Long story but I'll try to make is short and clear. The main question is:
We really need to know if we are legally allowed to regain possession of our dog and her puppies until they are 8 weeks old and return the remainder of the puppies back to the "breeders". (As per our agreement.
We purchased a beautiful female Golden R from a local licensed breeder. After several years we were approached by the breeder asking if we wanted to breed her.
We sat down and laid out the "deal". NO Contract was written or signed.
In short, the oral agreement was as follows:
Breeder would pay for tests to determine the proper timing of the breeding,
The breeder would help with the birthing, and care for the pups and our female until the pups were 8 weeks.
The breeders would sell the remaining puppies and keep the sales money.
We would pay for all the hips/eyes tests, our neighbors also did the same for the male.
We would get our pick of the females and our friends would get the pick of the males.
We would be allowed to visit most any day with in reason.
Personality issues arose immediately after the birth and we were denied access to our dog and the puppies. We receive daily, angry text messages several times a day.
We asked for the puppies to be seen by a Vet, denied.
We asked for a visitation secheudle, denied.
Our dog is our life, and while we understood she would be gone (locally) for at least 8 weeks we had agreed to be able to see her and her puppies frequently.
We really need to know if we are legally allowed to regain possession of our dog and her puppies until they are 8 weeks old and return the remainder of the puppies back to the "breeders". (As per our agreement.
We purchased a beautiful female Golden R from a local licensed breeder. After several years we were approached by the breeder asking if we wanted to breed her.
We sat down and laid out the "deal". NO Contract was written or signed.
In short, the oral agreement was as follows:
Breeder would pay for tests to determine the proper timing of the breeding,
The breeder would help with the birthing, and care for the pups and our female until the pups were 8 weeks.
The breeders would sell the remaining puppies and keep the sales money.
We would pay for all the hips/eyes tests, our neighbors also did the same for the male.
We would get our pick of the females and our friends would get the pick of the males.
We would be allowed to visit most any day with in reason.
Personality issues arose immediately after the birth and we were denied access to our dog and the puppies. We receive daily, angry text messages several times a day.
We asked for the puppies to be seen by a Vet, denied.
We asked for a visitation secheudle, denied.
Our dog is our life, and while we understood she would be gone (locally) for at least 8 weeks we had agreed to be able to see her and her puppies frequently.