If you sold a pup to a show home with the guarantee of it being "show quality" and "genetically sound" how would you as a breeder handle this scenario?
The pup in question at 6 months is diagnosed with a heart murmor, then again at 9 months is examined by ultrasound and mitro valve disease is obviously present grade 2. Then at 1 1/2 years the heart is again ultra sounded and it has progressed to a grade 3. At this point we know it is not a juvenile murmor and is not going away. Now here comes the question... as a breeder would you...? 1.Would you ask this person to place this dog themselves? Then refund them the difference of a pet/show price. 2.Or take it back, and place it yourself refunding their money in whole. 3.Replace it with another prospect and have them keep it but neutered? What if you do not have another prospect? 4. do nothing As we do not have heart trouble as a whole in my other breed, brittanys we're trying to figure out how to word contracts on hearts in cavaliers, knowing what the "masses" do so far as this will be helpful. I feel they should be cut & dried and no "grey" areas as there are so many scenarios what is right? Or do you handle each on an as needed basis? Looking forward to all of your input Linda McCartney-Roy ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
