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pauldo · 09-06-2008, 09:54 AM

I entered verbally into a stud contract with a couple who own a tiny male yorkie. They wanted $500 and if my female doesn't get pregnant I get a second chance. If she doesn't get pregnant again, I do not get any refund.

Anyways when my female came into heat, I contacted the breeders and let them know. They assured their male was available and to contact them when she came into standing heat. She came into standing heat over the September long weekend here in Canada. She started flagging and standing for my neutered male Saturday night (day 9 of her heat cyle). I phoned the breeders on Sunday morning and left a message. I never heard back from them until late Monday night (day 11). I asked if they had been out of town, but I was never given an answer why it took them two days to get back to me. I was told I could go over the next day (day 12). I took my female over and it was a distrastrous breeding -- the male was on my female's back, and all over the place, and they then told me that their stud had only tied once naturally and that they have always done IA. Anways the dogs never tied and they thought the sperm was lost on my females leg "or somewhere else". I was told to come over the next day to try again (day 13). They were going to try natural breeding again, but I asked that they go right to IA which they did. I was told to come back on Friday (day 15). But on Thursday, my female was not flagging or standing anymore -- so her standing heat was from days 9-13. I only bred her on day 13. When I asked how much I owed them, they asked for the full $500.00. I told them that I didn't feel comfortable with that, b/c they only bred her once and were not available to me at the beginning of her standing heat. I offered to pay $250 and the rest if she gets pregnant. The breeder sounded very offended and was abrupt with me.

I'm wondering if I am being unfair here -- yes, we entered a verbal contract that I would pay $500, but their part of the contract was to have their male availabe to my female while she was ready for breeding --- that did not happen and I was only able to breed her once -- I feel uncomfortable paying the $500 -- if she doesn't get pregnant, I am promised a second try -- but how do I know that the second try won't be a repeat of my first experience with this breeder?

09-06-2008, 09:54 AM	#1
pauldo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 117	Am I being fair? I entered verbally into a stud contract with a couple who own a tiny male yorkie. They wanted $500 and if my female doesn't get pregnant I get a second chance. If she doesn't get pregnant again, I do not get any refund. Anyways when my female came into heat, I contacted the breeders and let them know. They assured their male was available and to contact them when she came into standing heat. She came into standing heat over the September long weekend here in Canada. She started flagging and standing for my neutered male Saturday night (day 9 of her heat cyle). I phoned the breeders on Sunday morning and left a message. I never heard back from them until late Monday night (day 11). I asked if they had been out of town, but I was never given an answer why it took them two days to get back to me. I was told I could go over the next day (day 12). I took my female over and it was a distrastrous breeding -- the male was on my female's back, and all over the place, and they then told me that their stud had only tied once naturally and that they have always done IA. Anways the dogs never tied and they thought the sperm was lost on my females leg "or somewhere else". I was told to come over the next day to try again (day 13). They were going to try natural breeding again, but I asked that they go right to IA which they did. I was told to come back on Friday (day 15). But on Thursday, my female was not flagging or standing anymore -- so her standing heat was from days 9-13. I only bred her on day 13. When I asked how much I owed them, they asked for the full $500.00. I told them that I didn't feel comfortable with that, b/c they only bred her once and were not available to me at the beginning of her standing heat. I offered to pay $250 and the rest if she gets pregnant. The breeder sounded very offended and was abrupt with me. I'm wondering if I am being unfair here -- yes, we entered a verbal contract that I would pay $500, but their part of the contract was to have their male availabe to my female while she was ready for breeding --- that did not happen and I was only able to breed her once -- I feel uncomfortable paying the $500 -- if she doesn't get pregnant, I am promised a second try -- but how do I know that the second try won't be a repeat of my first experience with this breeder?