Breeder accountability??

[docda]

I have an 8-month old boxer who I bought for $600 from a backyard breeder who really seemed to have their act together. I was really impressed with the way they cared for their puppies, both parents lived there, very loving family. Not a puppy mill.

It now turns out that seven out of eight boys in the litter have not dropped their testicles and in turn, will all require surgery. I have read that this was likely the result of a dad or grandad who only had one testicle and should not have been bred.

My question is this....since a responsible breeder would not have bred their cryptorchid dog, whether it was dad or grandad, some monetary compensation would be appropriate to offset surgery costs because this was clearly breeder neglect. The cryptorchid dog should NOT have been bred.

Is this an unreasonable request for me to make of this breeder [who I believe to honorable and perhaps just did not know?] Or shame on me for using backyard breeder?

Thanks for any input. These pups are the best looking dogs ever. Shame none of them can be bred again.

Dan

[BxrMommieNAZ]

Even well bred and reputable breeders get dogs with undescended testicles (mine would be one). The only "surgery" they need is to be NEUTERED which given that you went to a backyard breeder you should have been doing anyway. So personally, no I do not think you should get anything back. I only had to pay an extra $25 due to the more invasiveness of the surgery for the neuter it wasn't terribly expensive extra cost wise and he will now be just fine. Since he's white we were planning on neutering him anyway so it really didn't matter.

Again given that you went to a backyard breeder (knowingly) I'm assuming (and sincerely hope) you were looking for a family pet in which case you were going to neuter anyway so I'm not seeing a huge issue. No the should not be bred and it's a shame that they don't care, but the issue is easily corrected, it isn't a health concern once the neuter is performed, so I'm not sure why you feel you deserve compensation for it?

[Caney Creek]

BxrMommieNAZ is right on. I was just going to add that, getting a pup that has genetic health issues is the risk you take when dealing with backyard breeders. In a perfect world we could all be compensated for the financial and emotional burden that they incur, but that's just not realistic. Responsible breeders have health guarantees for this sort of thing, but if there was no contract signed specifically covering the issue then there's nothing you can do.