New Owners

The Belgian shepherd, Malinois are not your typical dog that you can just have in the house as a pet. A short walk twice a day just won’t suffice this breed.
They need mental stimulation, sometimes a job to do or an active lifestyle.
You can see a list of sports you can do with a dog here. It’s not all physically demanding.
Think about it before contacting us about a puppy.
Our puppies from previous litters are working in agility, army, protection, tracking etc. We have some pups that are home pets as well but they are trained and have some kind of job. Malinois are the best family dog if they have enough mental and physical stimulation on a daily basis. They love their people and want to please them.

Reserving an AnkerCanis Puppy:

When you have done your research into the breed (if you haven’t had a Malinois before), contact us. We will have an initial conversation with you and ask many questions. Some say that it is easier to get into British Intelligence than to get a pup from us.
We also invite people to visit us – see our dogs, see the house and talk to us face to face if it is possible.

If this hasn’t scared you off yet – please contact us. To put you on a waiting list we will require some details from you to keep in our records. Therefore it is very important for you to notify us of any changes in address, email address or mobile number. Also if for any reason you can’t take a pup, or decided to go with another breeder, please let us know as soon as possible.

One thing we will not allow you to do is to take two or more puppies at once. This is a dangerous game and we will discourage you and will not sell you more than one pup from the same litter – littermate syndrome is real! If you have a young pup already, we will also advise you to wait. No good breeder would sell you two pups at the same time. They might create bond with themselves not with you. 12-18 months difference between dogs is a minimum.

If we decide that you are a suitable future owner of one of AnkerCanis puppies, we will ask you to pay £100  non-refundable booking in fee which will go towards the total price of the pup. We didn’t take this decision lightly and it was thought through for 2 years, but unfortunately we encounter many time wasters.

We will ask you many questions and that include

• preferred gender of the pup
• What you want to do with a Malinois (what kind of job)

This will help us choose the best pup for you.

Once puppies are born we will go through the list and contact everyone in order of your place on the waiting list. If there is not enough puppies from this litter you will automatically jump to the front of next litter waiting list. We will of course notify you of this.

When puppies are 3 days old we will require a further payment (deposit) of £300. The deposit is non-refundable but transferable, which means that if your circumstances change and you can’t take a pup at the moment, you will not lose your deposit. If it is only a temporary problem, and you want to be moved to the next litter’s waiting list (life happens and people get sick and we understand that), the deposit will transfer to next or further litter. However this transfer can only be done once. If the deposit is not paid within 4 days, you will be removed from the waiting list and we will move to next person. It might sound harsh, but past experiences taught us that some people will just drag things and it causes unnecessary stress and we want to ensure our pups are going to homes that are waiting for them.

All pups will have ‘AnkerCanis’ as their kennel name and then the name that starts with the letter of the litter. We might consider allowing you to choose Kennel name for the pup, but sometimes there are restrictions imposed by Kennel Club that we can not overcome and the name cannot be accepted.

From 4 weeks onwards you are able to visit the pup and we are encouraging everyone to come and see them if logistically possible. We do not expect you to come if you live 5-6 hours away – but saying that, we had people travelling that long just to spend few hours with pups. To avoid spread of germs and stress on the mother we do not allow any visitors before the 4^th week unless they are family members, close friends that the female knows.

If you become an owner of an AnkerCanis puppy we will not disappear as soon as puppy is sold to you. We keep contact with owners from every litter we have had. We made great friends with some of them. We make sure that owners from the same litter stay in touch as well – this helps a lot with tips in training and potential reunions.

We do not allow anyone to breed of our pups unless all health tests have been conducted – this is part of the Contract you will have to sign.

Choosing Your Puppy:

We have over 45 years’ experience with owning dogs and 25 years’ experience in breeding, which is why we will choose the puppy for you. We have never been mistaken yet.

The Day you pick up your puppy:

We believe that it is right for the working dogs to leave their mother at 8 weeks old (in our experience it should be 7 weeks for Malinois but the law is 8 weeks). We do not believe in pups staying with mum until 12 weeks old, especially with Malinois breed as they are missing crucial time to bond with their owner (between 8 and 12 weeks) before they will start proper training at 12-14 weeks old. This is also very important time for socialisation of your little bundle of teeth.

On the day of handover you will be expected to pay remaining amount for the pup. For the full price, please contact us directly.

If you live abroad and you want a puppy from us, that’s not an issue as long as this is by prior arrangement. We ask you to organise the transport and pay full price on the day of pick up as well. We prefer you to pick up the puppy yourself, but we understand that this is not always possible. You will have to cover the costs of any documentation and additional vaccinations (apart of first one) like second vaccination, rabies, passport etc. We will also charge £60 per every starting week that puppy stays with us from 8 weeks old.

Breeding terms contract

Usually we will pick a female from the litter that we would like to go on a breeding contract with us. This is important part of the breeding program to ensure that we will breed the best dogs and our breeding lines are maintained. In this instance the pup will stay registered to us and we will keep the KC registration until one or two breeding’s are completed. After that the pup will be transferred solely to your name. If you are taking a breeding contract with us, you will only require to pay the booking in fee and a deposit and not a full amount. Other requirements are discussed in person.

If there is a change in circumstances and you are not able to keep the puppy taken from us we reserve the right to take the pup back (please refer to your contract).

What comes with an AnkerCanis puppy?

• • KC registration

• • 5 weeks free KC insurance

• • Puppy pack which includes all important information about what we done with the puppy since birth (worming, socialisation, grooming etc.)

• • Vet check certificate made around 7 weeks old and current puppy weight

• • 1st vaccination and vaccination card

• • Microchip and change of ownership done by us

• • Lifelong guarantee that we keep in touch

• • Few packs of raw meat that pups were fed since weaning (weeks worth)

• • Toys, blanket from the nest etc.

• • Contract that will be bound by both of us

All puppies (unless on breeding contract) are coming with endorsements for breeding. Those can be lifted once all required health tests are done.

If you get a puppy from us you CAN NOT SELL IT ON under any circumstances. The contract that you will sign with us will say that we will take the dog back at any age and re-home it. We want to make sure that future owners make the decision of having a pup from us with full understanding of how much work is required and that this is lifelong decision.