Refund on puppy deposit

Pretty2811

Thank you.
I should gone with my instinct. It was a house but she had two more !!!!!es pregnant and due soon. She also said one puppy died because the mum stepped on the puppy.

The prob was that when I asked her she said she had it and then didn!!!8217;t want to show me the parents Certs and changed the subject. I just thought she was not genuine as she advertised as kc registered and not having the papers to show.
Just didn!!!8217;t want to take the chance and I did tell her in 2 days. let!!!8217;s see where mediation takes me.

Pretty2811

Bertiewhite, thank you.
That!!!8217;s my point as well. She should have been open to me. And if she was genuine she would have refunded the money.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

All my pet animals come from rescue charities. I never pay for a pet!

donnac2558

bertiewhite wrote: »

So why didn't the seller tell the OP this? She says the seller advertised the puppies as KC registered. Why didn't the seller at least produce paperwork for the parents?

I'm not disagreeing with you Donna - just saying that if the breeder was genuine then she would have explained it to the OP as you have, surely.

yes, that is why I asked was the OP sure it was not a puppy farmer?


Now here is the question did the breeder/seller state the deposit was non refundable? If the buyer changes their mind is there a clause saying no refund?

kingfisherblue

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

All my pet animals come from rescue charities. I never pay for a pet!

For the last thirty years, I have only had animals from rescue charities. However, I have always paid. The animals in rescue centres near me always charge. It is around £50 for a cat and £120-180 for a dog. However, the animals have already been neutered, so there is no additional cost for that.


So despite always using rescue centres, I've always paid for my pets.

seashore22

I don't know of a rescue centre that doesn't charge something. We certainly paid for our last rescue dog from Battersea dogs home.

I didn't want a cheap/free dog, I wanted one that others might reject and also didn't want to support the puppy trade. Perhaps I'm naive to think that it's about doing the right thing rather than saving money. Also the money goes to the rescue centre to care for more animals. A win win situation.

We feel in love with the adorable cocker spaniel in the dogs home. It was his evil looking, maniac staffie cross kennel companion that we took home. Best decision we ever made. He turned out to be a lovely dog and we miss him so much.

unholyangel

donnac2558 wrote: »

yes, that is why I asked was the OP sure it was not a puppy farmer?


Now here is the question did the breeder/seller state the deposit was non refundable? If the buyer changes their mind is there a clause saying no refund?

Even if there was, it wouldn't be enforceable unless the "deposit" (this seems to be a prepayment rather than deposit) was a genuine pre-estimate of loss.

When one party breaches a contract (including wrongful termination), they are liable for the other sides reasonable & foreseeable losses. Thats it. The other party aren't allowed to profit from the breach.

Pretty2811

Thank you all
Mediation has failed as the lady is not responding. I guess now it goes to the court.

We have also sent a 5 days letter but she didn!!!8217;t respond.
Do you think there is any other way? She has now sold all the puppies including the one that she wanted to sell to me

Aylesbury_Duck

Pretty2811 wrote: »

Thank you all
Mediation has failed as the lady is not responding. I guess now it goes to the court.

We have also sent a 5 days letter but she didn!!!8217;t respond.
Do you think there is any other way? She has now sold all the puppies including the one that she wanted to sell to me

No. Follow through with the court action to get your money back.

ChrisK....._3

2 small points
1/ You say you "asked" the seller whether the dog is KC registered which suggest has no evidence that the seller has made that claim and without the evidence you have no claim on that particular point.

2/ if she sold the puppy she has no damages therefore she has to give you your deposit back.

So I would go to court on point two if you lack evidence of point one.