Thanks everyone. I agree, just coming here has been a huge help for me, so I will continue to do so. I just can't look at the pictures! I may take my avatar down. I just don't know. My sweet baby is gone!
I posted this on another board:
We talked to her today (the breeder) and she said she will provide us a new dog in the next two years? I don't know. She said she is writing something up and will send it to us. I won't sign anything though. I will probably take it to my attorney as soon as I get it. I am NOT a sue happy person, please know that. We own rental houses, so we have an attorney we use a lot for those (not for suing, just for general stuff) and I know he would be glad to look at the agreement for me.
She did say she will give us a "credit" of $1500 for the dog, which I am not too keen on. What if she ups her price of yorkies to $2500? Well, then I would still owe her $1000. I don't want to do that.
Bottom line, Dixie isn't coming back. She is gone forever. She can't make it up to me with another dog, or a credit, or whatever...
She also mentioned to Ryan that "even though she wasn't legally responsible, she would still do this for us." Um, ok lady. Talk to my lawyer about that one. I was PAYING her to take care of my dog. I trusted her more than my friends and neighbors. And she failed me. She failed Dixie. She failed my daughter. We aren't arguing with her at this point because I don't want to start an all out war. I just want Dixie back. And no one can do that for me.
