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Originally Posted by CJxDanielle  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. |
While health testing is what reputable breeders should and do. It never guarantees that health issues will not appear. Tests only prove the breeding dogs do not have said afflictions, but it doesn't gurantee they aren't carriers. There is no genetic marker telling you your dog is clear.