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Originally Posted by KazzyK810  While a well written contract that protects both parties interest is a substantial part of the process of obtaining a puppy, the reality is the cost of representation to enforce that contract can cost you as much as if not more that you would ever recoup under the contract. That's why seeing the pups and actually meeting and conversing with the breeder in person, and getting owner & vet references, is so important.
But this does make me wonder...
Can you imagine a couple adopting a child and then years later when the child develops medical problems, trying to sue the biological parents for possibly inherited defects? Everyone (I'm assuming...) hopes to adopt a healthy baby (fur or skin), but the reality is, you never know what diseases/afflictions may arise in the future in any offspring, whether yours or adopted. We have such incredibly high expectations of breeders to consistently produce only healthy babies...sometimes I wonder if it is reasonable. |
You know, that is a perfect metaphor if you ask me. I think it is a little ridiculous that everyone wants a perfect contract or a perfect Yorkie, but it's just like human genetics. I have studied genetics for a very long time and if there's on thing they tell you, recessive genes can pop up at any time in the pedigree and unless you do an extensive background check, there is no way to prevent these diseases. And even if you found out that your child had the disease, would you decide not to keep it? It's still your child. I don't want to get into a completely different conversation, haha, but a lot of people on this forum treat their Yorkie's as if they were their children, trying to give them the best care they can provide etc. So I am simply trying to get the best for my puppy from the beginning. It's not that I am looking for her to definitely be healthy, but just for her to have a good background as in a good set of parents/grandparent without any genetic defects. I want the puppy to be well brought up just like if someone adopted a child they would hope the same, but at the same time, if something went wrong, I don't think it would be as easy as the contract makes it seem to simply return the baby back to the breeder.