Jason,
I have only gotten to the second page of this thread, so please forgive me if this is a duplicate response, or if the situation has been resolved.
First, I would like to say how truly sorry I am for you loss and the additional pain you are experiencing due to a difficult resolution.
I noticed that you wrote that the breeder changed her contract 48 hours after your conversation. However this is clearly posted on their website:
"If one is found, the buyer will be informed. If the puppy should die before it is a year old, it will be replaced if an autopsy is performed and the cause was congenital, such as heart, liver, or kidney failure; a veterinarian report must be supplied. If an autopsy is not performed, this guarantee is void and the puppy will not be replaced. If a puppy must be replaced, it will be replaced with the next available, same-sex puppy of the same quality and the shipping expense and new health certificate will be paid by the buyer."
Well, it seems that you have complied with the contractual obligations by getting the necessary autopsy as means of proof of a congenital issue. So therefore, there is no question you deserve compensation by the breeder.
My feeling is if you haven't been recompensed, you clearly have a small claims case. However, since the breeder is located in Wisconsin, you may have to file the case in that State.
I wish you the best of luck and hope that your hearts heal and you are made whole again very soon.
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Originally Posted by Zook4mud  So this is Jason. My wife Meg is the one who did the typing last night. Springville is south of buffalo ny. As far as people not believing the neg stories I agree with you. However the upper hand I believe we have is we already have one dog from her. So we're not just a made up story. We are seeking action against the breeder. I also wanted to add our contract is different from the one now listed on her site. It was changed 48 hrs after our conversation about my dogs passing. Also now her shipping weight requirements have changed. Arlo was his name from the breeder but we changed to cash. Cashes weight was 1.69 on day of shipping and was 1.69 30 days later. It's just crazy to me how not to honor things. As far as wi pet law there isn't one. But this has been since turned back to the att gen in ny. Our lemon pet law here is great 180 days full refund and vet bills with in those days. So this is hopefully in our favor. Thanks for all the kind words. |