Would you tell the breeder if the dog has genetic issues?
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Anonymous
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Breeder assured me parents & puppies were prime healthy.
My dog has 2 genetic issues, one of which is causing him discomfort and pain. Breeder had asked for photo updates when he's grown (I've sent a few through puppyhood). He's almost 1yr old. Would you tell them about the issues? If I was the Breeder I would want to know. I thought I was paying for a healthy pup, I am a bit angry about this all, which I don't intend on communicating. Would you tell them the dog has issues x and issue y just so they know? |
Anonymous
| YES |
Anonymous
| Yes tell the breeder. They need to know if they’re responsible breeders. Most aren’t, but they need to know. |
Anonymous
| In my experience they don’t care. I bought a puppy from a supposedly reputable breeder with akc paperwork and I was told at her first vet appointment the day after I got her that her eyes didn’t develop right (a coloboma and other structural issues plus they sent me to a specialist who diagnosed pre glaucoma). I called the breeder who didn’t care. Told me if I drop her off at the humane society with proof she’ll give me my money back. I kept that dog until she died at 12. I spent a fortune at the vet ophthalmologist every year and she had severe skin issues too. I shudder to think what her fate would have been being dumped at the humane society. |
Anonymous
| Of course the breeder will tell you the dogs are all in good health, they want your money. They are breeding dogs for money… yes you can tell them but it won’t change anything. |
Anonymous
| Tell the breeder. They may not care, but you need to give them the option, preferably in writing. |
Anonymous
I had a similar experience with a breeder who argued with me that the genetic condition my vet diagnosed wasn’t genetic. Breeders don’t care, they are breeding for money. |
Anonymous
| Put it on google reviews. |
Anonymous
| And breeder who tells you “hybrid rigor” eliminates health problems inherent in breeds is a lying sack of shit and you should avoid. |
Anonymous
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The good breeders will care but those are the ones who breed 1-2 litters per year. They are the dog show people.
AKC paperwork shows that your dog is purebred. To have confidence in the background genetics of the parents, multiple tests must be performed depending on breed. One way to know if your breeder is legit is that they 1- require the dog to be spayed/neutered (unless it’s going to be a show dog and then there’s a whole additional arrangement with ownership) and that as the owner you are required to return the dog to the breeder if there is any reason whatsoever you can’t keep the dog. I’m so sorry OP. Take good care of your baby. |
Anonymous
| The breeder will already know this. They will have had testing of the adults, and if they didn't they don't care. Telling them is going to make zero difference in the lives of the next generation of puppies, the existing puppies, you or the breeder. |
Anonymous
Yep. We’ve been very happy with our breeder so far. They do 1-2 litters per year. Dogs live in their house with them. Our vet said our puppy was clearly well taken care of. The vet said it’s not uncommon for puppies to have worms, but ours does not. They said the breeder did a great job with deworming treatments. You need to do your research, though, and know what to look for. |
Anonymous
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The breeder of this dog won't care - they got their money from OP and ran.
If it truly was a "good" or "reputable" (over/misused term on this forum, for sure), breeder - the breeder would have sent you home with a FOLDER full of certificates from the testing lab and the OFA certs covering heart/hips/elbows/eyes of BOTH parents - there will be a registration number assigned each dog - you can look up that number to make sure the breeder is honest. Also in that folder should be a vaccine and worming history/schedule, the pedigree charts from both parents going back at least 4 generations of dogs, and what the breeder is feeding the puppies along with a feeding schedule, a spay/neuter contract, and a return guarantee policy that the breeder will take the dog back at any time for any reason. On that pedigree chart, you look for things that signify the dogs either earned a conformation title (CH.), or herding/earth dog/tracking/hunting/obedience/agility titles (this will be breed dependent), but there better be some initials before and after the dogs' names. Never, never, never take a breeder's verbal spew on this - they should back up everything they tell you with a paper trail. Agree with all the posters that the really good breeders have 1-2 litters per year - because whelping females interfere with the dog show schedules - and they have a waiting list for people who want their puppies. |
Anonymous
| Please tell her! It will affect the pups she chooses for future litters. She needs this information. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Absolutely. They would want to know. |