How someone can react when a pupy turned to be a cow hawck dog althoutgh
has been bougth as a show dog?????? from a major breeder of england????

what is a cow hawck dog? Gina

glad you asked Gina was wondering myself :)presume its cow hocked can you elaborate guest?

oops showing my ignorance again what is cow hocked?

cow hocked Gina is when a dogs back legs aren't parellel when stood they go out at the hocks it can be corrected in the stance by a good handler however it also shows up in the dogs movement.Gillian

Sorry to disagree but cow hocked is exactly the opposite to what you describe. It is when the hocks point inwards towards each other, thereby forcing the feet to turn outwards, hence the name because this is how cows walk.

It is more noticeable on the move than when stood as it is as you say quite easy for an experienced handler to position the hocks correctly. On the move viewed from the front you will see the back feet outside the front ones, and from the rear you will see the front feet inside the rear ones.

Regards

Daz

Yes Daz sorry I reread my post and realise I didnt make myself very clear the hocks do indeed turn in and then the lower leg splays out.I knew what I meant to say just didnt say it:D.Gillian

Know the feeling Gillian, I often know what I mean but then somewhere along the line gremlins creep in and distort what I mean to say!!!!

My excuse is old age. lol

Daz

Dazzle is correct..the hocks go in, the feet out!
I guess a lot depends on what age you bought the pup...ie was it 8 weeks or 8 months?
I sold a beautiful pup at 10 weeks & was horrified to see it cow hocked at 12 months....turned out the new (novice) owners had been letting it stand on its hind legs for hours, peering over the stable type door in the porch. I am convinced this caused it and none of the others in the litter had any sign of it.

Hi it is very difficult to guarentee that a puppy is going to be show quality you can only assess them and suggest that they may have the potential. What breed are you talking about?

To shed some more light on this thread.

"2 years ago I have paid a good amount of money to buy a puppy as a show dog from a major breeder in England which turned to be a cow hawck dog. Despite the fact that he is a member of our family, I feel that I may have some action against the breeder. Can you advise please steps of reaction? I have all evidenses in your disposal such as official reports from my dog participation in shows etc.
Thanks for your attention"
Spiros

It is almost impossible for a breeder to say that any puppy will make a show dog.

Unless you have written evidence from the breeder saying that this puppy was certain to be a show dog, then I personally do not think you have any legal claim. What you were probably told was that the puppy has potential, this does not form a guarantee.

If you contact the breeder with the information about the dogs cow hocks, you may find that they may be prepared to come to some arrangement with you as to a partial refund, but I would advise you to tread very carefully and be diplomatic in your approach.

Regards

Daz

However carefully a puppy is bred, the way that it finishes is also affected by the that that it is reared, ie fed, handled and exercised. It would be very difficult to prove whether it is nature or nurture that has produced the problem, or maybe even a combination of the two. No puppy sold at 8 weeks or so can be guarantee to grow suitable for the show ring.

Were you told the puppy was a show dog, or that it had show potential.
These are to very different statments.
At 8 weeks a breeder can only evaluate the pup on what it is like
at the present. Lots of things can change with a growing puppy.
Even breeders who have breed and raised a litter have to pick the pup they are going to keep and the same can happen to them while the
ones they sold go on to win.
This is what makes showing exciting and very expensive.
If I new someone that could pick show dogs at 8 weeks old I would
be paying them along with a qeue behind me.
I really don"t think you have been done perhaos you did not understand
that you were buying show potential and not show dog.