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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  You say that it's hard to trust breeders but I've been on both sides of this coin and I know that it's hard to trust buyers as well. Everytime you turn around you run into someone who wants something for nothing. They tell you one thing before they leave your home with signed contract in hand and than call a week later demanding that the terms be changed. When you refuse you are so mean and they can't believe you are treating them this way. They breed without your permission, refuse to keep in touch, feed incorrectly and than cry when the dog has pancreatitis ( a friend of mine's dog). I purchased a dog that ended up with Legge-Perthes. The breeder honored the spoken contract and I got a replacement puppy after I fulfilled my end of the bargain. There was no reason not to get another pup from her. It was from a different breeding, she was an honest business woman, the replacement pup is from a line that I want as part of my foundation. I do not think of the dog that had Legge-Perthes as defective, she just had a problem that kept her from doing what I purchased her for which was showing and breeding. I'm a new breeder and my first litter is not yet 2 years old. I have had no health issues and have had some buyers that I now count as friends. The honest truth is breeding is more difficult than I ever dreamt it would be and to quote a very well known breeder (had a top 5 yorkie last year) " it's not the dogs that make it difficult, they are a joy, it's dealing with the stupid people!" There are alot of us responsible breeders out here working our butts off, you just don't know the half of it! |
I think a lot of things can be avoided if breeder and buyer get to know each other as much as they can before they make a transaction. You don't really know a person until you go through a crisis with them. There are times when it is much better to walk away from a sale for just not liking a person rather than rely on these restrictive contracts that exclude everything one can think of. If you live in a puppy lemon law state, they don't mean much anyway.