The co-owner keeps the puppy and is responsible for day-to-day food and vet bills, and entry fees for any sports they want to do, but the breeder covers any breeding related expenses, health testing, and costs of showing if they choose to show in conformation but the co owner isn't interested.
Yes, a dog can have two owners. In fact, many dogs have multiple owners. For example, service dogs often have multiple handlers during their working life. Each handler becomes a primary owner to the dog while they are working together.
The short answer is this: not all dogs adjust well to shared custody. Some dogs can settle in just fine to a life split between two homes, but this is not always the case. For many dogs, it is a stressful way to live and not ideal for them.
Can a dog bond with two owners? Experts agree that dogs can have healthy, strong bonds with multiple humans in the house, and, in fact, this is most common. “Dogs' attitude is very much 'love the one you're with,'” Nichols says. “They are often equally happy with any human they are familiar with.”
By Crystal 14 Comments. Co-ownership is when two or more people have their names as owners on a dog's AKC registration papers.
Dog breeders who breed puppies to be sold as pets must be USDA-licensed if they have more than four breeding females and sell puppies wholesale, or sight unseen, to pet stores, brokers and/or online.
Co-owning means that there's going to be a contract, which is going to specify ALOT, and it also means that at various points "your dog" is going to be in the direct control of a person who has just as much legal right to the dog as you do, which means that you're not going to get her to change her ways.
Not everything is a Deal Breaker - Remember, if the contract is too overbearing and unreasonable, it likely won't be enforceable. Some breeders use the "carrot" approach and provide incentives for Buyers to meet the terms of the Contract such as spay/neuter requirements and OFA x-rays.