[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by bchgirl

As a buyer...if a breeder refused to allow me to their home....that would cause ME to be suspiscous. I don't want to search the entire place..

This is how I feel. I wouldn't buy from a breeder that wouldn't allow me in their home to see their dogs and puppies. It would make me feel like they were hiding something.

Believe me, I understand where breeders are coming from. No way would I call a breeder and just expect them to invite me into their house. As a buyer, I don't expect to meet a breeder and take home a puppy the same day. What I expect is to develop a relationship with a breeder first and THEN buy a puppy. Talk to potential buyers on the phone and through e-mail...meet them at a coffee shop for an interview or whatever. Get to know the potential buyer before you sell them a puppy. I figure most responsible breeders that care about their puppies want to know their buyer pretty well before they send one of their puppies home with them anyway.

But seriously...if you don't trust someone enough to allow them into your home, why would you trust them enough to sell them one of your puppies? When you sell someone a puppy, you aren't just selling them an item...it's a life..and you need to be able to trust the person you are selling to. If a breeder doesn't trust me enough to let me into their home but will sell me one of their puppies, that's a big red flag to me and honestly makes me think they don't care much about where their puppies go. When a breeder has gotten to know a potential buyer and feels like they can trust them with one of their puppies, they should trust them enough by then to allow them to come to their home.