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Originally Posted by westbranchmama  Woman keeps giving me the run around about papers says she's mailed for them but I never get them??? Wants her money...not until i get papers baby cakes! Also I feel i have been lead FAR astray and she is not entitled to the rest of the money becasue of the lies !!! Final conclusions.. Will keep them as pets but I still want her papers as they were promised to me!!! |
Sounds like you got into a bad deal all right and glad you are scheduling them for spay & neuter. It is rare to run across two adult dogs for sale together that are going to be of the caliber you need for a breeding program. If they were great, why would a breeder want to sell them? What were their histories? If she bred them before, why were the papers never in her name? How did she register the litter? Lots of questions..... but, if she does come up with the papers I think you will have no choice but to pay her the rest of the money.
If her shots were out of date (not just due) then maybe you could deduct just the cost of the shots, but not the visit and deworming (unless they did have worms). What did your contract say? Did it list dates for last shots?
Debarking does not make it so they cannot bark, just supposed to be less noisy and shrill. So, she may have actually had the procedure done, just not as effective as some. I think it is a rotten thing to do to a dog anyway. They bark for a reason. Probably needing attention.
She could probably say the house-training issue was just stress of a new home and the children issue -- again subjective and hard to prove. That is why I am saying legally you will probably have to pay her the rest of the money.
As far as the unsound (injury or congenital?) male, do you mean he has a knee or other joint issue? Did you get a health guarantee in the contract? Anything in there to help you? Most contracts from puppymill people do little more than protect the seller and list all of the things they won't be responsible for.
But you never know. If it did guarantee health for a set time period and you got the condition documented by your vet, there may be some recourse there. But that may involve giving the dog back.
But, if the contract does not cover these incidents in detail, you will probably still be liable for the money due. I know it is not fair, but that is how puppy mills continue to operate. They don't give a contract that has enough protection for the buyer.