Another tip, when you advertise your puppies always ad a disclaimer that you reserve the right to cancel a sale at anytime before it is finalized. i try to remember to put it in mine all the time but sometimes I forget. I have been known to cancel sales a few times to YT members because of finding out they lied on the application or finding out that it would have been a terrible home. On those occasions, certainly, I gave the deposits back. The safety of your puppies should always be first and foremost in your mind. It is very hard to screen people but it can be done. There are many ways to check people out after they fill out applications to see if they are telling the truth or not. I have only had one person that did not get the pup and I did not give her deposit back. In fact, SHE told me to keep it because I had held the puppy for several weeks turning other people down and she decided she wanted another breed that would work better for her. |