[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by 107barney

If you're in the business of breeding dogs and selling the dogs for a fee, then the buyer is not an "adopter" and is not "adopting" the dog. The buyer is buying the dog. That's why you have a contract with the buyer.


I think it does little to your side of the story to say things like the buyer "adopted" the puppy. It also doesn't do much for your side to say that you felt a licensed veterinarian may have hurt the puppy... Unless you're a vet, your opinion about their vet is really quite irrelevant. Why is it that breeders (i.e. people who SELL dogs and not adopt them) try to bully the buyers by making statements against their vets. It's getting old.


You aren't qualified to give the BUYER advice on NUTRITION for the puppy they BOUGHT from you. So what if they didn't "obey" your rules? Was it a contract term that they agreed to?


Sorry, but I too would have continued to seek help for my puppy with specialists over sending it back to you especially while it was sick. Who would ship a sick puppy back in that situation? Certainly no caring owner of the kind you say you seek out when "adopting" out your puppies.


Anyway, none of the above really matters -- your contract apparently guaranteed against genetic defects. There's a necropsy report that the dog died of a PSS. No self-respecting yorkie breeder on the planet would try to argue that a PSS is not a genetic issue or that there was any fault on the part of the owner. It's your job to breed a healthy puppy and to sell a product free from defects to your buyers. It's your responsibility to stand behind your contractual guarantees and to avoid blaming the victim.


As you have said you are ready to resolve the issue w/ your buyer, then you should do so. I think you should spend a little time offering your condolences and provide them with some emotional support that you failed to give when they first reached out to you. I also hope you s/n the breeding pair and take a long look at your breeding practices so as to avoid the suffering of buyers and puppies in the future.


Good luck to all.

Originally Posted by margaritaville

I hope this is resolved soon. You have suffered enough losing your puppy. I hope the parents of this pup are taken out of the breeding line, spayed and neutered so others do not have to experience this.

for both of the above