidiosis, Distemper, Parvovirus, any type of worm infestation, bloody or mucous stools, luxating patella, hydrocephalus, deafness, blindness, cancer, open fontanel, missing teeth, bacterial or viral infections of any kind. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO SELL DOGS FREE OF THESE PROBLEMS, though there is no guarantee any of these issues won't present at some point. Buyer has the right to have puppy/dog examined by a veterinarian of their choice, at their expense, within 7 days of purchase. If a TERMINAL LIFE ENDING health problem is present, the Buyer must arrange a return of the puppy/dog at their expense within 24 hours of discovering the problem and provide in order to qualify for a replacement. A signed statement from the veterinarian stating the terminal diagnosis and prognosis must be presented to the Seller. If the seller’s veterinarian verifies/confirms the prognosis after an exam, the Buyer will be entitled to another puppy/dog of the same sex and selling price. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PRORATION OR PARTIAL REFUNDS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR ANY REASON. Buyer may choose to keep the puppy and incur all outcomes, financial and health liabilities, and any and all expenses. If Buyer chooses to keep the dog/puppy the Buyer forfeits all rights and opportunities to a replacement of any kind. If the dog/puppy needs to be returned to Seller, it will be arranged at Buyer’s expense. If Seller arranges a pickup, a fee of no less than $500 will be due to the courier or Seller immediately upon pickup. In the event of a death of dog/puppy while in the Buyer's possession, a full necropsy by a licensed veterinarian MUST be completed/submitted to Seller in order to be eligible for any type of replacement. NO EXCEPTIONS! There will be NO financial refunds. Seller's veterinarian MUST agree with the findings to initiate a replacement of any kind. AKC Registration, including Limited or Full, is not guaranteed and is evaluated and determined on a per case basis by the Seller/Breeder. NO AKC paperwork will be provided at puppy pickup/delivery. These terms are nonnegotiable. In the event that seller must commence any legal proceedings, buyer shall be responsible for all attorney fees, court costs, process service fees and marshal/constable/sheriff fees. Applicant/Buyer agrees to all the above terms and acknowledges they have read and accept all the terms and policies listed on the ChiWowTown website in the MUST READ section.

*FORFEITURE OF TRANSACTION Once a pick up/delivery date is set and confirmed, any cancelations or rescheduling may result in additional delivery fees or boarding fees. Two or more cancellation dates or requests to reschedule pick/delivery will result in forfeiture of transaction and deposit. Any transference of deposit will be at the sole discretion of the seller and is not guaranteed.

**REFUNDS After a payment is made in IN FULL upon pickup/delivery of a puppy, NO portion of the payment/deposit is refundable for ANY REASON. You cannot "return" the puppy for a refund just because you changed your mind or the new puppy does not get along with your other dog or "it just isn't working out". This is NOT Amazon...you're not ordering a coat or pair of shoes you get to try out and send back. Puppies/dogs are a huge commitment...they are living, breathing, helpless beings that require LOVE, constant attention, care, time, money and YOUR mental stamina. At the minimum, a full 30 days should be devoted to acclimating new dogs and puppies to each other. There is no magic bullet or method or timeframe...but one should expect a period of standoffishness, apprehension, hiding, or just basic behavior change from dogs already in the home until the new pecking order is established and each dog learns to be comfortable with the new addition. There is plenty of time to research, review, seek help & advice, PRIOR to you picking up your new puppy and there are also endless resources available for assistance after you bring the puppy into your home, including friends & family, the Internet, Facebook, dog trainers etc. If you need help with the new dynamic, seek out any of the endless resources available to you. Please be sure you and your family are ready for this commitment prior to pick up/delivery. There is NO RETURNING a puppy because your dogs don't get along. You may surrender the puppy or dog back to me at any time WITHOUT financial remuneration. There is NO financial compensation for surrenders for ANY REASON. PERIOD! (I may also refuse to accept a return at any time...regardless of timeframe...no matter if it has been 1 day, 1 month or 1 year.) If you'd rather seek to recoup your financial investment yourself, you are free to rehome your new baby yourself and at your own discretion. YOU MUST KNOW AND AGREE TO THIS GOING IN! I believe making sure people understand and agree to the commitment they are making UP FRONT (before the purchase) is the BEST way to ensure people are not acting hastily or without thorough consideration. Providing people an 'out' without consequence or culpability, is what has gotten this society to the point it is at...adults acting like spontaneous, impulsive, petulant children who need safe spaces when life gets tough, while facing no consequences for their actions. If you or your home life is NOT confident that your mental, financial and residential stability is strong enough and secure enough to withstand whatever may arise from the addition of a new baby into your life...do not do it! If you do choose to surrender your dog/puppy, you will be asked what professional service or trainers or aids you have enlisted or hired for help with your issue. If your answer is NONE, I will not be helping you. If an unforeseen situation arises where a puppy/dog needs to be returned to the seller/breeder by the buyer, this will be considered a SURRENDER. This is in NO WAY a warranty or guarantee of any kind. If possible, every effort will be made to determine the best path forward for both the puppy and the buyer. *If at any point in time a buyer is unable to keep a dog/puppy due to their own personal health issues, loss of home, death or other catastrophe...the breeder/seller will ALWAYS, happily and readily, receive that dog/puppy back as a surrender without any compensation to the buyer...no questions asked!

Additional Information: I do not receive any public funds, charity, hand outs, discounted veterinary care, volunteer services or donations. Everything I put into my breeding program and babies comes out of my own personal pocket, time, energy, heart and resources. I do not receive any hand outs and therefore do not 'hand out' my babies. If you're scouring the internet for the CHEAPEST Chihuahua around and for a breeder to give you "a great deal"...I'm not the breeder for you. If you're looking for a breeder who goes above and beyond on EVERY front to raise her dogs & puppies...including using natural & holistic care and treatments, feeding a homemade raw food diet, limiting toxins and harmful pharmaceuticals, then you SHOULD definitely call to arrange an appointment to meet me and my dogs. Come see, first hand, the difference between puppies and dogs raised by a breeder with heart, passion, and expertise and those sold and brokered by mills, pet stores/backyard breeders and brokers.

*All prices quoted are good for 24 hours ONLY and are subject to change at ANY TIME, for any reason, UNTIL a deposit is received to secure individual puppy/dog.    

Thank you so much for reviewing the information on the ChiWowTown website and for deciding you'd like to become a special member of the beloved ChiWowTown family. We take breeding very seriously and take a great deal of pride and care in placing our babies with loving, deserving homes, like yours!  Please take just a few a few moments to share some important details about yourself and your search for a new, amazing member of the family. Please find the required Puppy Buyer Wishlist/Application below, in an online format for your convenience. An application MUST be submitted to set up a visit to view available puppies in my home. If I don't know you and can't verify who you are...you will NOT be coming to my home. This is NOT up for debate. This online format will be submitted directly to my email (info@chiwowtown.com); however, please follow up your submission with a phone call, text or email so we may help you on your search as soon as possible. Without a follow-up communication, we won't review your application. (Too many people send applications with no intentions of communicating, and that just wastes everyone's time.) I will NEVER ask you to submit or send any personal documents, deeds or home owner's verification. The ONLY thing I will ask you for is a copy of a government issued ID (with your name and address) if you plan to come to my home home. PERIOD. Be weary of anyone asking you to send them your personal documents.