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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  I know I am probably odd man out here, but I would have returned the puppy. The store and the breeders need to know that there are people out there that won't take that crap any longer. No refunds? Contact your credit card company! PLUS have the store pay for the vet bills up to the purchase price of the pup. If he has ongoing issues, you will be paying tens of thousands of dollars to keep him well if he lives several years. Even if he is perfectly healthy, the cost of owning a dog is well into the thousands each year for just preventative care.
Anyway, make sure you get everything in writing from what the shop promised you. I would not believe anything they said period. Do you know for certain the pup was from a local breeder? Did they give you a name? |
When I took him back I did get a refund since I didn't want another puppy. But I turned back around after I had a uneasy feeling about his future. I do have a contract I signed with the store for $1200 in medical costs. The vets that examined him did say there is no outward signs he has a heart murmur. The
Vets said he would see a cardiologist at 6 months for the echo that would tell us exactly what his future was. I'm good with that.
He went to grandmas house and her dog played with Max for 2 hours. She kept trying to calm Max down so he wasnt running so much but he was so happy to have someone play with him he was playing for 2 hours...slept really good last night 😀.
I do know the breeder name. We live in a small town and the store owner is my moms neighbor so I'm comfortable he didn't come from a puppy mill. Still agree they shouldn't have sold him so young. alot of things were wrong about this transaction but maybe it was destiny my daughter wanted to buy a kitten that day and I went with her. No intention of getting another dog but I saw him and once I held him I was hooked. We have to think it was meant to be.