There is no gaurantee and even the ugliest pet quality can turn into the best adult of that litter given time to grow out, that is why we do not seperate the price for breeding and pet.
you might end up with the swan, it is,
EDUCATED GUESS at best when we grade our litters, and even the best of us can be wrong in our choices.
and, with giant breeds so many things can go wrong simply from the food they were fed the environment and lack of excersise, so than the dog doesnt end up turning out, and why should we pay for the owners lack of coachability, lack of understanding how crucial it is for them to listen to our well directed advice.
why is it that we breeders can raise pups that ofa and are healthy joint wise? one of my puppy people who is a scientist chose to listen to the vet of all people on what to feed one of my puppies, instead of me, after promising that he understood my experience is worth something, he has her on large breed science diet.
i am so frustrated and so mad, but, i also wash my hands of any kind of refund should she come up not turning out, he switched her at 7 months, and, i am hoping that the foood she got from my recommendation gave her the building block, but, i also realize she is not nearly done growing, and, it is in my contract that if people stray from my well intended advice, than there is no money back, i refuse to pay for negligence.
any breeder can come off as reputable, but, i refuse to charge more for a dog that apears to be more promising than littermates, and less for the others there is more to it than just that, there is the fees for care, the vet visits, the tears and strife that come with some litters, it is the time spent educating, the hours spent on the phone, the time spent with the people when they visit the pups, the time spent after they go to their new homes coaching and giving advice, it is way more than even any of this..