For as long as I can remember, when someone was purchasing a purebred puppy from a pet store (as my family did when I was a kid) or from a breeder, that puppy came with a "health guarantee". If anything was wrong with the puppy you could return that puppy for a "full refund". For some, offering the health guarantee is a "get out of jail free card" because of the "catch". The catch being that the person who purchased the puppy had to return the puppy/dog in order to get their money back. Of course the vast majority of people will have fallen in love with the puppy by then and will not give them up for any amount of money.
Some people will see that a "health guarantee" is offered and say "oh-that means this is a reputable seller/breeder". The presence of a health guarantee certainly does not ensure that the puppy was well bred or that the breeder is ethical. It partially depends on the "fine print" of the health guarantee. Nevertheless--a "health guarantee" is a standard practice among dog breeding, selling and purchasing. People purchasing a ...