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Originally Posted by BakersDozen  I agree completely, and I think most good breeders would also. Now that I think about it more, I think really what I am asking is about situations like...well, I don't know, I should have thought this through...lol....I am thinking way too far in advance, I don't even have a Yorkie yet, much less ready to breed.
ok, let's say you have a little one with a slight heart murmur. So you decide you will keep him to see if it goes away. After a while it does, and then by the time you place him he is 1 1/2 year old. If you have a one year health guarantee, does it apply?
This brings me to another question, does the guarantee apply from date of birth or date of sale? Or maybe this is the same question....hmmm....if it is date of birth, then there is no issue about the guarantee extending.
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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.
lol...sorry to ramble...
