im not sure how it works in the states but i found my baby online on an ad site. (germans do a lot of that i guess?) anyway so i had my aunt email her (she speaks fluent german) and she pretty much asked the same questions. So i drove down about 3 hrs away from where i'm at to meet the pups and i fell in love instantly. Honey's personality was so funny and outgoing. At first the breeder told me no b/c they were planning on keeping her and tried to convince me to buy her sister and i said no. She was just too lazy. And for a 3 month old pup i thought they should be more lively like honey and her brother were (not saying there was anything wrong w/ the pup!!!! just wanted a more playful dog ya know

) and i only paid 450 euro (mind you thats about $600) but 450 is cheaper than i could find ANYWHERE! They were all asking 600+ euro. And she was up to date on all her shots and was microchipped!
BUT... again, i'm in germany and i know w/ the economy how it is now you never know.... try to organize a meet and check out the pups and hopefully their parents as well.
i got to meet her parents and i was SO glad i did! it gave me an idea on how she will look like and what her personality might be like