We received our Baloo free of charge thanks to his wonderful breeder who placed him with us when he was given up by his original owners as a rescue. Our breeder also went the extra mile (actually MANY miles!) when she volunteered to help out with Baloo's initial expenses for neutering and to diagnose/treat his renal failure.
We are blessed to have such a great breeder working with us for the well-being of one of her "kids". We did not ask or expect her to help out financially, and would certainly not have given Baloo back when we found out he had medical needs. That would be like taking your child back to the hospital and expecting them to treat him for free, or take him back because he needs a tonsilectomy - how silly! Liz Steinweg & The Crew Blue Moon's Baloo Berry Torte "Baloo" Bobby Sox (husky-x), Figaro (20+ lb Forest Cat) Rio & Sahara (the "Rat Cats") and in loving memory of my 1st BMD - Toby (6/29/97 - 6/30/00 lost to MH) Colorado Springs CO http://www.csbservices.com/personal/personal.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:17 AM Subject: Re: Sterling is 9 In a message dated 02/26/2003 1:34:53 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << If a breeder gave you a puppy free of charge, and it came up with health issues later on, would you feel that the breeder should be responsible to pay all the health costs? >> While my boy was not free of charge, I did get him as a rehome when he was 20 months old. No way do I expect the breeder to be responsible for any of his health costs. He is ours to love and enjoy, and also to care for. Anne Copeland, Flash,TDI/CGC (Berner, 8 1/2 yrs.) & Gypsy TDI/CGC(Rescue Cavalier,2 yrs.) BMDCSEW Tracking Test Chair/Sec. NE ILL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ty's memorial page: http://www.geocities.com/workingyorkie/ty.html Gypsy's page:http://hometown.aol.com/annes4/Gypsy.html
