and I don't know
how often she...
>> Three litters a year,
Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: So you are a
registered breeder of pug
puppies?
>> I'm with the AKC, yes --
my litters are.
>> Judge Judy: And you wanted a
pug puppy.
You purchased a pug puppy
from her on what date?
>> March 12, 2016.
>> Judge Judy: You have a
contract?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have a
written contract?
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Did you have a
contract?
>> No, I give written
instructions on how to follow up
with medical care
and what they've had.
>> Judge Judy: But there was no
contract.
>> No.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
How much was the puppy?
>> $1,250.
>> Judge Judy: Is this the first
time you've had a dog?
>> Since I was a child, yes.
>> Judge Judy: So this is the
first time you've really had a
dog.
How old was the puppy
when you brought the puppy home?
>> 10 weeks.
>> Judge Judy: Puppy had had his
first shot?
>> Yes, he had.
>> Judge Judy: When was the next
time you took the puppy to the
vet?
>> I believe it was
on March 18th.
>> Judge Judy: And that was a
wellness check.
That's a smart thing to do.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: And the vet found
everything in order.
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: What's next?
>> Five months later, I
e-mailed --
>> Judge Judy: Don't tell me
what you e-mailed.
Five months later,
you took the dog to the vet.
>> Well, first, I e-mailed
Ms. Strasser.
>> Judge Judy: About what?
>> I wanted a female pug.
Toby was a male.
>> Judge Judy: Why did you want
a female?
>> He needed a friend,
and I considered breeding.
I didn't really want
to breed him myself.
I e-mailed her later and asked
her if she would be
willing to breed Toby
and give me a female pug because
I paid a lot of money for Toby,
and I didn't really want to pay
that much again,
so, like, as a stud fee --
use Toby as a stud and, in
payment for my stud fee,
give me a puppy.
>> Judge Judy: And she said...
>> She didn't answer me.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So, what's next?
>> Then, Toby ate a
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup,
and I was worried --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
He ate chocolate?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
concerned, so you took him to
the vet.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Was that the same
vet that you took him to on
March 18th?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Same vet. Yes.
>> And they kept him overnight
for observation.
>> Judge Judy: Because somebody
had given him, let him eat --
>> He got on --
I had a candy bowl on the table,
and he got on the table.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So they kept him overnight,
and...
>> And I picked him up.
And they said,
"You know he is cryptorchid."
And I said,
"I don't know what that is."
So they informed me that one of
his testicles was --
>> Judge Judy: I'm letting
you tell me this story,
even though it's hearsay,
because I assume, someplace,
it's in the medical record.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: So they said to
you that he had one testicle,
or he has one testicle
that had not come down yet?
>> One that had not come down --
>> Judge Judy: Come down yet.
I know. I've had lots of dogs.
So...
>> So they said I would have
to have him neutered.
I could not breed him.
>> Judge Judy: Well, they said
to you,
"It's a wise idea,"
because those things
can become infected,
and the dog should have been
neutered from the beginning.
You should have had the dog
neutered five months before.
>> Well, he was only 10 weeks
old 5 months before.
>> Judge Judy: When you got him,
he was 10 weeks old.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: At what age
can you have a puppy neutered?
>> They say at four to five
months.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, so you were
a little late
in the neutering process
for him anyway.
>> Well, I wanted to breed him.
>> Judge Judy: Well, that's
ridiculous.
This is the first time
you've had a dog
since you were a child.
All of a sudden, you want
to become a dog breeder?
>> No, I didn't want to be
a dog breeder.
I wanted to breed the dog
so I could get a female dog.
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> Ms. Strasser told me that --
>> Judge Judy: For what?
>> I asked Ms. Strasser --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I'm just trying to figure out,
for
what did you want a female dog?
If you wanted company,
you could get another male dog.
>> Ms. Strasser,
in our e-mails back and forth,
she said girl pugs
get along better with boy pugs.
I didn't know what I wanted.
I said, "I want another pug."
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
In any event,
this is what your case is about.
You think that she should
give you back half your money
or all your money
or more than all your money.
You paid $1,250.
You're suing for $1,625
because you say,
in addition to anything else,
you want a partial refund
for the dog
and plus punitive damages
for filing a false
restraining order against you.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: So, now you take
the puppy to the vet,
and you have the puppy neutered,
right?
And at this time, its surgery --
a little bit older.
Puppy's about eight months old
now?
>> September 16th, so...
>> Judge Judy: About eight
months.
Puppy was 10 weeks old.
This is five months later,
so it's about eight months old.
You have the puppy neutered,
and...
>> So I...
>> Judge Judy: And you called
her and said, "I want part of my
money back."
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, and she
said, "I'm not giving you your
money back."
>> She texted me and said --
>> Judge Judy: She said, "I'm
not giving you your money back."
>> She texted me and said
she would give me my money back.
>> Judge Judy: Oh, she would?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And then she
didn't?
>> She would give me half
my money back, and then she said
to bring the dog back to her.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
She said...
Let me see the texts.
Do you have the texts?
>> Yes, I do.
>> Judge Judy: I'd like
to see both your versions.
>> I offered her a full refund.
She refused four times.
[ Laughs ]
>> Judge Judy: A full refund
if she brought the puppy back?
>> Yes, a full refund.
And then I --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
"A full refund
and bring the puppy back."
>> Bring the puppy back.
And because she claimed
that she wanted to breed her.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
I just want to see your e-mail
where you offered her
a full refund and said
bring the puppy back.
Byrd, I'm going to take a look
at hers while
you're waiting there, please.
Thank you.
you contact
the attorney general?
>> The AKC website,
I called them, and they
recommended that I file a
complaint.
>> Judge Judy: That's
ridiculous!
>> They wouldn't do that.
>> Judge Judy: There's no way.