When Buyers Break Contract
 

I have seen a lot of people complain about breeders but I have never seen breeders say anything about the buyers. How would a breeder react when they have as part of their contract that the puppy returns back to them and they discover in the news paper or somewhere that the puppy is they sold to a person say 6 -10 weeks earlier or even a year was being sold by the person that bought it and they hiked the price up on the puppy more than what you sold it for.

I would not be happy.

Good question.

Personally I’d be angry, but not because she received more money, but because I wouldn’t know if the home was suitable. Joey's breeder has it in her contract that I'm not allowed to rehome or sell without her permission. If you recall a few years back, something similar happened to Ellen DeGeneres, who adopted a dog from a rescue organization. She had the same stipulation in her contract, and when she found out she couldn't handle the dog, she gave it to someone else. The agency stepped in and took the dog back. Here's more information: DeGeneres Doggie Drama Continues - ABC News So it sounds like its legal for you to do this. Not sure you can do anything now, if you didn’t have a contract. I would contact the new family and ask them if they had questions about Yorkie care and training. I would tell them to feel free to call me if they ever needed to rehome or for any other reason.

Well, I was wondering the same thing about breeders actually keeping up with buyers. I've never had to sign a contract because, well, I've never paid for an animal before.

So, now I've had mine for a few months and the breeder has never contacted me via email or anything to ask how things are going, have I got him neutered or anything. It's surprising to me she made me sign a contract but hasn't got in contact?

My contract says I have to have him fixed by 8months old. I wonder if she will call on his 8 month birthday?

Do any breeders here keep in contact with buyers, all of the buyers?

My contract stipulates that the pup/or adult dog is returned to me, if for any reason the original owners can no longer care for the dog.

If I found out that the dog was rehomed without my permission, I would be very angry for sure.

But I would personally want to speak with the new owners, to assess their fitness for ownership. If I was comfortable then the dog would stay there. If not well I guess the lawyers would have to be involved.

How-ever I am thinking of co-owning all pups I sell, not just any I may place in show homes. That means here ownership can not be changed unless two people sign the transfer of ownership form. Of course the simplest way around that is not to change ownership over.

ditto here , I only had a lady cancelled her deposit, she told me that her hubby had lost his job and they could no longer afford the baby, it was the only time I refunded a full deposit also,I have an open door policy for my dogs and will be VERY angry if I found out one of my dogs was rehome or surrender to shelter under any circumstances. I am the second contact in the microchip and will take my dogs back and any time for any reason,in a surrender manner.. is clearly stipulated in my contract.
hugs,

Oh and yes I keep in contact with all the buyers. In the first year of life, a phone call the next day to see how pup did on his first night home, find out date of vet visit. Call after the first vet visit to see what vet said.
At 3months old - call to see how their puppy obedience classes are going - any other problems?
At 6months old - Canine Good neighbour training how is that coming? Problems? Grooming - are you remembering to keep ear canal clean? Weight of pup? First discussion of neutering/spaying. Reminders for female owners of upcoming heat. How to recognize - Protecting the female - Sanitary concerns.
At one yr old - Happy Birthday to you card. Plea to send picture if not already sent. Discussion of neutering/spaying - and protecting female - Discussion of weight and height. Canine Good Citizen gotten? Where are obedience classes being taken?
At eighteen months old - When has spay/neuter been booked? Follow up after neuter spay. What leg of CD are they on? Future competitions - I go to them if they are within a 2hr drive.
At twenty four months old - Confirm booking of OFA Xrays hips/elbows. thyroid test. and hyperurocosuria. CD title obtained?

My contract provides for a refund for proof of spay/neuter and a refund for OFA Xrays and thyroid testing and hyperurocosuria genetic test. And finally a refund for the CD title.

Now this is for the BRT breed not the Yorkie. My contract stipulates for this guard and protect breed you must obtain a minimum obedience title of Companion Dog.

After the first two years, annual emails to see how everything is going.

oh and I also get pictures of all my babies in a yearly basis, I mail a birthday car with a little simple request of a picture email or print, this year I was blessed and I got xmas pictures of most of the babies.. I screen my customers to the point of feeling guilty..NOT...LOL

I gave one of my biewer pups to a friend...gave...with the agreement that he would be returned to me if she ever had to rehome him. After having him for over a year she emailed me to let me know she placed him with another lady...I was shocked, hurt, furious and many other things. Had I been given the respect and opportunity to be involved in the placement I would have agreed because I know the lady he went to. However, this ended the friendship I had with my 'friend'...no, there was no money involved...just trust...and sometimes that's worse.

Gemy, that's awesome! I wish my breeder was like that....why have me sign a contract if you have no contact after the pup is sold, I don't get it. :/

That is so true. Breaking of trust from a friend is just so hurtful. And I too would have ended that friendship tout de suite.

Okay the second contact on microchip. If I have my name there, does this mean for sure, they would call me if they scanned the microchip, and they saw my name as second contact? Say the new "owner" takes their new dog into the vet and vet scans; would the vet contact the secondary contact or only the first line contact?

I think a good breeder would keep in contact to see if there are any questions and to to make sure everything is going ok with the puppy. It is my belief that a good breeder that remains in contact and does their best to screen potential owners there are always those that can slip between the cracks that can be good at bringing themselves off as being someone that makes you feel good about what is going on.

Just like we assume we have a person that is a friend and our radar isn't quite in tune because they know how to get around it and we find out later that they were not the person we though they were.

I might ad that this was a 25 year friendship and not someone I barely knew...and that added a bit to the sting too.