Complaint Review: The Show Dog

My wife and I bought a Shih Tzu from Mark the breeder/groomer. He gave us a contract that if the dog had a congenital abnormality within the first year of sale, that he would refund the purchase price of the dog.  The dog was AKC registered. Seven months later after our puppy was groomed, we noticed that he had a severely deformed front elbow that could not be seen with his fur (congenital chondrodysplasia). Following several discussions with Mark and only after getting a letter form our vet, he agreed to accept he dog and issued us a post-dated check because he claimed the lack of sufficient immediate funds. Needless to say he stopped payment on the check and has refused our calls. Avoid this dishonest and disreputable individual at all cost.