[MorkieAZ]

I've been searching for a new stud for my breeding program and thought I found the right one.

I called a exhibitor/breeder here in Az. (one I thought I could trust) and asked her about a male, she said she did not have any of hers available but had a 7 month old boy that she had bought along with his sister to show from another exhibitor/breeder in Ok. she said he would be too small to show but would make an excellent stud. He had a very nice pedigree so I was very excited. We ended up buying him and a couple days later when I went to change his topknot I noticed an open fontanel (soft spot) about 1/2 inch in diameter.

I took him to my vet and she said I should not breed him because they cannot disprove that he won't pass it on to his offspring. She said he would be more suseptible to siezures and hyrocephalus. She also said the font wil not close if it hasn't by 7 months. I was heart broken and already falling in love with him. I spent a ton of money on this pup and my husband was furious. We suspect the breeder knew about the font because of how far his topknot was placed back on his head.

I learned a valuable lesson. I cried for 2 days after finding this out and decided we needed to return him. We needed a good sound representaion of the breed for our new stud. We took him to the vet in the 3 day time per the contract so she did refund the money.

Most of us know the basic questions and things to check for when buying a dog, it never occured to me to look for an open font in a 7 month old. So please don't forget to check for that soft spot.

I'm sure she will turn right around and sell him to some unsuspecting person. So beware Az.