Genetic defects :'( Our sad experience. We imported a male to enter into our show and breeding program November of 2017. He came from a prominent kennel and we had high hopes of him having a bright future in the USA! We were not able to get him until he was 4 months old, due to immunization/travel regulations. He was certainly the most loving and kind soul we had encountered such a mild demeanor and most loving sweet boy!
He had a slight limp, something that held us back from starting handling classes and the weather certainly was not cooperative either! The minor flaw in his step caused me to ask our vet, she thought (without x-rays) that he may have just had a minor strain, and suggested crating him for 3 -4 weeks. Ughh crating our new bouncing pup was a feat! after a month of him being rested and crated the limp seemed to still linger and was actually a little more pronounced. I took him to my other vet I had used for orthopedic issues and OFA's and he ran some films... I was totally devastated as to what they revealed. My stomach flipped and my heart sank when I saw the x-rays he had a gross malformation of the hip, basically no socket and the other socket was severely shallow. It felt as if our world stopped spinning in that very moment.
After getting my wits about me and reeling from the devastation and the cost and rehabilitation he would have to endure because of this genetic defect, I reached out to the breeder. I was offered 30% of my puppy price, I was sick at that suggestion, then 70% was thrown out and then documentation from my vet... which I was gladly providing. The puppy price was a large sum but shipping alone was almost as much as the actual puppy. I was in disbelief, to say the least... A replacement puppy was also suggested but it was a yellow female, the reason I took my time and imported a yellow male was to be solely used for showing and to broaden our kennel horizons. Everything became a battle and a struggle, with social media exploding and then... I was the one being sadly targeted.
The kennel in heated discussions, offered at one point a refund, but after weeks had never asked for our account information to do the many transfers it would take to refund even a partial payment. I chalk this up to a very expensive lesson learned.
I have who I consider a savior of a friend that has taken the puppy in her home with her family, she has many vetrinary and orthopedic resources and both of us will work toward getting Dante to a point he lives a long comfortable life.
I will be adding photos and additional information as he progresses through his surgery and rehabilitation process. <3
** Breeder has never reimbursed for this huge investment we had for this prospect. ~ Very sad and valuable lesson learned on importing -
We will now and continue to "Create Our Own Greatness"
He had a slight limp, something that held us back from starting handling classes and the weather certainly was not cooperative either! The minor flaw in his step caused me to ask our vet, she thought (without x-rays) that he may have just had a minor strain, and suggested crating him for 3 -4 weeks. Ughh crating our new bouncing pup was a feat! after a month of him being rested and crated the limp seemed to still linger and was actually a little more pronounced. I took him to my other vet I had used for orthopedic issues and OFA's and he ran some films... I was totally devastated as to what they revealed. My stomach flipped and my heart sank when I saw the x-rays he had a gross malformation of the hip, basically no socket and the other socket was severely shallow. It felt as if our world stopped spinning in that very moment.
After getting my wits about me and reeling from the devastation and the cost and rehabilitation he would have to endure because of this genetic defect, I reached out to the breeder. I was offered 30% of my puppy price, I was sick at that suggestion, then 70% was thrown out and then documentation from my vet... which I was gladly providing. The puppy price was a large sum but shipping alone was almost as much as the actual puppy. I was in disbelief, to say the least... A replacement puppy was also suggested but it was a yellow female, the reason I took my time and imported a yellow male was to be solely used for showing and to broaden our kennel horizons. Everything became a battle and a struggle, with social media exploding and then... I was the one being sadly targeted.
The kennel in heated discussions, offered at one point a refund, but after weeks had never asked for our account information to do the many transfers it would take to refund even a partial payment. I chalk this up to a very expensive lesson learned.
I have who I consider a savior of a friend that has taken the puppy in her home with her family, she has many vetrinary and orthopedic resources and both of us will work toward getting Dante to a point he lives a long comfortable life.
I will be adding photos and additional information as he progresses through his surgery and rehabilitation process. <3
** Breeder has never reimbursed for this huge investment we had for this prospect. ~ Very sad and valuable lesson learned on importing -
We will now and continue to "Create Our Own Greatness"
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