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yorky97 · 03-13-2012, 04:52 AM

I am the breeder and you are right there are many sides to a story. I have been breeding for 25 years and never heard of the diagnosis until it was presented to me by this person. I was shocked and stunned at the time. I spoke with other breeders that I know both in the show arena and outside. None claimed to know except the Pug breeders knew of it. I also consulted 2 vets and both told me there was no way to see this coming nor was it proven to be inheritable. They also told me the only true diagnosis is with brain biopsy post mortem. This information came to me at the worst possible time in that I had just lost my longtime position and was trying to hold everything together on a shoestring. I had offered to buy this puppy back after she had owned it just a few weeks when she complained about some minor issues with an small overbite. I never heard from her again until this diagnosis several months later. I also found out that the puppy had fallen down a flight of stairs and lost consciousness for a bit about a month before. What would you ask if you found this out??? I did offer to take the puppy back and I would have placed her with a group that takes in very sick yorkies and gets them all the help they need but they must be surrendered to do this. Never has a dog been euthanized or not treated and they work on donations. Very wonderful people. I would have replaced the puppy. I have never had this problem before and I can assure that these dogs were never bred again either. I don't sell unhealthy puppies and I don't want people that buy my puppies to suffer this kind of pain. It happens with dogs and it happens with humans. If you paid to adopt a baby and it turned out to have some horrible cancer or other disease would you ask for reimbursement? I think not. You do what you need to do and understand that things go wrong sometimes in nature that are unpredictable. She like many others that are looking for puppies expect breeders to order up the exact puppy that they have in their head. The perfect size, the perfect color, the perfect temperment and at exactly the time that they think they would be available. Guess what these animals are just that animals products of nature they are not machines to plug into the desired traits and expect to get the results. We as reputable breeders do everything we can to produce healthy well adjusted puppies and dogs. I have shown 16 dogs to champions over the years and bred them for their positive healthy qualities. I do not think that this problem with this person should make me a bad or disreputable breeder. Which by the way was backed up by my parent club when I presented all the information and emails that went between us over the time this person purchased the dog.

03-13-2012, 04:52 AM	#56
yorky97 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: MA Posts: 5	GME puppy I am the breeder and you are right there are many sides to a story. I have been breeding for 25 years and never heard of the diagnosis until it was presented to me by this person. I was shocked and stunned at the time. I spoke with other breeders that I know both in the show arena and outside. None claimed to know except the Pug breeders knew of it. I also consulted 2 vets and both told me there was no way to see this coming nor was it proven to be inheritable. They also told me the only true diagnosis is with brain biopsy post mortem. This information came to me at the worst possible time in that I had just lost my longtime position and was trying to hold everything together on a shoestring. I had offered to buy this puppy back after she had owned it just a few weeks when she complained about some minor issues with an small overbite. I never heard from her again until this diagnosis several months later. I also found out that the puppy had fallen down a flight of stairs and lost consciousness for a bit about a month before. What would you ask if you found this out??? I did offer to take the puppy back and I would have placed her with a group that takes in very sick yorkies and gets them all the help they need but they must be surrendered to do this. Never has a dog been euthanized or not treated and they work on donations. Very wonderful people. I would have replaced the puppy. I have never had this problem before and I can assure that these dogs were never bred again either. I don't sell unhealthy puppies and I don't want people that buy my puppies to suffer this kind of pain. It happens with dogs and it happens with humans. If you paid to adopt a baby and it turned out to have some horrible cancer or other disease would you ask for reimbursement? I think not. You do what you need to do and understand that things go wrong sometimes in nature that are unpredictable. She like many others that are looking for puppies expect breeders to order up the exact puppy that they have in their head. The perfect size, the perfect color, the perfect temperment and at exactly the time that they think they would be available. Guess what these animals are just that animals products of nature they are not machines to plug into the desired traits and expect to get the results. We as reputable breeders do everything we can to produce healthy well adjusted puppies and dogs. I have shown 16 dogs to champions over the years and bred them for their positive healthy qualities. I do not think that this problem with this person should make me a bad or disreputable breeder. Which by the way was backed up by my parent club when I presented all the information and emails that went between us over the time this person purchased the dog.