I AM LIVID!!!! CANDY might have to be PTS!!!

[Lori Jordan]

This is Horrible,It really saddens me on how irresponsible people really are!

My Thoughts and Prayers go out to you and Candy!

I hope this all can be resolved.


Best wishes to all involved!

[BC_MoM]

Poor CANDY!!!!

I'm hoping for the best, and that she doesn't need to be PTS....

[wolfsoul]

Thank you everyone for your kind posts,

Candy's breeder called me and says she is picking Candy up next Monday. The bite does not sound like an aggressive attack, but rather the mark of a high drive Belgian. A jogger ran in-between Candy and her new owner and she turned and bit his ankle, hard enough that it did injure him, but probably not an aggressive action on Candy's part. She is highly prey driven and does go after moving objects (and unfortunatly when you are a Belgian, this can mean people too -- too many people get this breed without fully understanding this). The lady has two young children and is concerned Candy may be a bit much for them -- the reason Marla gave Candy to me when she was placed BACK with her was that Candy would chase and nip her children (not in an aggressive way of course). I had started to break her of this behaviour but in the one or two months I had her I obviously couldn't have completely broken her of it. She would try to bite bicycle wheels that went past us, etc. The new owners tried to contact the people that sold Candy to them -- messages, emails, etc, and the people refuse to contact them back. So I am sure my email will be ignored.

I have cooled myself down a bit, am still very angry at the people I gave Candy to, but am not sure of my options.
Since Candy is going back to her breeder, I can very well leave out the part that Candy bit anyone (so the court can not have her destroyed) and go ahead discussing the breach of contract.
What amount we will be given is a hard one -- I think that it is fair we recieve the original purchase price, money for food/other care we provided for the first 5 months we had her and then the next 2 months we had her when she was returned again, and honestly I think they should have to pay more but that would be up to the court.
I am not sure how to go to small claims court. My friend the lawyer is not answering her email atm. If anyone else here knows about this legal stuff, please contact me. I don't even know where to go to do this. She just said I'd have to pay a minimal amount and made it sound like things would take care of themselves. I want to hit these people where it hurts.

[Giselle]

Oh poor Candy

Instead of asking for monetary refund, I think spreading the word would be the most beneficial to the world of Belgians. From the looks of it, this probably isn't the first time they've done something so irresponsible and hypocritical. Do you think you could do some research on their past dogs and see if others have filed complaints? I wouldn't hesitate to compile a list of dissatisfied owners and forward this to the Belgian List. I hope Candy gets her justice!

[mike001]

Thanks for the wonderful update on Candy. I'm so glad to hear she won't suffer the consequences of ignorant people.
As for small claims court, if it's the same everywhere, you go and pick up your forms at the judicial office, you will receive a handbook on how to proceed and you have to do all the paperwork and pay the filing fee. The system takes care of delivering your claim to the people you are suing. But you have to act as your own lawyer, some bring lawyers but it seems to impede rather than help. If you get a dog loving judge, the case is half won. Just make sure you get every single detail ready for when you present yourself. If the accused don't show up, you automatically win by default.

[ramanth]

Thanks for the update. I hope it all works out for you.

[BC_MoM]

I'm glad to hear that things are looking a little brighter for Candy.