Q: Our 9 month old dog was bred without our consent at dog boarding. What can we do? The dog had 9 puppies all from our dog
We boarded our 9 month old dog in September for a weekend (Thursday-Sunday). On Saturday, the day before we picked him up, the lady that owns the dog boarding told us that our dog jumped the fence and mated with her dog. (Our dog was only 9 months at the time and much smaller. He has never even tried to jump a fence, or even our small gate at home). We also never saw video footage of him jumping the gate. So it happened on Thursday, and she didn’t inform us until Saturday evening.) Fast forward to this week, she told us that all 9 puppies were by my dog. We asked for a stud fee of the price of 1 puppy. She refused. We told her we do not give permission to register the pups. She is still selling the pups for a good profit. Anything we can do? Do we have a good case if we sue?
A:
If you can show the boarding facility was negligent in boarding your dog, you may be entitled to the monetary value of one pup.
You can file a lawsuit in small claims court if the value of one pup sired by your registered dog is less than $20,000.
The fact your dog jumped the fence and mated with another dog in and of itself is not evidence of negligence.
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