REHOMING QUESTION

[M&Tdoodles]

We have obtained a one yr old Labradoodle F1b from a previous customer due to her claim that she has tried for one year to get the dog trained to not jump. She has a 3 yr old child that weighs 30 lbs and the dog jumps up on him..sometimes she will nibble on his hands and his older brother also who is 10 yrs old. She has tried everything to no avail toprevent the jumping..
We have had the dog now for 4 days and have trained her to not jump...she tries occasionally but we are halting this behavior before she starts...it is becoming very rare now & she is getting better with ea day of working with her...

We agreed to get her a good home. We initially told her we would try and receive some compensation. We have found a great person who wants her but we forgot to mention $ with her due to our quest for the perfect home which was our main concern , but previous owner really wants compensation now.
Is that something you would do? and how much is fair price for a one year old who has been to obedience class, has updated vaccinations etc...
We are in RI...How much to charge new prospective owner to compensate previous owner...

[holly]

I have rehomed 2 of our doodles and each time in advance I explained that my rehome policy is set up for the benefit of the dog/puppy! When I work at finding a new home I simply try to find a family that is the very best match - both times it was a family from another state the new family paid for the shipping fee, however I did not charge them an adoption fee - due to this no money was exchanged, between me and the first adoptive family. I do provide them with the contact information so that both families can stay in touch it is up to the families how much contact they would like to have.

When a family adopts a dog/puppy they are not purchasing an item from Walmart they are hopefully adopting a lifetime family member - if the family can not live up to that commitment then I will be more than happy to help them out of the situation by helping to find the best home I can -

Good luck - I am sure you will find the perfect family for your doodle
Holly
http://www.fourpawsdoodles.com

[MaxandMe]

I'm with HOLLY on this one Martha, you are doing a service for the original family
and if you're getting results quickly with the no jump, well it's not time now to point fingers but perhaps this family
wasn't ready to handle the time it takes to raising a small child and puppy?

many breeders I know ONLY time they charge is if someone like me fosters them buying a crate, food and vet visit etc
it's the price to cover some of the costs otherwise i really don't see the need for reimbursement.
and this is hard as it's not stated ahead of time as you were doing them both a favor and possibly it's in your contract too?

it situation is unique ........go by your gut feelings on this one

[lmtoth2]

My opinion - I don't think you have any obligation to give the original owners a dime back unless it's in the contract. I agree with the others - they didn't buy a shirt that they want a refund on. They agreed to give your dog a home for it's life and cannot do that.

Since you already discussed this with them, I would maybe ask for 1/4 to 1/2 the cost of the original puppy from the new home and refund the original family what you feel is appropriate. If you incurred any cost during this I would take that out first.

I feel even stronger about this since you trained the puppy to stop the unwanted behavior in a week. Just my opinion.

[M&Tdoodles]

Originally Posted by lmtoth2

My opinion - I don't think you have any obligation to give the original owners a dime back unless it's in the contract. .

>..Well it is in that contract...to agree upon a price....the ending of our story is so sad....They wanted the dog back..(I guess they thought we had a list of people wanting to dish out 1000.00 for a one year old Labradoodle.) They didn't raise the money reimbersment topic until after we had found a great home for their dog....They expected or should we say "DEMANDED" $1000.00...when we told them this was an unreasonable request they showed up with the "police" to get their dog back...
...what a shame , for us , but most importantly the poor labradoodle....

Our contract has changed....we will re home the dog but at a fee "WE" seem reasonable....We will ask this question directly the next time someone needs assistance on re-homing a labradoodle...

You know looking back , we should have known we would have had problems..because the first time they met us and the pups she asked" Are the pups going to grow to be as large as the parents?" ...dahhh shame on us for not seeing this Gigantic RED FLAG!

[Doodlesville]

when rehoming a dog, there is too much involved
I only refund money for health issue NEVER because someone hasnt taken the time or effort to train one
your time is valuable it takes alot to rehome a dog, you dont want to have to rehome again so screen all potential families is important and time consuming , my gosh, some people are just unbelievable

[anny51]

What a shame, Martha...some people have an over-inflated view of 'their rights' Really cheeky tho after you've spent time re-training the pup....any chance of getting a trainer's fee off her? Let's hope that now the problem is no longer there the family will settle down with their puppy....or at least sell the dog to a better home.

Didn't understand why you said their question about size was a red flag....if I go for another pup I would be asking about probable size, and the best way to imagine that size would be in comparison to the parents...after all, we're advised to look at the parents for a rough idea of the adult pup (tho I do know it would be a very rough idea in the case of a non-standard breed like doodles) so would a breeder have me on the 'undesirable list? I feel sure there's something more behind your remark that I'm not picking up on!