Advice on issue with breeder... - Page 1

I purchased an 18 month old female GSD from a breeder in Michigan. The purchase agreement was $1000.00 plus pick puppy from the first litter. I wanted this female because she has her CGC and I was interested in using her for therapy work.  My stud's information was forwarded to her prior to any money changing hands and she had no issue. After I sent her a total of $1428.06 for the dog and shipping she emails to tell me that my stud has show lines and she is not happy with that. She asks that I let her hold the dog and breed to her male and we would split the litter. I was not interested. She then states that if I send her another $500.00 she would sell her to my outright with no pup back. I told her as I had told her from the get go when she first emailed to offer me the dog that I am a young widow with two young boys and a budget. I told her initially that I could not afford the additional $500.00. She emailed me upset and asked me to please work with her. I told her to ship the female and hold her papers and I would send the sum of $500.00 by November 15th. She agreed and set a ship date.

Since then she has missed two confirmed shipping dates. One because she supposedly mixed up two flights and the other because she simply overslept. Both times I have gotten up early, arranged a sitter, and prepared for a trip only to be told minutes before I was to leave that the dog was not coming. She emailed me after the last missed flight and said she would refund. She now tells me she spent my money including the shipping funds and I won't get a refund until she sells some puppies. I am outraged. Is this ethical? She is basically using my money as an interest free loan without my consent. She refuses to answer the phone for me and only responds with excuses via email.

I am thinking I should file both a Paypal claim and contact the Michigan State Police(who by the way own 4 of her dogs). What other steps can I take to make sure she doesn't do this to someone else? I am shocked at how she went from a professional breeder with many positive reviews to someone willing to essentially steal from me. I have tried to work with her and gave her to opportunties to make good and send me the dog and both times she blew me off with no consideration to her customer. She feels she is doing nothing wrong. I am not willing to take a $1500.00 loss so she could purchase a new dog for her kennel. I'm sure she has received her dog but here I am with no dog and no money.

No, it is not ethical.  You can start by telling us who the breeder is.

That's disgraceful and yep name and shame them!

I live in MI, who is it?  I think you've already compromised way more that I would have put up with!  She either needs to send the dog for the original price or refund all the money, like yesterday.

I am sorry you have been taken (and I think you have been taken). 

Now you know why you buy a dog and go and get her yourself. 

I have other questions about all this... it sounds like you have a male (intact) and your intent is to buy this female and breed the two and make puppies that you are going to sell.. (and be the next Back Yard Breeder).   If I am incorrect on the breeding thing then I misunderstood. 

Breeding these dogs should be based in a desire to improve the breed.. to study lines and pedigrees and discover through research what will cross well with what you have or what you are buying.  It may not be the stud you own.  Maybe that is what you are doing and if so, great.  However, with a limited income and difficulty coming up with $500... well... I have my doubts.  I am not intending to be rude in expressing this opinion (though you may find it so). 

Again.. what she is doing is out of line.  What you are planning to do may be as well????????????

She should simply refund your money and that is that. 

Completely unacceptable.

   Well if its the breeder I've heard about yes you have been ripped off .If you would like more info that I know please pm me and as far as you wanting to breed thats your business.This person(breeder)was a reputile breeder once .easy to find out who look up shepherds in Michigan shows State Troopers with dogs.

Isn't serenity farms the same one that posted on sept 11 this year

Looking for an extreme long coat female with good bone structure and even temperament. Black and tan or black and cream. Also see my ad looking for a sable or dark sable lc female. I have had great luck buying my dogs here so far and hope to find the last two additions to our small breeding program. Prefer to buy from the US.
	seanna.mccarthy@yahoo.com

and also posted:
Looking for a solid extreme long coat sable or dark sable female. AKC full registration required. Looking for a good schutzhund prospect. Willing to import from a breeder with references in the US if necessary. Prefer to buy from the US. Pup to young adult(2 and under) considered.
Email: seanna.mccarthy@yahoo.com and also:
I am new to Schutzhund. Purchased a few pups to train. Joined our local club and starting private training in October. In the meantime I would like to start working with the pups at home and I am looking for recommedations of equipment for beginners. Tugs, etc. What's most important for me to acquire in the beginning?
Thanks!
WHY are you breeding when the dogs are not titled and you are "just starting out." ????????
I think there is more here than meets the eye.

Well I googled and Chris Wild's name came up, as did a few others.  I have a hard time imagining this breeder to be Wildhaus Kennels, so maybe googling isn't the best way to determine this breeder.

Can you please tell us who the breeder is, before we start assuming it is the wrong one?



@ Rass, speaking of assuming, why are you assuming anything? you know nothing of the dogs in question here and are out of line jumping the gun on something you know nothing about.  The dogs could very well be good representations of the breed.

I was not purchasing her to breed now. None of my males will be bred until they are OFA prelimed and have titled and none of my females will be bred until they are OFA'd and titled. I was purchasing her because she had her CGC and I am interested in getting into service and therapy dogs. My father is a district governor for the Lions Club and there is no shortage of need for service dogs.  If I was just interested in pups I would have agreed for her to breed her and split the litter. My male is only 5 months old. I wanted to get her here and take her for the TDI test which I also explained to this breeder when she offered her to me. She offered the lower price and the pup back because she was wanting to purchase another dog.

When my husband passed away and I decided to get into the shepherds I spent close to 12,000.00 on acquiring my few dogs. I have not purchased a single cheap dog with a poor pedigree. My male has a very nice pedigree with many Schutzhund titles but he does have some show line in his background. I am involved in both our local schutzhund club and private training. I am doing this properly and learning as I go which I am fairly certain is how most people learn.

This breeder, Abba's German Shepherds, contacted me in regards to the ad I had listed. She was asking $2000.00 for Camry. As I had just purchased a new home for my children and built a kennel and was ideally looking for a dark sable or sable female to add I was not interested in paying that amount. She offered the lower price and offer of a puppy back. I was interested in the fact that she had her CGC and I thought she would fit in well with my plans. My male's pedigree was sent to her more than a week before I purchased Camry allowing her to approve or disapprove. I have hidden nothing. I am not understanding how my dogs or my financial position obsolve her of anything. She agreed to sell me the dog and has now decided to keep my money until she sees fit to refund it. Had I wanted to spend the additional $500.00 I could have but I did not feel I was in the position to do so and even once I agreed to do so all I got was two cancelled flights. My financial positon is well enough to care for my animals and children and I do have access to funds for emergency situations such as the 2 year old dog I recently had to euthanize as she had ALL(leukemia) and was not responding to treatment. It however does require long thought and consideration when spending on something that is not a necessity.

My mother has raised Saint Bernards for years. Her dogs have done wonderfully in the show ring. The shepherd is a whole other ballgame but they were my breed of choice when I decided to add dogs to my life.  My dogs are fed well, my kennel inspected, my veternarian visits my home to care for them.

Calling me a backyard breeder and accusing me of breeding untitled dogs is unfounded and has nothing to do with this situation. I have yet to breed a single litter nor do I plan to in the next 10 months or so and that is if I find an acceptable male that can be titled or has been titled prior to breeding. I am currently working with two females towards titling and my male pup is working in tracking and obedience. I did not get into the shepherds just to produce puppies. I am new yes, but not ignorant or stupid.

I merely came here for advice on how to deal with a situation with what from the information I gathered was a reputable breeder.