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Originally Posted by RLC12345678 Whether you should refund any or all of the money or not really depends on what the buyer was expecting. Did you advertise that the puppy would stay small? The buyer has a picture of the grandsire that she posted. Did the buyer see the parents and the grandsire before she bought the puppy? Unless you told her or guaranteed her that the puppy would stay small, then there is no reason, legally, that you should refund the money. I do see both sides of the issue, though. I definately think that all three dogs -- mother, father, grandsire -- are 100% yorkie, even though they don't all meet the standard. 
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I think I would not breed this larger guy again unless you want to keep the pups for yourself or if your fam/friends want a pup...having been well aware that this guy produces or can produce a larger Yorkie. As for refunding money....I don't think so, unless the owners were totally not aware of what the parents looked like and were told they would be a certain size.( although size can never be fully guaranteed ). Also if you sold them for a lot of money too..if they were a reduced price etc..it may be different...I just wouldn't sell these larger ones on purpose again-which you didn't really mean to anyways. I think they are full yorkies though and very cute and many families like larger ones but they should be aware they are possibly getting a bigger one. My Lucy is bigger than the 4lbs that was told to me..she is twice that but I am fine with it, she is still small. She is a great size to me but if I was set on a really small one and were told this without all the other info, I would be bummed. I wouldn't really expect a refund but I wouldn't use/recommend the breeder again if she gave me false info. This seems like an isolated case so I would just get a smaller different stud for your breeding program.
