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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  Are you suggesting that we guarantee against everything as the dog gets older? No one can predict that a dog will never go blind, or deaf, or have some health problem down the road. We can only say that as a puppy this dog can hear, see and has been found healthy by our vet. I had a dog that became paralyzed at 6 years old because of a weak disk in his back that slipped and severed a nerve. The weakness had apparently always been there but hadn't caused a problem until that time. I never thought about going back to the breeder and blaming them. Ruffles was a wonderful pet for 6 years and it was just something that happened. He was a living being not a mechanical creation, he wasn't created by a human and couldn't be warrented by one. |
I'm sure Lacy is not saying for the entire life span of the dog in the guarentee. I guarentee for 3 years for several genetic health issues just not life threatening in my contract after that I do not. I would love to be contacted if something were to show up later in life so I know what has happened so maybe I can prevent it in the future.
Most severe cases show up in the earlier years of a dogs life. I do not cover LP unless it's a grade 4 for one year. I also cover Leggs Perethess also for the first year. If you are a responsible breeder then you cover the most common genetic health issues within your breed and in my opinion for longer than a year because it can show up within the first 2 to 3 years of the dogs life. But of course this is just me!
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers