Puppy sellers beware!!!!

[csmoses]

I had a family from Grand Prairie, TX come to my house a few nights ago to see the puppies I have for sale. One of their young sons picked up one of the puppies and dropped it form about 1 ½ -2 feet off the ground, the puppy yell real loud. The Childs father saw him drop it and got on to him about it. They put a deposit on another puppy and left. The puppy ended up not being able to put weight on its back legs a few days later and one leg was swelled up real bad. I contacted the mother of the child and told her that it looked like the puppy had an injury from the fall. She instead of saying sorry or being concerned for the puppy had the nerve to call me a scam artist. I told her I would be taking the puppy to the vet the next day before noon to have a vet look at her. The vet said the puppy had trauma to it legs and low back. And that with the puppy being active it could have got worse over a few days from the fall. She told us all we could do at this point is try and nurse it back to health. The puppy got worse as the day went on and died late that night from its injury and shock.

The Childs mother did not call to even check on the puppy, so I felt that with her lack of concern for the puppy, I would rather return the deposit to them and not sell them a puppy at all. She did not apologies for any of it!!!!

So just a bit of advice: Do not let the kids pickup your puppies because they may end up injuring your puppies. Then u may have to deal with a person like this!!!

[chrishampton1]

I'm so sorry for what happened to your puppy, First of all the parents should of been watching their child and not letting him pick up puppies and dropping them, and by all means they should be held accountable for the puppies Vet bill, and the price of the puppy.
If they would have got a puppy, who can say when they get it home this child is going to do the same thing again, to another puppy they purchase for anyone! Sounds like the child isn't old enough to have an animal in there house yet...." for the sake of the puppy"
Again, sorry for your lose.

[ValueForYou]

I am truely sorry to hear about this unfortunate occurance. The parents definitely should have been watching their child. And if the child was too young to hold a puppy while standing, they should have had the child sit on the ground and hold it in its lap.

The parents were definitely thinking only of themselves and were not taking the responsibility of their actions or the lack there of. You shouldn't give up on what you think is the best way to go about this situation. They should be held responsible and be advised that right now might not be the best time for a puppy to enter the family.

And some people don't understand how fragile life is for babies... They should have known better.

Once again, I am truely broken hearted to hear about the death of one of your pups. I hope you all the best in getting this situation resolved for the betterment of you and your pups.

~~~Kristen~~~

[bullbleukennel]

I truly believe that in this case it is not in your best interest to keep the money for the puppy. He could then turn around and sue you for loss of deposit. Even thousgh it was a direct connection. Take your vet bills and make copies of them to turn into a small claims court in your area. Also hav ethe vet tell you specifically why he thinks the puppy died, Was it in direct connection with being dropped? have the vet state that in writing and depending on what the vet tells you then take that to court as well. The vet is your best ALI in this. Make sur eyou get all your chicks in a row and document your best recollection of that day. Dates times and everything. The more accurate you are in the story, the more the judge will be able to believe you and not the father of the young boy. You have to be solid about it. Don't waver from anything you write down. But do not sound rehearsed either. Just tell him what happened as you remember it. I hope it all works out for you. As far as what you should sue him for, take the average asking price of the litter and wether or not you could have used that puppy in your own kennel as a breedable dog. If you could have kept that puppy to enrich your line than that makes it that much more valuable. You would then ask for whatever you could have gotten out of athe next litter from that dog that died.I wouldn't ask for too much, vet bills and maybe the price of one or two pupps, just to make it worth your while to go to court.

[ValueForYou]

Bullbleukennel does have a point.

In cases such as this where it can not be taken care of simply, having everything in writing and especially having the vet specifically state why the puppy died is important. I wouldn't let these people get away with this. They should be held accountable for their actions.

You know that is a big problem today in this world. People do things all the time and both don't expect to take responsibility or aren't held responsible to their own actions. It's sad but true.

I hope if you take this sad situation a step further in bringing it to court, that you have the upper hand and everything works out for you and you only, that those people do not get let off on the easy streek.

~~~ Kristen ~~~

[kayskennels]

[lady_pearl]

The lady's going to do whatever she feels is right. Even though IMO it was her fault for letting the kid carry around the pup in the first place,.

[doglover]

Any responsible breeder would not use a site like Kijiji to sell their pups. I do not think this is the type of forum to find homes for pets. All prospective dog or puppy owners should have some kind of background done before allowing them to take a live animal. I'm sorry to see that Kijiji is allowing sales of animals.

[Guest]

[guest]

If I were you I'd get a real job instead of using living beings for cash flow.

[BeenThere2]

I would have kept the deposit and let the person know that their application for a pup has been rejected. If the kids did that much damage in a matter of minutes what is going to happen when they get a pup home. What kind of dog?

[duckslilgoose]

[lady_pearl]

[Guest]

I would not sell them a puppy and give the deposit back. I'm sorry this happened to that poor puppy. A terrible lesson about protecting your pups from dumb parents.

[jojogal]