I am the breeder and there is more than one side to this story. This person requested a puppy from me with very specific requirements. She also asked for a copy of my contract before she bought the puppy. I offered to return her money and take the puppy back after just of few weeks when she wrote telling me she felt the dog wasn't what she had hoped for. No answer to my offer. Then several months later after the dog had suffered a fall down a flight of stairs she tells me the dog has GME. She is correct I had never heard of it before. But I certainly made it my business to find out everything I could and requested her health records. I consulted other breeders and vets. The most I could find out was that there was no way to say it was inheritable and no final diagnosis unless a brain biopsy was done post mortem. I found it occurred mostly in pugs. I offered to take the puppy back and replace it. No reply. I couldn't refund the money I was out of work and just holding on by a shoestring at the time which I explained. I would not have euthanized the dog I would have surrendered her to a group that cares for sick yorkies and does it all on donations a special help from Angell and other groups of hospitals. She tried to have me removed from the membership of the parent club which failed when I produced all the offers that were made to her. I did all that I could so I don't think I can be called irresponsible or disreputable for this. I have been breeding and showing my dogs for over 20 years. To have this happen to one in not a bad track record for producing healthy dogs and standing behind what I do. These are products of nature just like us and sometimes things go wrong. Would anyone who adopted a baby that later developed some devastating disease ask for their money back or financial assistance from the parents or the adoption agency??? Doubt it! Really this is not any different. It is painful and I have felt that hurt as well when I bought my very first dog. The breeders are still showing and breeding all these years later and that puppy died in less than a week from Parvo. They never offered me anything. Not even an apology. So I do know and I do everything I can to prevent this from happening to the people who purchase dogs from me. Finally I want to add that the parents of the puppy are not being bred and have gone to pet homes. I didn't want to have this occur again even if it was by pure chance. That is my story |