Are there lemon laws for dogs? As an attorney who has represented consumers in puppy lemon law cases, I am here to tell you that yes, these laws exist!   Here’s how they come into play…a common story has a consumer (or perhaps a kid) falling in love with a ‘purebred’ puppy at the store, only to have the puppy fall ill shortly after arriving home.  Then the family spends days on end at the vet and thousands of dollars in vet bills. What people forget is this is an industry.  The puppies come from high volume breeders, some call them puppy mills. And the name of the game is profit.Connecticut does have a Pet Shop Lemon Law.  Customers can return their pets up to 15 days after purchase for a full-refund. Arkansas, California, Florida, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, S.Carolina, Virginia, and Vermont all have similar lemon laws that allow consumers to return ‘lemon’ pets within specified periods of time and, in some states, be reimbursed for some portion of the consumers’ vet bills.But few consumers do.  After all, how many families who take a dog into their home would bring a dog back to a pet store where nothing good is going to happen?So what’s our advice? I’d be careful selecting the breeder in the first place; find out who you are buying your pooch from, learn about the kennel on the Internet, interview the owner, inspect the facility, interview other people who’ve bought pets from this breeder, get advice from breed clubs who will gladly refer you to reputable breeders. Make it a point to find a healthy, happy animal; do your homework!