BAD HIPS GRADE D!! WHAT SHOULD THE BREEDER DO!!! - Page 1

Do you have a hip guarantee? Did you have a health guarantee? Did you ask the breeder about any warrantees before you bought the puppies?

If you don't have a guarantee/warrantee, the breeder isn't obligated to do anything.

Maybe the breeder in question can trade a puppy to another breeder to get you something not directly related to the 2 dogs you have already got from them. I am not sure they are responcible for shipping as its not exactly there fault that the dice did not roll winners.
I wish you better luck next time,

Whisper

I would request my money back for the pup and if they want Gimpy, they can pay the shipping.

I would request my money back for the pup and if they want Gimpy, they can pay the shipping.

Sam, simple as that? You would return the dog as long as they shelled out the cash? What would they do with it? Put it down? Give it away to any random person who wanted it for any reason? No compassion for "Gimpy" that was raised to 22 months of age? Love of the breed and love of the dogs are really two different things, I see. I understand not having the room or time to keep a dog like that, but to just stick it on a plane and never know what becomes of it for sake of getting your money back...I just can't agree.

Puppies are never a sure thing. That's why, if you expect compensation in the event of a problem, you only buy when a good guarantee is involved, or you buy an older dog. The breeder is only obligated to give you what they agreed in writing to give you. Now, some breeders who are expceptional people will go beyond that. As a very wise lady who is no longer with us once said, "A guarantee is the minimum that a good breeder is willing to do for their most unreasonable buyer."

So Terry, what was your guarantee? The answer to your question is the breeder should do what the breeder agreed to do at the time of the sale. It would be nice if the breeder made an effort to send you another (healthy) dog and do more for you. I know the heartbreak you're going through all too well.

The first mistake people make is buying a puppy for breeding and show. No. You buy a really nice puppy from breed quality parents in hopes that your puppy matures into said show/breed quality. And if you end up disappointed and out a few grand, that's life, especially in dog breeding. Again, a good breeder will work with you, especially if you're a serious show/work home...but it all boils down to your contract.

I never understood why a breeder would want a dog back like this. Let them keep it and replace it unless the contract says money back but let the people who loved this dog for 20 months decide its fate.

Breeders always  want the return of the dog in there contracts cause they know most people are never going to give the dog back so it is an easy cop out.

Most contracts are not worth the paper they are written on;  however, SOME breeders do want to save or salvage their reputations;  if this is reliable breeder and well known in Germany, believe me they will want to fix this problem. 

Would love to know if the dog is lame, some dogs with dysplasia, even severe, with limited and controlled exercise and kept at a very lean muscled weight during their puppyhood and for the rest of their lives can and do live a pain free and comfortable and happy life; and for your dogs sake, I hope this is the case.  Good Luck  Nanci

They're not going to want it back even if you paid the shipping! You will get your $ back and can keep Gimpy for a pet. No breeder is going to ship Gimpy back to Germany. Is the dog tattoed and everything is on the documents that prove HD? If not, why should the breeder trust you?