Kraftwerk K9 kennel - Page 4

It seems pretty basic to me: If a seller is asked if a dog is OK with cats, and is assured that the dog in question is OK with cats, then it's reasonable to believe that the *dog is OK with cats*. Period. Not *some* cats, not *his* cats, not *orange* cats--the statement that the dog is "OK with cats" means with ALL domestic cats. If the dog is ONLY trustworthy with *his* cats, or *some* cats, or *orange* cats, then the seller has an obligation to reveal that modifier...otherwise, they are misrepresenting the dog. I find it interesting that so many folks think it's the buyer's fault that the dog killed her cat despite having been assured by the seller that the dog was OK with cats--I take it, then, that you same folks who blame the buyer would feel the same way if they were to purchase a dog that they were told was OK with livestock, and then that dog killed one of their sheep or a calf? How about if you were told that a dog was OK with kids, but when you got it home, it took a chunk out of your kid? If the seller had said anything about the dog needing to become familiar with the cat first, then I'm sure the buyer would have either not bought that dog, or approached the situation differently. She wasn't told that--she was told the dog was OK with cats. If told that a dog is OK with something--another animal, kids, other dogs, the color green, whatever--and the seller doesn't add any qualifiers or exceptions, then the buyer has a right to expect a dog that doesn't kill their other pets, nail their kid, or jump somebody just because it's St. Patrick's Day... Oh, and BTW, the attempts to suggest that the buyer had no right to expect a cat-safe dog from 'very competitive working lines' are ridiculous, and impugn the character of working line GSDs in general--there are PLENTY of such dogs who live compatibly with other animals, including cats; there are also plenty of them who DON'T live with cats, yet *can* be trusted not to kill someone else's cat that it might encounter. So quit trying to peddle *that* twaddle--the fact is that this particular dog clearly WASN'T OK with cats, and therefore was NOT what the buyer had been promised.

I'm still waiting for a breeder to acknowledge that they sell their dogs with a 'cat compatible' guarentee, especially without seeing the cat. How many of you would intrduce a dog into your family without having control of the situation? Some of you are really stretching to make your position acceptable, but if you want to mislead other newbies go ahead.

<<<...and...my attorney is dealing with him...>>> Good, that is one way to deal with bad business deals. <<<>> This I have to agree with. I have would never just let a new dog run free in the house around the kids, cats, other dogs no matter what the seller said. You can now sue, which you have every right to, but it's not going to bring the cat back. As far as my Working competition dog, when at home he does play with the kids, is around other dogs and my cat, no problem.

No one in their right mind would give that kind of a guarentee. Even some of my dogs who have been raised with cats have a high prey drive. I always am aware when the cats are around. But my dogs listen to my commands and if they give chase they are called off. My cats are smart and usually dont run. As far as discrediting Kraftwerk kennel, there are many people that bought dogs/pups that were satisfied. It's when there is a problem that it gets a little sticky. As a breeder you have to try to satisfy. Asking for the pup/dog back is a bulls--t way of getting around things. Most people are not going to do that. What the heck is the breeder going to do with it. Destroy it most likely. Maybe give it away. With Kraftwerk you already have so much invested in the dog/pup. Who wants to invest more to ship it back and invest more in shipping the replacement! But that is in the contract that you agree on when you buy from him. So there really isnt much you can do. I just think that he would want to keep a good reputation. You only get one. Unless you move and change your name!

Spook I suggest you grow up too.

Why assume I did not have control? I followed WC's intructions and had total control. I stayed home and watched them. My control was superceded by the dog's instinct.

Eichenluft Thank you.

VHDOOSEK9 I didn't let the dog "run free"

Jannette, In the middle of the dog attacking my cat right in front of me, I ordered the dog to stop. She ignored me. I actually put my hands in her jaw the loosen her grip on my cat...her jaw was too strong for me. She held on to my cat till SHE was finished with him. I had the dog on a lead IN MY HOUSE, watched all of them with an eagle eye, followed Curry's written and oral instructions [which ironically were contradictory], tried to save my cat who was merely WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR.