I do not advertise in the papers either. I have in the past when we had moved, but had calls all day and into the night. I got some really weird people calling too. Some people were were nice, but I just do not have time to weed out the calls. But then again - I do not have litters that often. I do show and have that expense besides vet care. I do have strict spay/neuter contracts for pets or will have them spay/neuter before sold if for pet and older. My vet will not spay and neuter young pups - has to do with bone development.
I do get emails for pups. I really hate though the ones that email me and just ask - "Do you have any pups and how much?" I try to not answer these. Sometimes if in the mood I will let them know this is not the way to ask. You need to tell me about yourself first. I do have a waiting list at times, but I only go through the list and weed them out when I have a litter. Yes, I do interview and check references. You have these days.
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