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

theoretica

What did your contract say about circumstances where the deposit would be returned? 

JamoLew

IvanOpinion said:

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.

Totally agree - but when paying £several thousand that line begins to blur

People still expect to get what they pay for and generally the higher the cost - the higher the expectation

If you don't want to spend thousands and love animals -- plenty at the local pound waiting to be adopted I don't doubt

elsien

If you’re not planning to breed from it (hope you weren’t unless you really know what you’re doing) and just wanted it as a pet I’m unsure why you’re rejecting the puppy.

It doesn’t sound like something that has long term implications other than possibly the next tooth growing in the same.
Did you consider negotiating a slightly lower price instead? 

Otherwise what were the written terms on the deposit that you agreed to when you paid it with regards to refunds etc? 

clukka24

pbartlett said:

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

I don’t have the dog, you need to read the post properly. But thank you for your comment.

Manxman_in_exile

clukka24 said:

... 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). ...

I didn't understand this when you posted in the other thread and I don't understand it now.

Do you mean that the breeder has told you that you are not obliged to buy it, and that you have agreed that you are not obliged to buy it, or do you mean that you have agreed that you are not actually buying it?  I don't see how the breeder can have agreed to sell it to someone else if you have not told them you don't want it?

Just to clarify - it's not clear to me if you are asking just about the deposit or whether you should go ahead with the purchase still.

Manxman_in_exile

clukka24 said:

pbartlett said:

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

I don’t have the dog, you need to read the post properly. But thank you for your comment.

I think pbartlett was suggesting you should go ahead with the purchase of the puppy regardless of the tooth problem

(Although it is often difficult to follow his reasoning.)

pbartlett

exactly my point...

bris gave - as always - excellent consumer advice
 
imo his first paragraph was wrong though...

pbartlett

Manxman_in_exile said:

clukka24 said:

pbartlett said:

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

I don’t have the dog, you need to read the post properly. But thank you for your comment.

I think pbartlett was suggesting you should go ahead with the purchase of the puppy regardless of the tooth problem

(Although it is often difficult to follow his reasoning.)

exactly that. the reasoning is - well tbh if i have to explain it then it is not worth saying.. 

unholyangel

pbartlett said:

exactly my point...

bris gave - as always - excellent consumer advice
 
imo his first paragraph was wrong though...

He said as harsh as it is, the law considers them a commodity, to be bought & sold like any other. He's not wrong, it is harsh but that is how it is. 

Judging by how many people partake in the buying and selling of dogs (particularly based on whats convenient for them, ie moving home and giving up the dog as new home doesn't accept pets, rather than find another home)....I would say most people consider them commodities too. They might be sentimentally attached to the dog, but there are very few who have a high horse available to get on and disagree with the view. Particularly anyone purchasing from a breeder - who also sex traffick & puppy snatch from their dogs. 

We used to be subject to the same treatment (some people still are!). But we now have rights that protect us from such treatment, because we voiced our opposition to it. If animals could speak human, maybe they'd have better rights.