[CJxDanielle]

Originally Posted by k Owensk9

I don't do testing--but if a yorkie produces problems it is never bred by me again ! I always have pups vet checked before placing them and IF any problem is caught I don't breed the parents again. Thats one advantage of having your own breeding stock is knowing the bloodlines--bad legs run in some bloodlines--as well as liver shunt---I steer clear ! I usually save my girls back and buy new males--some work out and some don't---but I can honestly say I don't have bad legs. There is always the posibliity of buying a male with bad legs --but so far so good ! But this is why I always get vet checks before selling puppies. And if a pup developed something bad after placing I would ask for Vet reports-x-ray etc. but I'd refund the money in full and if the person wanted to keep the puppy that would be fine with me. How do you other breeders work ?? Would you do the same ?

How can you be guaranteed your lines are healthy if you don't do health testing? Could be something way back. I have a friend that breeds Chihuahuas with her mom in Australia and they didn't know a girl they bought from a particular line had bad patellas until it popped up in the sister a year later. They of course didn't breed their dog from fear of passing on such genetics.

Can I ask why you don't do health testing before breeding? It seems like you'd want to health test so you won't end up having to have a puppy with a problem at the next vet visit. And what happens to said puppy if it does have a problem? Do you sell it anyways?


And to the Op, I pretty much agree with everyone else. Although some "breeders" can get pretty snippy and not award you the price of the puppy (or anything really) if you don't have a guarantee (i dunno if you do or you don't i don't think I read that you do). But guarantee or no guarantee you should be awarded full price of the puppy and the parents should be spayed.