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Originally Posted by vainchick5 But I think as long as a breeders practices are ethical, people have no reason to complain. People work really hard for that thousand, two thousand or three thousand dollars they pay, so they should get all of their questions answered, and then some. People only start to become difficult when they feel as though they've been duped or they are getting the short end of the stick. |
Vainchick,
I agree with you 100% on that. I have just started breeding and I hope and pray that all of my dogs turn out with great temprements and are perfectly healthy and every one of my customers are tickled pink with them. I would not ever knowingly sell one that wasnt healthy or was viscious but what if the dog was fine when it left your house and when it got to the new home it didnt like the other dogs or the other dogs didnt like it. Is that your fault? Are you breeding viscious dogs? Are you abusing them? I am not saying this is what happened to PPP at all. This is just a general question I have and I would really like to hear from other breeders on their opinion about it. Is every breeder obligated to replace or take back every dog that a customer is not happy with. One thing I dont always agree on is when a "trainer" says the dogs was obviously abused and everyone just takes their word and agrees it must be so since the trainer said it was. The trainer doesnt have a clue what happened with that puppy before she started training it and each dog is different and reacts differently to situations. She may think the way a dog reacts could possibly be due to this or that, but she doesn't know it for a fact. I know a breeder that has to keep her stud away from the other studs because he fights with some of them. He is not viscious with all the other dogs but doesnt like some of the other males. Does that mean he is abused or viscious or caged all of the time. No, it doesnt and no he isnt. He is spoiled rotten and lives like a king with the best of everything. Ive seen it posted several times, this puppy cowers down when you try to pet it or this puppy snaps at the other puppies and the obvious consensus is it must have been abused. Maybe there are times when it has been, but it is not always the case. PPP, I am sorry your puppy is mean and had tumors and was not what you hoped it would be or what you paid for, I truely am. I am not defending anyone because I dont know Jen well enough to say anymore than the pups I got were great and I love them so much. I am sorry your experience was not the same as mine and I know you worked hard for the money you spent. $3000.00 is a ton of money to spend on a dog. We spent that on Louie and I would have been fit to be tied if there was something wrong with him when I got him you can be sure, so I do feel your pain and sympathize with you.
Barb