Questions about buying a puppy.... - YorkieTalk.com Forums

gusremy · 02-25-2008, 02:06 PM

a friend of mine just purchase a chihuahua from someone. They did not meet at the sellers home, they met in front of a supermarket. Anyways, the puppy was told was 16 weeks old with shots. well she said she was going to forward her the shot paperwork from the vet through email. well all weekend she kept trying to text her to forward the vet info and no one picked up, until finally my friend said i have your license plate number(which she does), and i will look you up. the lady finally responded back and said i will email the shots that were given to the puppy and give that to the vet and they should know what shots to give next. and my friend text her back and said if there is something wrong with the puppy pls tell us now so we can take care of vet, we can afford a vet she says. The puppy looks great. very hyper, eating and all that good stuff.

There is no health gurantee that was given for this puppy and was never talked about between my friend and the sell, the only thing told to her is, the puppy has had shots. In any case.. if the puppy gets sick, can she do anything about it with the breeder or try to involve the police??? or is this her fault for not getting a health gurantee. Also they have had the puppy for a week now.

Nancy1999 · 02-25-2008, 03:05 PM

Your friend should take the puppy to the vet and let him check it out. Without knowing its condition it's difficult to decide what to do next. How did you friend find this breeder? Most backyard breeders aren't going to give health guarantees.

chachi · 02-25-2008, 03:08 PM

Not all breeders give health guarantees and with some its only a 72 hr guarantee

jancie · 02-25-2008, 04:23 PM

I'm curious if you think the pup is going to get sick...?
My vet told me, when in doubt, just start immunizations from the beginning and it shouldn't be any kind of probs....
When I got my baby, I was told that she had her shots and worming, but I seriously questioned it so we just started all over as if she hadn't had any shots or worm...It was a good thing we did too, the day after the worm meds, she jetted multiple round worms that were bigger than she was!!!
If your friend is questioning it, have her ask her vet if it would hurt to just start shots from the beginning and assume that there were no shots done....

gusremy · 02-25-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chachi

Not all breeders give health guarantees and with some its only a 72 hr guarantee

so if there is no health guarantee than there is nothing she can do about it if something is wrong with the puppy right? she said she will call the cops or something if the puppy has something wrong with her, but i told her that if she doesnt have a health guarantee there is nothing she can do about it.

gusremy · 02-25-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Your friend should take the puppy to the vet and let him check it out. Without knowing its condition it's difficult to decide what to do next. How did you friend find this breeder? Most backyard breeders aren't going to give health guarantees.

she found her on craigslist. and my friend and the seller did not talk about a health guarantee or even said if there is something wrong with the pup that she will take her back.. nothing was said (which i think was stupid). Well since my friend has the seller's license plate number, can we find out were she lives? and how do we do that? sorry.. she wanted me to ask you that.. hehe

kat0333 · 02-25-2008, 05:35 PM

Can I ask how much she paid for the pup? You would think by the way she purchased it that she knew there was not a guarentee as to the health

bchgirl · 02-25-2008, 05:38 PM

The police would not get involved in a case like this. If the puppy is sick...or gets sick...the only recourse would be suing the breeder in small claims court. In order to do that....she would need the breeder's information...full name and home address.

I have a major problem with buying a puppy in a parking lot....

sweetr72 · 02-25-2008, 05:42 PM

I cant understand why anyone would buy in a parking lot either..I definetly want to see where my babies have been living..and if this person didnt bring the shot records with her that would be a huge red flag..I would turn and run the other way..but hopefully the puppy is in good health and she wont have to sue or anything..its kind of one of those live and learn lessons..

Dawn

MaxwellHouse · 02-25-2008, 06:01 PM

I have a friend that bought her yorkie in a parking lot. No guarantee, etc. The puppy turned out hump backed like a raccoon. She did it without asking anyone's advice, but she loves that crazy looking little thing like there's no tomorrow.

MindieRose · 02-25-2008, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetr72

I cant understand why anyone would buy in a parking lot either..I definetly want to see where my babies have been living..and if this person didnt bring the shot records with her that would be a huge red flag..I would turn and run the other way..but hopefully the puppy is in good health and she wont have to sue or anything..its kind of one of those live and learn lessons..

Dawn

When I was helping my cousin find another puppy last week, I had gotten directions from a man to come see his puppy. He ended up saying "well I'm busy right now, but here's my brothers cell phone number and he can meet you at the Burger King by the house and bring the pup there".

Yeah right. I told him I'd keep his number handy if we decide thats what we wanted.

mojo · 02-25-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxwellHouse

I have a friend that bought her yorkie in a parking lot. No guarantee, etc. The puppy turned out hump backed like a raccoon. She did it without asking anyone's advice, but she loves that crazy looking little thing like there's no tomorrow.

I'm so sorry, but your thread has me laughing so hard I am in tears!!

sweetr72 · 02-25-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MindieRose

When I was helping my cousin find another puppy last week, I had gotten directions from a man to come see his puppy. He ended up saying "well I'm busy right now, but here's my brothers cell phone number and he can meet you at the Burger King by the house and bring the pup there".

Yeah right. I told him I'd keep his number handy if we decide thats what we wanted.

I would imagine they must have a puppy mill when they dont want you to come to the house...or the house must be a disaster?? I dont know what it is but if I were a breeder I would NEED to know soooo much about the person buying my puppies..Id probably have to see their house too lol..

Dawn

dexterandalana · 02-25-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bchgirl

The police would not get involved in a case like this. If the puppy is sick...or gets sick...the only recourse would be suing the breeder in small claims court. In order to do that....she would need the breeder's information...full name and home address.

I have a major problem with buying a puppy in a parking lot....

...not to mention the money it would cost to sue someone and bring them to small claims court. if the puppy gets sick, its a tough lesson learned for your friend. unfortunately there is nothing she can do except love the puppy no matter what.

if she really wanted to get back at the "breeder" she could always do some investigating work to see what the conditions are that they breed in. if it is a puppy mill you may want to look into contacting rescue groups and shelters to try to get the person shut down. there have been other threads on here where YT members have put forth a huge effort to get puppy mills shut down.

brittahnee · 02-25-2008, 09:00 PM

well i'm torn in this situation.
mainly because my yorkie, sophie, was purchased in a home depot parking lot.
the breeder's house was in some small town i had never heard of, off of a larger town i was familiar with. i had visited her web site before, saw the pictures of her house and puppies, she even had a health guarantee lined up for the puppy. The reason we purchased Sophie in the parking lot was because she was trying to help us save time on a trip that was already five hours away from our home.

considering she would allow us to return the dog under any circumstances she was sick, i don't think she was hiding anything.
after taking sophie to the vet, her only health problem were ear mites, but that is a common infection for young puppies.
(all four of my shelties had them at one point as puppies)
it's all about your judgement, i suppose.

02-25-2008, 02:06 PM	#1
gusremy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisoc Ca Posts: 86	Questions about buying a puppy.... a friend of mine just purchase a chihuahua from someone. They did not meet at the sellers home, they met in front of a supermarket. Anyways, the puppy was told was 16 weeks old with shots. well she said she was going to forward her the shot paperwork from the vet through email. well all weekend she kept trying to text her to forward the vet info and no one picked up, until finally my friend said i have your license plate number(which she does), and i will look you up. the lady finally responded back and said i will email the shots that were given to the puppy and give that to the vet and they should know what shots to give next. and my friend text her back and said if there is something wrong with the puppy pls tell us now so we can take care of vet, we can afford a vet she says. The puppy looks great. very hyper, eating and all that good stuff. There is no health gurantee that was given for this puppy and was never talked about between my friend and the sell, the only thing told to her is, the puppy has had shots. In any case.. if the puppy gets sick, can she do anything about it with the breeder or try to involve the police??? or is this her fault for not getting a health gurantee. Also they have had the puppy for a week now. Last edited by gusremy; 02-25-2008 at 02:08 PM.

02-25-2008, 03:05 PM	#2
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02-25-2008, 05:38 PM	#8
bchgirl Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: at da beach Posts: 15,444 Blog Entries: 2	The police would not get involved in a case like this. If the puppy is sick...or gets sick...the only recourse would be suing the breeder in small claims court. In order to do that....she would need the breeder's information...full name and home address. I have a major problem with buying a puppy in a parking lot.... __________________ Deb, Reese, Reggie, Frazier, Libby, Sidney, & Bodie Trace & Ramsey who watch over us www.biewersbythebay.com

02-25-2008, 04:23 PM	#4
jancie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 54	I'm curious if you think the pup is going to get sick...? My vet told me, when in doubt, just start immunizations from the beginning and it shouldn't be any kind of probs.... When I got my baby, I was told that she had her shots and worming, but I seriously questioned it so we just started all over as if she hadn't had any shots or worm...It was a good thing we did too, the day after the worm meds, she jetted multiple round worms that were bigger than she was!!! If your friend is questioning it, have her ask her vet if it would hurt to just start shots from the beginning and assume that there were no shots done....

02-25-2008, 05:35 PM	#7
kat0333 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 69	Can I ask how much she paid for the pup? You would think by the way she purchased it that she knew there was not a guarentee as to the health

02-25-2008, 05:42 PM	#9
sweetr72 No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,111	I cant understand why anyone would buy in a parking lot either..I definetly want to see where my babies have been living..and if this person didnt bring the shot records with her that would be a huge red flag..I would turn and run the other way..but hopefully the puppy is in good health and she wont have to sue or anything..its kind of one of those live and learn lessons.. Dawn

02-25-2008, 06:01 PM	#10
MaxwellHouse YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Earlysville Posts: 976	I have a friend that bought her yorkie in a parking lot. No guarantee, etc. The puppy turned out hump backed like a raccoon. She did it without asking anyone's advice, but she loves that crazy looking little thing like there's no tomorrow.

02-25-2008, 09:00 PM	#15
brittahnee YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 383	well i'm torn in this situation. mainly because my yorkie, sophie, was purchased in a home depot parking lot. the breeder's house was in some small town i had never heard of, off of a larger town i was familiar with. i had visited her web site before, saw the pictures of her house and puppies, she even had a health guarantee lined up for the puppy. The reason we purchased Sophie in the parking lot was because she was trying to help us save time on a trip that was already five hours away from our home. considering she would allow us to return the dog under any circumstances she was sick, i don't think she was hiding anything. after taking sophie to the vet, her only health problem were ear mites, but that is a common infection for young puppies. (all four of my shelties had them at one point as puppies) it's all about your judgement, i suppose.