Well........I think everything that can be said about this, has been said. Did you sign a contract with this lady? I go over my contracts with my new owners, line by line, across the table, eye to eye....all questions answered. I even ask almost after every sentence, "Is there anything you do not understand so far?" I hope you will say this breeder did the same thing with you....but regardless, you know as a lawyer, you read the contract as it was written, no changes made, then she has that very clearly in her contract that she sells pet only. I am sorry you have run into problems with this purchase. Good luck with your possible venture into breeding. But I would advise you to get in with a bunch of show breeders, learn who of the group is reputable (Yes there are less than reputable show breeders out there, but hanging around the show circuits you will find out who is who...)find a line of dogs that you really think are exactly what you want to reproduce, and see if you can purchase a dog from one of these people for breeding stock. This dog will const you consdierably more than $1500.00-$2000.00, so do not be surprised. |