christiancharacter
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Hi All,
This may be an obvious answer but figured I’d ask anyway.
My wife and I met a Malamute breeder yesterday. Super nice lady, her dogs have wonderful temperaments and the puppies are adorable.
She was very transparent that she recently inherited this whole operation from an older woman who had passed away and had been her mentor but she was also a very stubborn woman who was a retired “geneticist” who didn’t believe in official health testing.
This new lady seems a lot more with the times but hasn’t quite gotten health testing done, but she was very transparent about it and says that she plans to do it soon. She mentioned that she is more than happy to work with people if anything happens that is health related but she has hardly had any problems with her puppies since taking over. She doesn’t have a contract with that stated in there because people had been trying to come after her for things like dogs getting hit by cars/issues outside her control.
We love her dogs and her transparency however we just lost our 13 year old boy to a splemic mass so health is definitely on our radar, is it unheard of to ask her to work up a contract specifically for us that has some health guarantees? I’m not trying to scam anyone and I don’t think she is either, I just don’t want to get a puppy who ends up with hip dysplasia, PN, a bad heart or thyroid etc and then be screwed.
Would love to hear some thoughts. We honestly thought about just not going with her until she starts doing health testing. But we don’t know when that will be. Since she mentioned she is willing to work with people regarding issues that pop up I considered that a slight “green flag” but I would want that in writing if that makes sense.
Thanks all!
EDIT:
Thank you everyone for all the replies, this is my wife and I’s first time ever even considering a breeder. I’ve since done a lot more research and I’ve found several Malamute breeders who post their Embark results and OFA results as well. They even have some “giant” dogs so we could still get that wooly look we were hoping for AND have some peace of mind knowing we are supporting a breeder who cares about health. They aren’t close by so that’s a bummer but hey they made FaceTime for a reason and most of them do shipping as well. I hadn’t even considered that us buying a puppy that had already been born is still supporting “greeder” actions so again, thank you for that perspective.
This may be an obvious answer but figured I’d ask anyway.
My wife and I met a Malamute breeder yesterday. Super nice lady, her dogs have wonderful temperaments and the puppies are adorable.
She was very transparent that she recently inherited this whole operation from an older woman who had passed away and had been her mentor but she was also a very stubborn woman who was a retired “geneticist” who didn’t believe in official health testing.
This new lady seems a lot more with the times but hasn’t quite gotten health testing done, but she was very transparent about it and says that she plans to do it soon. She mentioned that she is more than happy to work with people if anything happens that is health related but she has hardly had any problems with her puppies since taking over. She doesn’t have a contract with that stated in there because people had been trying to come after her for things like dogs getting hit by cars/issues outside her control.
We love her dogs and her transparency however we just lost our 13 year old boy to a splemic mass so health is definitely on our radar, is it unheard of to ask her to work up a contract specifically for us that has some health guarantees? I’m not trying to scam anyone and I don’t think she is either, I just don’t want to get a puppy who ends up with hip dysplasia, PN, a bad heart or thyroid etc and then be screwed.
Would love to hear some thoughts. We honestly thought about just not going with her until she starts doing health testing. But we don’t know when that will be. Since she mentioned she is willing to work with people regarding issues that pop up I considered that a slight “green flag” but I would want that in writing if that makes sense.
Thanks all!
EDIT:
Thank you everyone for all the replies, this is my wife and I’s first time ever even considering a breeder. I’ve since done a lot more research and I’ve found several Malamute breeders who post their Embark results and OFA results as well. They even have some “giant” dogs so we could still get that wooly look we were hoping for AND have some peace of mind knowing we are supporting a breeder who cares about health. They aren’t close by so that’s a bummer but hey they made FaceTime for a reason and most of them do shipping as well. I hadn’t even considered that us buying a puppy that had already been born is still supporting “greeder” actions so again, thank you for that perspective.