Hi.... I am sorry you are going through this. My first baby was a LS baby and I went through 2 years of hell with her.
But if you are looking for $ back, which I see you are not.... you have to go after the person who took your money for the dog. But you say you want the breeder to 'work with you' and admit it is her problem. I don't know what that means? What exactly do you want her to do?
As a breeder, I am VERY careful about testing my females and males. I stand behind my dogs and GOD FORBID I ever get a call about a LS baby being produced by me, I would not continue the same breeding. But I would be very UPSET if a puppy sold under SPAY contract was used for breeding when she is CLEARLY not to be used for it. LS as well as any genetic defect can skip many generations..... and as much as breeders test and do all they can...... it is sometimes possible something can come up when the parents and grandparents are clean. Which is why we have guarantees as well. I think you did the right thing about telling her she produced a LS pup. But that is really all you can do and hope she does well with the information. But she was not to be used for breeding as you said she was not. I have a really small program and if one of my babies was ever sick.... I am able to keep him/her and raise him/her. We also do not have children and are financially secure..... but if a breeder produces a sick baby and looks for a good family to place her in..... there is nothing wrong with that for she has the best interest of the pup because she is unable to devote the time. Perhaps you should ask the lady that sold you the dog for breeding if she knew the girl was sick?
I wish you good luck. But you bred a girl you did not test for. What if she didn't show any symptons and had 5 puppies? All puppies turned out to be LS babies? What responsibility do you have there?
I hope everything works out for you but if you continue to breed. Make sure you know where your babies are coming from..... and test them too. |