> My dictionary says the same Laura but livestock is not a washing machine or > TV and even the warranties for them usually says something about the > warranty not being honoured if the product is misused
True--but I did address that. > So therefore Laura from what you are saying - if a puppy that you sell does > not turn out to be show quality you will recompense the purchaser - even if > said puppy has not come up to par because of incorrect feeding, exercise (to > much or to little) or general lack of care or heeding of advice on the part > of the new owner? I have not seen a puppy of mine not turn out because of *incorrect feeding, exercise (too much or too little) or general lack of care or heeding of advice on the part of the new owner* once in 26 years! I suppose it is possible, but it is SO unlikely to happen and if it did would happen SO seldom, I would recompensate the purchaser regardless. Low risk factor here. > As I said before you cannot in my opinion state categorically that a puppy > is show quality until it is shown against its peers and been successful - > prior to that it has "show potential" and much of the care and preparation > is in the hands of the new owner not of the breeder True, but I still expect the owner to get what they paid for. I simply can't imagine I wouldn't have some type of clue that an owner would be so *bad* a puppy wouldn't turn out due to lack of proper care! Possible, but highly improbable. Low risk factor again. > re MVD would you still recompense someone whose Cavalier dies at 6 or 7 even > if you knew said dog was grossly over weight, was unfit due to inadequate > exercise , fed inappropriately in fact led the sort of life that was bound > to exacerbate the dog's heart condition? > Just curious! I do have a statement that if the dog is more than 25% overweight, all warranties are null and void as there is no doubt in my mind that an overweight Cavalier will succumb much earlier to MVD than one in proper weight. Unfortunately a great number of my pet puppies end up at least 25% overweight, some 50% overweight--even when I board them and tell the owners they are overweight! I guess you could say my warranty is null and void for many of my puppies. However, after 26 years, I have yet to have a single puppy die from MVD at 6 or 7 years of age so maybe it doesn't matter that much! Low risk factor again--so I will warranty the puppies. When all is said and done, it will be worth the one or two puppies I may need to recompensate for over my breeding lifetime where the owner was the one at fault. It gives me peace of mind--and probably peace of mind to the new buyers as well. Laura Lang ========================================================= "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.
