Help getting my puppy's x-rays back from breeder

[Primo]

Hello,

Few months back I got the puppy from one of the elite GSD breeders. Unfortunately around 7 months my puppy was diagnosed with ED & HD. When I contacted breeder he/she asked for the hip and elbow x-rays which I sent him/her but now he/she won't return it. How do I get it back?

Though my puppy was diagnosed with ED/HD, I do not blame the breeder for it. These are things beyond human control and even with best care and extreme caution, I believe one cannot eliminate it. Anyways, I am only interested in getting my puppy's x-ray films back as they serve as baseline for his HD/ED problem.

Again, at the risk of repeating myself. I am not trying to to blame the breeder for the ED/HD or trying to make warranty claim or demanding refund for the extra premium I paid for so-called "elite puppy" over breeder's normal price. My only concern is well being of my puppy.

Any direction/help/suggestion will be highly appreciated.

Cheers

[Good_Karma]

Has the breeder told you why they are not returning the films? Or is it a matter of the breeder being unresponsive to your request?

[Emoore]

Shouldn't your vet still have copies on file?

[holland]

You could request them from the vet again-or contact the breeder again

[gagsd]

Unless they were digital, highly unlikely the vet would have copies.

[Liesje]

That's really crappy of the breeder! Those are your property, if you were the one that paid and had them taken. I always keep my x-rays with me. My vets have never cared or asked why I take them home (most people leave them with the vet). I paid for them so they're mine. My vets do analog films, so there are no copies.

[wyominggrandma]

She is probably wanting to keep them for her records, but you paid for them and they are yours. I would continue to ask her for them, does she reply to your messages at all? Phone calls? Or is she totally ignoring you?
I would persist and tell her you want them returned immediately. If she wants copies, tell her to send them back, find out how much to copy them and then have her pay for a copy.
You might have to go as far as sending a registered letter to demand for them to come back, you might have to say you will contact the breed club and tell them what is going on and that she won't return YOUR xrays and is ignoring you. If she is a well known breeder and just ignoring you because she can, then you might have to play the same game and I am sure she will not want her well known name to be involved in keeping xrays that don't belong to her, especially if she bred the pup.

[Primo]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try the certified mail and if everything fails, I do not see any reason to protect the breeder. Specially when they care more for the imaginary threat to their reputation ahead of the well being of the innocent life they brought to this world and now beloved member of my family!

Thanks again for the suggestion. I will post the updates in this thread.

Originally Posted by wyominggrandma

She is probably wanting to keep them for her records, but you paid for them and they are yours. I would continue to ask her for them, does she reply to your messages at all? Phone calls? Or is she totally ignoring you?
I would persist and tell her you want them returned immediately. If she wants copies, tell her to send them back, find out how much to copy them and then have her pay for a copy.
You might have to go as far as sending a registered letter to demand for them to come back, you might have to say you will contact the breed club and tell them what is going on and that she won't return YOUR xrays and is ignoring you. If she is a well known breeder and just ignoring you because she can, then you might have to play the same game and I am sure she will not want her well known name to be involved in keeping xrays that don't belong to her, especially if she bred the pup.

[GSDElsa]

If they will not give them back, I would suck it up, pay for the films to be taken again, and this time send them directly to OFA yourself. They are playing games.

[lhczth]

Primo, just remember to not post the name of the breeder on this board. Not allowed.

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