Alright, another question (puts on flame retardant material)
What keeps your puppy buyers from having buyers remorse because their purebred but not sold as purebred dog because of the legal situation doesn't fit the standard to be registered at 1 yr of age? (i.e. in the EVENT that it does not, not saying you aren't breeding to standard...let's just say genetics can be a b!tch and it happens - like with white GSD's, recessive's and all that good stuff)
For instance, say any of you that breed a dog not listed with the APA sells a dog to BillyBob Bozo, a long time friend of the family and all around good person, knowledgible etc, i.e. the perfect puppy buyer. He knows what's going on and what the registration requirements are at the 1 year of age. He knows that this puppy cannot be registered unless it fits the breed standard. You've pissed him off (or not we can do this either way) and come to find out, the puppy didn't meet breed standard because of XYZ. Hey, crazier sh!t has happened before. So now, he's butt-hurt and is looking to ruin your reputation or get you into a world of hurt. What keeps you out of the long-arm of the law in this situation?
Is there something in your contract that states that you aren't guaranteeing the pup will meet breed standards and registration depends on that? Or is it his word against yours when all is cut and dry? Do you have to worry about being fined if he says "well they said it was a purebred puppy but it can't be registered because of XYZ"?
What protects the breeder in this kind of situation?
Now to flip the script, what protects the buyer? Say I buy a JRT (or any unmentioned breed, just using JRT's as an example now) puppy from a breeder in Canada that works doesn't register with the CKC or any other "approved" registering bodies. So at a year old let's say that this puppy cannot be registered because of XYZ. Is it part of the guarantee that I am reimbursed/replacement puppy if the puppy doesn't reach the standard in any form?
Again, not "calling" anyone out; I'm curious. There were just thoughts I pondered on the whole subject. So to be blunt and to the point, in such a sale, what protects the breeder and the buyer from ending up out of money with a puppy that doesn't meet standard for whatever reason, and what protects the breeder from having someone go whining to the powers that be and lie and say they were sold a "purebred animal" without papers? Is there something like a limited registration that shows their pedigree but the animal is on a non-breeding registration until proven to be in standard? If this has been answered, I apologize but some of the posts were long and since I'm in the middle of moving with 3 kids to supervise, I can't say that I have had time to read as in-depth as I'd like to.