Ana says responsible breeders are essentially lending dogs to owners. Like life banks, if you will. Where you pay full price up front.
They’ll totally, with a smile, take back that life form they sold you if something in your life has changed. And some provide refunds past year two.
That’s a very interesting agreement. I wonder if that kind of lifetime guarantee (literally!) can scale up very high?
(Origin? Ana suspects it’s animal husbandry – the selling of animals as tools. You’d definitely want a tool to have a lifetime warranty. The best designed tools are the most expensive to replace.)