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My dog gets pregnant from a male and his owner wants compensation?$1000?

My question is if Im watching a male dog and he gets my dog pregnant and I responsible for paying the owner of the male dog the money he wants for a "stud" fee? Its not that I left the dogs along its the fact that once there locked you cant pull them apart. So would I have to pay the owner the amount he is asking or pay him at all?

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I really don't think a judge will make you pay and here's why......no contract! In order to enforce a stud fee contact he'd need your signature or at least your verbal agreement. You have proof you made the information known in your profile.

I'd love an update of how it all turns out........good luck

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Judging from your post, the owner of the dog has a purebred registered dog with a great pedigree and he uses him for studding services, is that correct? In that case, you are responsible for anything and everything that happens. You knew you have an intact female who is 10 months old, so that would mean she's that age where dogs go into heat. And you decided to board AN INTACT MALE and didn't keep them separate. This is definitely your mistake, and if the person really has a purebred registered pedigreed stud dog, then definitely be prepared to go to court and pay him, because in this case you "used" his service illegally, without his permission. Sorry to say that, but leaving an intact female and intact male unattended even for one second is definitely not a good idea and you should have been prepared for this scenario.

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My only question is, what is Rover’s policy?

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Well, this is an interesting scenario. So many questions. First off, were you aware that your dog was in heat during the client dog's stay? Did you notify the client that your dog was intact and in heat while their dog was staying with you? Are you keeping or selling the puppies?

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She went into her first heat on the second night the dog was here. No I did not tell anyone my dog is intact as it says it on my profile. Which they should of read. And if she goes to term I'm not keeping or selling they will be given away. Even offered the guy the whole litter but he said no

Owners don't read profiles, unfortunately. If you decide not to spay her make sure you let clients know when they contact you from now on, it may be a deal breaker. Honestly I would just get her spayed now and then there's no issue. You didn't purposely breed them and shouldn't pay a stud fee imo

I am sorry but I hate when people try to use that as an excuse. "I didn't read it". Sorry if you didn't read it, it is no fault but your own. You will be surprised how many people try to get away with that! but I agree just get her fix now and avoid any issues.

Majority of people do not read it, because they may just read one profile and then they have an option to send the same message to bunch of other sitters without even looking at their profile. But you are a business owner, and you make sure that your dog and your Rover dogs are safe and secure.

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If your dog was in heat why did you accept an unneutered male, just doesn't make sense to me??? If I were you I would contact a lawyer and be prepared to go to court.

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It was her first heat at 10 months he got her the first day. I was trying to get her diaper on her when it happened, both of them flew off running around and when I tried to separate them he snipped at me. Like I said she has not had a heat and this was her first.

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Don't pay him anything without forcing him to take you to court. I would get your defense ready by getting all your information in writing now. For example, if he messages you again (or if you haven't replied to him yet), I would just message him your main arguments - that your dog had not been in heat before, that your vet recommended not spaying her before12 months (and that she would likely not go into heat before 12 months, if your vet told you that), that you didn't intend to breed the dogs, that you were actively trying to separate them when this happened and his dog acted aggressively towards you. Make sure you offer all the puppies to him in writing. This way, IF he decided to go through the hassle of taking you to small claims court, you can refer the judge to your texts to him to demonstrate that your story (you didn't intend to breed them, etc) is consistent, which makes you look more credible.
Don't communicate with him in person or over the phone. Everything in writing!
Also, you may want to post this to Reddit's LegalAdvice group - https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/ Good luck!

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I personally do not think you are on the hook for a "stud fee". Their dog may be an amazing AKC registered champion show dog etc., but your dog isn't and those puppies have no real value except as pets sold with all the other poorly bred dogs on Craigslist unless yours happens to be an amazing specimen of the same breed. A responsible advocate of the breeds in question would actually request that you get the puppies aborted or at the very minimum make you sign a contract to not sell them with any association to the fancy registered dog's name or likeness.

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Hi Audrey,

First and foremost, NO I would not pay this man a dime!!! Unless it was talked about ahead of time between you and the owner about breeding or if the owner told you specifically at any time not to let he be around unaltered female dogs, than I do not find where you would be responsible to pay him anything (or even give him the puppies for that matter either)!

A couple of questions:

Did you have on your profile the part about your German Shepard being intact prior to the booking or have you made adjustments since this client first reached out to you?
Did he tell you at anytime during the meet and greet or when dropping his pet off not to let him be around unaltered females?

Is his dog also a German Shepard? (this question is just out of curiosity?)

and why not just get your dog spayed? This is one way to avoid any legal issues all together. She is old enough to get spayed and you can still get done. (then there is nothing to argue over). Not to mention all the benefits there are to getting your female dog spayed.

**Hi Audrey, I am adding this part that I think you may or may not have considered but thought I would throw it out there. Sorry so long. (For those who do not want to read it all- basically it goes over reasons it is not a good idea to breed during first heat cycle and how it is best to get her spayed. )

Your reasoning of waiting to get her spayed until she was fully grown. (Which I do agree with your vet, especially being a large breed.) But at this point with her being pregnant, it completely throws you wanting to wait out the door. So why not just get her spayed now!?!

Being pregnant takes a huge toll on the dogs both physically and mentally. Which is the reason that they recommend for the dogs to be much older and not to breed them on their first heat cycle. She is not fully developed, she herself is still a baby. (Especially in the German Shepard breed, they tend to take longer to fully develop and become mature adults)

The pregnancy is going to take a huge toll on her body, I would be worries about her having bone problems later due to calcium depletion. Young moms are more susceptible to infection and disease than an adult dog would be. Her body may not be able to produce enough milk and/or she may just decided to reject the puppies. In which case you than have to step up to the plate.

Typically German Shepards have around 6-8 puppies. granted they can have less but they can also have more. It is not uncommon for a German Shepard to have as high as 15 puppies. (and why do I bring this up??) If mom decides to reject the babies ... (more)

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Everyone I meet I let them know that she's a puppy and hasn't been in heat yet. I've though about getting her fixed but my vet said to wait till she's a year because big dogs take longer to go into heat. Yes it was another german shepherd because he asked if I though about breeding her and I said no

I didn't say she was fixed I said that she hasn't been in heat yet. Kinda thought that with saying she hasn't had a heat that there wouldn't be a worry for it. I know see I should of been clear. I did edit my profile after this happened for future people. didn't think things would happen like this.

I mean if she goes to term he could get the money out of the pups. It just seems weird to want cash now instead of keeping litter and selling.

Thank you for the update, lots of good info :)