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Cooper2010 · 06-19-2010, 06:31 PM

I did contact the breeder with the following email:

*****,

Could you please send me a copy of the copy of a contract of the purchase of Cooper? In the folder we took home there is a copy of the health certificate and AKC information,, vaccination information, etc. There is no contract or anything that covers your one year health warranty.

If you could fax it, my number is **********or mail it ****************.
Cooper is doing well, but as of the end of May our out of pocket cost on vet bills are $238.35 for the intial visit with the limp. A follow up two weeks later was $52.00. The surgery to remove the femoral head was $1,024.13. All of this was incurred within two months of owning the dog. We have done everything possible to give this puppy the best quality of life. You as the breeder bear some responsibility in this as well.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
**** ********

Here is their reply and I am so angry. Words can't describe my anger right now. Take note of the last paragraph.

Hello,

we are glad that Cooper is doing well...Dr. **** had told us that he was doing well when we saw him last week..

our one year health guarantee is Fl. Law:

puppy is covered for one year for congenital or hereditary diseases that are life threatening to the puppy.

we are sorry that you have incurred this expense, our guarantee is based on Fl Law and that is as far as our responsibility goes. as a new owner you take on the responsibility of the puppy. we are sorry that he had this problem but it is not anything that was foreseeable and this is not a problem that we have ever had in the 15 years that we have been breeding Yorkshire Terriers. we would not have ever sold you a puppy that we did not think that was 100% sound. you were present when Cooper received his Health Cert. and there were no problems found at that time. but as a new puppy owner you take on the responsibility of the puppy's health not covered in the guarantee. We talked to Dr. Allen and he said that it wasn't life threatening to the puppy. therefore the responsibility is yours.

We are Sorry but we hope you understand.

i wish you had just retunred him to us before surgery that way we could have found him a home willing to take on this responsibility and then you wouldn't feel bad about your out of pocket cost. you were never stuck with Cooper we would have taken him back but from your emails we thought you didn't have a problem with this and you wanted to take care of Cooper.

God Bless,
**** *** ******
I am beyond livid that they'd imply that I'm not taking care of this dog.

06-19-2010, 06:31 PM	#66
Cooper2010 YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 304	I did contact the breeder with the following email: ***, Could you please send me a copy of the copy of a contract of the purchase of Cooper? In the folder we took home there is a copy of the health certificate and AKC information,, vaccination information, etc. There is no contract or anything that covers your one year health warranty. If you could fax it, my number is ******or mail it ************. Cooper is doing well, but as of the end of May our out of pocket cost on vet bills are $238.35 for the intial visit with the limp. A follow up two weeks later was $52.00. The surgery to remove the femoral head was $1,024.13. All of this was incurred within two months of owning the dog. We have done everything possible to give this puppy the best quality of life. You as the breeder bear some responsibility in this as well. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, **** Here is their reply and I am so angry. Words can't describe my anger right now. Take note of the last paragraph. Hello, we are glad that Cooper is doing well...Dr. had told us that he was doing well when we saw him last week.. our one year health guarantee is Fl. Law: puppy is covered for one year for congenital or hereditary diseases that are life threatening to the puppy. we are sorry that you have incurred this expense, our guarantee is based on Fl Law and that is as far as our responsibility goes. as a new owner you take on the responsibility of the puppy. we are sorry that he had this problem but it is not anything that was foreseeable and this is not a problem that we have ever had in the 15 years that we have been breeding Yorkshire Terriers. we would not have ever sold you a puppy that we did not think that was 100% sound. you were present when Cooper received his Health Cert. and there were no problems found at that time. but as a new puppy owner you take on the responsibility of the puppy's health not covered in the guarantee. We talked to Dr. Allen and he said that it wasn't life threatening to the puppy. therefore the responsibility is yours. We are Sorry but we hope you understand. i wish you had just retunred him to us before surgery that way we could have found him a home willing to take on this responsibility and then you wouldn't feel bad about your out of pocket cost. you were never stuck with Cooper we would have taken him back but from your emails we thought you didn't have a problem with this and you wanted to take care of Cooper. God Bless, * ****** I am beyond livid that they'd imply that I'm not taking care of this dog.