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  • Brat does an excellent job. I got one of my puppies back from a BRAT volunteer when she was found in a no kill shelter in PA. Her owner had been killed in a logging accident and his family was not able to find her paperwork indicating where she had come from so they turned the 4 yr old girl in to a local shelter. This was 20 yrs ago before it as easy to contact via the internet etc. I was happy to get Katie back and she lived to almost 15 with us.

  • @DebraDownSouth:

    I know for a fact that there are BCOA breeders who REFUSE to take back their dogs. Another issue I disagree with BRAT on is that these owners should be outed.

    I know several Rottie clubs that kick a member out if they refuse to take back their dogs. I think it should be EVERY club. It is despicable.

    Yes, it would be nice if ANY BCOA member that REFUSED to take a dog back lost their membership… and they should... as it is not abiding by the Recommended Code of Practices.
    WHY should they be allowed the privilege of being a member of a club that they cannot follow a simple list of practices??
    Unfortunately, this happens... and has, in fact, happened rather recently.

    @nkjvcjs:

    My Aries was bred by Linda Ehlers. She was retired and rehomed after she finished and had 3 litters.

    There was a return clause in the contract. Well, the home sent Aries into a rescue. I found her on Petfinder, and contacted the BBR list, where someone identified her as Linda's. Linda was horrified, and was able to use the return clause in the contract to get the rescue to return Aries.

    I have issues with people that do not return the dog as stated in the contract. I have found one of my own dogs, on puppyfind.com (hence my reason for advertising there now).
    I was horrified to see that I dog that I sold to another breeder, was re-sold, EVEN after I tried to buy her back for more $$ and/or have her professionally handled/finished to her Championship at MY expense. The breeders said "no, the grandkis can't bear to be apart from her."
    Yet, they re-sold her, INTACT, for half of what I sold her to them for… their reason?? They didn't think I wanted her... UM well you should have called me and asked!!!!
    I believe in forgiveness to a point, but I will never forgive these people for their actions. It was uncalled for and against the contract that they had signed. Funny thing, they later purchased more than one dog from other breeders AFTER they re-sold my bitch!!

  • Kathy, were you able to get the dog back? That is heart breaking. The truth is, unless you are rich, contracts don't help much. It is why I stayed co-owner on all my dogs until they were spay/neutered or championship and health clearances finished. It enabled me to go pick up a dog of mine that was being abused while the POS co-owner was at Westminster with her other dog. She didn't have the money to take legal actions, especially since I had pictures and vet documentation. But if I hadn't been able to retrieve the dog and been co-owner, I'd have been sunk.

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