Groomerchic
Crawfordsville,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, June 08, 2009
I was reading your complaint about the breeder where you purchased your dog. I just have a couple of comments. First of all, I am so sorry that your dog has hip dysplasia. That is truly awful. I am a dog breeder also. I just wanted to let you know that it is very difficult for a breeder to financially compensate someone for a puppy that has a problem. This is a very expensive hobby and the money is usually spent before it gets here and you never know when that will be. I hope you purchased your Goldendoodle from someone that had all health clearances done on both parents. I also assume you agreed and signed a contract about the health and guarantees of your dog. Offering a replacement puppy is the usual way to deal with this. Some breeders will allow you to keep the original puppy/dog and some require them to be returned. Either way, I assume this was all in the contract. A consumer can't agree to something and then take exception to it when things don't go right. Also, even the most healthy dogs can occassionally have a defective puppy. This is of not fault of the breeder. If he/she was willing to stand by their guarantee and give you another puppy then this is a good breeder. Nothing in life is perfect or 100% guaranteed to have no problems. The likelihood of getting a second puppy from them, if the parents had clearances done, and it having those kind of problems would be slim to none. Please don't be angry with the breeder. I know it is difficult in a time such as this but it could happen to any of us and all we can do is give a new puppy and hope it makes up for it a little. That is not meant to take the place of the first one that you already love. I hope things work out for you. Thanks for listening.