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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  So far I haven't had to place a retired show/breeding dog. If the dog or bitch is in my showing/breeding program and is being retired any health issues would have shown itself already (most of the time). Hard to guarantee what will come with old age. All the tests have been run, Xrays have been done and the dog is healthy at age 5 you shouldn't have to worry about health issues. Just like when you purchased that puppy at 12 weeks that guarantee was for the first 1 to 3 years of it's life. Does that make sense?
I have a 9 month old little girl that I have held on too and my guarantee for a 12 to 16 week old puppy is for 3 years so if I were to decide to place my 9 month old it would be until she was 3 years old but bear in mind she will have been spayed, health tested before she left my home. If any test were to come back abnormal or any health issue was present she would not leave my home or be placed (free) in a home that knew the situation and wanted to take on that responsibilty under a co-ownership so that I would be able to be involved in any decision that was made. I will always take back any yorkie I have sold or placed at any time at any age. They are still my responsiblity but I can only be responsible financially after I've done everything correctly and humanly possible up to a certain point. Once an adult leaves my home I can't guarantee something didn't happen once they've left because when they leave here they will be healthy or they wouldn't be have been in my breeding/showing program.
I hope this made sense.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
Yep, makes perfect sense.
The parts in bold is also part of what prompted my question....though a breeder does stand behind their dogs, it is not reasonable that the breeders would be responsible for any and all problems as the dog ages.
So let's say you held on to that girl until she's 3 yrs old and then placed her for a fee....I am assuming that there would be no actual financial guarantee....but the buyer would know the test results, etc. so could have a good assurance that way. Is this how you would do it?