Originally posted by Dogz
A Health Guarantee? I have never heard of that. Just wondering, how can they guarantee the health of a dog? Unless it just means that there is a health guarentee when you get the dog.


It's all quite sad. I never look at the section with pets for sale, I just check out my shelter's ad!
Good breeders try to guarantee the health of their pups all the time. They do this by testing their dogs for genetic problems, ie Hip Dysplasia, Luxating Platellas (sp), PRA...etc.... Then they will write in the contract that they are sure their dogs dont carry these certain diseases, and if the dog does happen to end up with something then they will offer to take the puppy back, or refund part or all of the cost of the pup, or pay for treatment if possible.

Bad breeders offer a health guarantee to make them seem like good breeders, only they don't have the proof to back up their claims.

Did that make any sense? I'm not that great at explaining things.