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Originally Posted by EmrldShdwQueen  You're making perfect sense. And in that case, absolutely. Placing a 1.5 year old baby would still cover the same guarantee. My regular contract says DOB, but I would write up a special one for that sort of circumstance. Since that would be such a unique situation, I would be looking for a particular kind of home, so once I found that I would ammend the contract any way I needed to so that we would both feel comfortable. I have a guarantee because I want to KNOW if something is wrong with one of my pups, and also because I feel like it's the right thing to do. Most people won't give up their beloved pets 6 months down the road, but the least I can do is give them money back and offer a replacement. I do it for "1 year" just as a guideline, but if somebody comes back to me 6 years from now and says, "hey this puppy developed so and so and the vet feels it's genetic" there's a good chance I would still do something.
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This makes sense, and seems fair to both parties. I'm thinking, though, that in a situation where there is a slight problem it also wouldn't be unfair to exclude the particular problem from the guarantee. (I'm not talking about serious things, in my opinion the pup with a serious health problem should be cared for by the breeder or placed in a great home for free) Like, one of my little pugs I got for a greatly reduced fee because he had a slight eye injury. I would not then have expected the breeder to pay for any treatment for that eye or refund, because I knew about it prior and took the "discount." Kind of like buying "as-is". Seems like the purpose of the guarantee is to cover any unknown problems that might crop up.
What are your thoughts on this?
Thanks!
