Melza83

Thanks again for everyone's advice. The breeder and I have come to a better agreement and while we both see that our friendship has turned sour we think it's in the dogs best interests to at least try and make the agreement work.

He has no hereditary deseases related to Staffordshire bull terriers. He was tested as a much younger puppy.

The one thing that to me is that you feel like giving the dog back. Isn't he a part of your family first and foremost? If he were mine after all that time, there would be no way he would be going back. True to that. He is my bff. That would've been a hasty desicision on my part and I'm already missing him so that would've been worse. As he has been crying a bit too, even with the other dogs around.

No assments have been made by them to see if he worthy of breeding with. They never spend time with him. He knows basic obedience but nothing more. I told the breeders that I wanted to show him as soon as he was old enough and they told me that they would have to take him to a relative of theirs to see if he is suitable. Unfortunately for me the only other registered breeder I know breeds whippets.

No, I'm annoyed because I was hoping that my dog would not be used for another year or two given that he's still mentally young. Since when did dogs become appliances instead of best friends? I'm lost without him sleeping on my bed and sharing my toast. He goes everywhere except work with me. Don't most breeders breed for money? I have a good paying job. Money is no problem for me and doesn't seem right to me when it comes off the back of an animal. I used to work with thoroughbreds, they are all about money and not the poor horses popping out foals year in year out.

...that's an oxymoron...you know it was a discounted rate, you paid him and you got the dog...so that makes a contract between 2 parties with legal obligations. I can only speculate that you meant 'not a written contract'. While written contracts and their small print can be a PIA, sometimes they also make live much easier. Edited: replaced 'legal contract' with the more precise wording 'contract between 2 parties with legal obligations' I wish there was a written contract. They were going to write one but never did. I guess I was just surprised that they wanted him at short notice. I was under the impression that the contract had fallen through. I haven't heard from or seen them in months.

No, there was no kidnapping, I have done the same for friends in the past and not given it a second thought. I did it because I'm a good person and he's a former employee where I work. It was just a verbal agreement, there were no terms on when the dog was to be used or how long he was to be used for. That's why I was asking if I have any rights not to allow them to use the dog in question. They are knowledgeable breeders. I won't be entering into breeders terms again. I feel like handing the dog back to them. Thanks for the advice everyone:)

Hi, I bought my English staffy over 12 months ago as a pup. His breeders wanted him to go on breeders terms. While I paid for him at a "discounted rate" there never has been a contract. He is now 17mo, the breeders have a bitch that doesn't get along with my boys mother so left it to the last minute to notify me that both bitches are in heat and demanded they use my dog who I'm not ready to breed with at the moment. They believe they still have rights to him and refuse to pay me for his services. They have used me in the past to house sit, baby sit their kids, dog sit and puppy sit whilst my dog and his litter where still suckling and being weaned without getting paid, while I was still having to go half an hour down the highway to my place and feed my own animals and travel to work as well. Now I feel that both my dog and I are being used by these people as "a meal ticket". I have let them use him even though they refuse to pay for his services to keep the peace but I'm not happy as he will be with the other bitch 24/7, milked for sperm and kept outside until the weekend when hopefully I'll get him back. Do I have any rights to not have anything to do with these horrible people or should I just suck it up?