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jennylee333 · 08-18-2008, 08:26 AM

Sorry to rain on your parade...but when a deposit is placed on a dog the breeder stops advetising and places the pup on hold. It is a good faith payment that you are indeed going to purchase the pup. Almost always the deposit is non-refundable! Once the breeder has received a deposit they will tell anyone inquiring about said pup that the pup is sold. That means they will be loosing a potenial sale....therefore....if you do not follow through with the purchase the deposit is non-fundable!

I know that there are breeders that will refund deposits after the sale of the pup...Waiting until the pup sells is the best way. After all they held the pup for you....

To some degree I do believe that the circumstance should be evaluated accordingly. After all there is a lot of work that goes into selling a pup. At least there is when I am buying a pup....I ask a ton of questions and want alot of pics.

I put alot of thought into a pup before I place a deposit. Knowing that the deposit is probably NON-refundable.....

Sorry, I hope I didn't ramble too much!!!

08-18-2008, 08:26 AM	#6
jennylee333 YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 274	Refund Sorry to rain on your parade...but when a deposit is placed on a dog the breeder stops advetising and places the pup on hold. It is a good faith payment that you are indeed going to purchase the pup. Almost always the deposit is non-refundable! Once the breeder has received a deposit they will tell anyone inquiring about said pup that the pup is sold. That means they will be loosing a potenial sale....therefore....if you do not follow through with the purchase the deposit is non-fundable! I know that there are breeders that will refund deposits after the sale of the pup...Waiting until the pup sells is the best way. After all they held the pup for you.... To some degree I do believe that the circumstance should be evaluated accordingly. After all there is a lot of work that goes into selling a pup. At least there is when I am buying a pup....I ask a ton of questions and want alot of pics. I put alot of thought into a pup before I place a deposit. Knowing that the deposit is probably NON-refundable..... Sorry, I hope I didn't ramble too much!!! Last edited by jennylee333; 08-18-2008 at 08:28 AM.