[Elaine Benise]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

You need to ask her about the guarantee, most will just give you a new puppy, if you prove to them it was a genetic disease, but this isn't always that easy. Some diseases like Luxating Patella, can be brought on by trauma, so the breeder won't cover it, however when a year old dog has stage 3 LP, you can be pretty sure it was genetic but most breeders won't listen to your vet, they want their vet to test the dog, and this often means flying the dog back to their vet, and then the most you get is a new dog, but you don't want a new dog, you want money to help cover the cost of the $3,000 surgery, which if your dog doesn't get, it will become severely crippled, and in constant pain. The better breeders do have guarantees that allow you to get the up to the purchase price back if your dog needs surgery to cover a genetic disease, and this is for the life of the dog.

Thank you for the info. I have been talking with her in-depth and just left a message today regarding any health issues, especially LP and hypoglycemia. She has been very forth-coming so far. I even googled her and didn't find anything. But still, that doesn't guarantee she is reputable... She did offer references, which I called, but who is to say these people aren't her sister and brother and just saying what she asks them to say??? This is how worried I am!! NOT because of her but because I've been reading SO much and I think I'm a hypochondriac of a dog-buyer!