Well, Sharon,
I agree as to the meaningless nature of health warrantee. However, I did
say a great bit more than just "I'll take the puppy back". I said I am
there for the life of the puppy/dog/bitch as a resource to those who
purchase from me. I spend hours answering questions, helping locate
trainers, discussing diet and all manner of other concerns. (OK, some of
these are really silly questions, but I'm there to answer them, too.
<G>) Should any of my puppies have health concerns, I would refer the
buyers to specialists with whom I personally have a relationship and
work hard to make sure that they got what they needed.
In actual fact, I do this for anyone who calls me even if they don't have
one of MY Cavaliers. <G>
So, being a breeder is enormously time consuming; I've spent entire days
of entire weeks talking on the phone and answering emails at night. We
really do our best to help in whatever ways that we can.
And, Sharon, as I breed for my own breeding program to go on with one to
show and breed from, I, too have to "live with the results" of my
choices. I've been wrong before and I'm going to be wrong again. This
is a very difficult dog to breed (ask the really experienced breeders on
this list) and get things right. But we're trying..........
Best,
Suze
Sharon Crawford wrote:
> Suze wrote:
>
> << Those who buy from breeders who are
> unethical, uncaring, uneducated or unlucky DO push back. Those unhappy
> buyers come back to demand some help with their difficulties. Ethical
> breeders will always take back their puppies. >>
>
>
> I have to agree with Charlotte. In my experience with puppies, kittens, and
> children, the warranty expires as soon as they come in the door. I'd no
> sooner return a puppy than I'd take my child back to the hospital and ask
> for another one. (Tempting though the thought was now and then -- especially
> with the kid.)
>
> The offer is OK, I guess, as a sign of an ethical breeder, but it's totally
> meaningless in the real world. I couldn't control the throw of the genetic
> dice for my daughter (even though all bad behavior could be clearly traced
> to my husband's side of the family). With a puppy, I can be a little more
> discriminating but inevitably I'll have to live with the ultimate result of
> the breeder's choices. (So I want to know as much as possible about what
> those choices were.)
>
> Sharon Crawford
> Hayward, CA
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