Paid deposit on a puppy and have walked away from the sale because the dog has a congenital problem

clukka24

hi,
I paid a deposit on a puppy and the dog has now been checked out my the breeders vet during her first vaccination. The dogs lower canine is problematic and is going to be extracted , at the cost of the breeder. The breeder has agreed that I am not obliged to take the dog, which I also have agreed to. She is going to now sell the dog to another buyer( I believe, although this has not been done yet). Do you think I should ask for my deposit back folks? She has microchipped the dog in my name, registered it at KC with the name of my choice and we were all set to pick her up and this all happened very close to me owning her. I am in a quandary, she is a legitimate breeder with kennel club credentials and was personally recommended to me by another owner of the same breed. 
The future vet bills for the extraction of the adult tooth, should it grow the same way as the deciduous tooth, would be around £600 if carried out by my vet, assuming that there were no complications. 
many thanks
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pbartlett

you could also ask for your dog back, which is what I would do. any dog you buy could have future vet bills.

sparrow857

It seems quite a small issue to reject a dog. I assume you’ve seen both parent’s health tests before paying a deposit? 

We have recently purchased a puppy too and are due to pick him up in two weeks time. He is having his health check along with microchip etc done today and having met him already, it would take something pretty major for me to reconsider. Of course, I only paid a deposit after meeting the puppy with his mum. If there was any issues though that are going to cost you right away, I would be expecting the breeder to reduce the cost to reflect that. 

sheramber

whether you ask for your deposit back depends on whether you still want the pup.

With the price pedigree dogs are selling for  £600 is probably a small amount by comparison.

You could always ask the breeder for £600 of the price in view of potential future costs.

However, if she has someone else lined up to pay the full amount she may not be willing to do that.

bris

Harsh as it may sound a dog is simply goods to be bought and sold like any other goods you buy.

Your right is to receive what you intended to buy, if that means the dog is faulty (again harsh but for legal argument) then you are entitled to a full refund.

So yes you should push for your deposit back, since you have agreed to reject it.

pbartlett

bris said:

Harsh as it may sound a dog is simply goods to be bought and sold like any other goods you buy.

Your right is to receive what you intended to buy, if that means the dog is faulty (again harsh but for legal argument) then you are entitled to a full refund.

So yes you should push for your deposit back, since you have agreed to reject it.

you couldn't be more wrong. 

Flight3287462

pbartlett said:

bris said:

Harsh as it may sound a dog is simply goods to be bought and sold like any other goods you buy.

Your right is to receive what you intended to buy, if that means the dog is faulty (again harsh but for legal argument) then you are entitled to a full refund.

So yes you should push for your deposit back, since you have agreed to reject it.

you couldn't be more wrong. 

Which part of Bris' post are wrong?

Lomast

Agree with the above bris' post sums up exactly the legal situation. In consumer law a pet is no different from any other item you purchase.

Aylesbury_Duck

pbartlett said:

bris said:

Harsh as it may sound a dog is simply goods to be bought and sold like any other goods you buy.

Your right is to receive what you intended to buy, if that means the dog is faulty (again harsh but for legal argument) then you are entitled to a full refund.

So yes you should push for your deposit back, since you have agreed to reject it.

you couldn't be more wrong. 

What's wrong about it, from a consumer rights perspective?

JamoLew

If the problem has been rectified would it still be classed as faulty ?

I guess removing a part of it to fix the problem could be "not as expected specification" as well

Kind of like removing a none essential "cosmetic" part from a new car to remedy a fault

IvanOpinion

Always sad when a living animal is treated as nothing more than a commodity.
There are dog owners and dog lovers - they are not the same.