NORTH COUNTRY MUDDIGGER BULLDOGGES KIM & TODD GRAY DEAF PUPPY DERBY, Vermont

The breeder in this case did offer the buyer a different dog and some other consideration.  It is wrong to post opinions without knowing the whole story. 

The breeder and the buyer reached a resolution in this case.  I witnessed the agreement.  The situation was a miscommunication.  It was extremely unfortunale.  This is what prompted the "Emotions" posting.

Research suggests that training is possible for a deaf dog.  The seller did offer to make the buyer happy.  The buyer did not follow through in this case.  The original report was misleading.

I am not the buyer or seller.  The original post is misleading and contains distortions of fact.  These sellers tried to resolve the issues and make the buyer happy.

I wouldn't buy a dog from these people. That was not right how they handle the whole thing.  A good breeder would of done something that was fair.

Buying a dog, like most things, has an emotional component.  After the sale, we may fall prey to feelings of dissapointment.  We may gain new information about the purchase.  This causes us to change our perceptions.  We climb the ladder of inference and feel we have been ripped-off.  



This is fueled by advise from bystanders who freely offer their opinion for better or worse.  Based on this advise, the consumer takes every thing that happens as evidence that a seller is bad or evil.  This may lead to a totally skewed position.



My suggestion is that buyers and seller focus on their interests and avoid villification of the other person. Villification interferes with resolving the problem because it adds a personal dimension that muddys the resolution process.  The first thing to do is to step back.  Remember there is nothing perfect in this world.  If you feel angry, try to avoid attacking.



No one likes to feel attacked.  Feeling attacked often leads to counter-attack.  This attack strategy goes on in many situations and leads to broken lines of communication.  I understand that it is tempting to attack and blame- we are human; however, we must ask ourselves if this is the best strategy that will help us resolve the problem.



Often times people write about a situation without consideration of their contributions to it.  In this case, I believe that the sellers acted in good faith to correct the problem.  It sounds like the buyers attachment to the dog and imagination about what would happen to the deaf dog contributed to the problem because it created some mixed feelings for them. 



I would buy a dog from these sellers.  I would be clear about the breed of dog and why I wanted the dog.  I would make a clear written agreement about the sale and any terms that would relate to an exchange or refund that were conditional to the purchase prior to the transaction.