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magicgenie · 05-09-2009, 01:20 PM

[QUOTE=Jokerman;2615237]How would you feel if the dog the buyer was asking to bring along was one you had bred? This summer my niece is coming up and I'm taking her to the kennel where I purchased my dog so she can buy a puppy from the same breeder. I've been tempted to ask if I could bring my dog so the breeder could see how he's turned out, and critique him for me (she's a show breeder). I wouldn't dare ask to take him inside her kennel, just thought I would take him along in the car so his breeder could see how he has turned out. She lives over four hours from me so I'm sure this will be the only chance she'll ever get to see him in person. The problem is, I have been too embarrassed to ask her if she minded me bringing my dog to her kennel. I know I would never allow someone to bring their dog with them when they were coming to buy a puppy from me, but if I had bred their dog, I would probably want to see how it turned out. I guess I will just have to ask his breeder to see how she feels about it, but thought I'd ask what you thought first. Thanks![/QUOTE

My clients often come to visit with the Yorkies they got from me, and I love it. They don't, however, mingle with the young puppies. I like the suggestions of the poster who said he/she allows clients to bring their dog after having passed other scrutiny first. It hasn't happened a lot, but my experience with people bringing a dog to help them choose a puppy is that the visiting dog is so intimidated by the strange surroundings that it becomes shy and wants to hide. Maybe the ones I've seen have just not been socialized. Whatever, I just didn't find it helpful and if actually makes it more difficult for the people to select a puppy. Add to that the accident and disease risks and I'd rather pass on the potential sale, I guess.

05-09-2009, 01:20 PM	#12
magicgenie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England Posts: 819	Happens all the time--- [QUOTE=Jokerman;2615237]How would you feel if the dog the buyer was asking to bring along was one you had bred? This summer my niece is coming up and I'm taking her to the kennel where I purchased my dog so she can buy a puppy from the same breeder. I've been tempted to ask if I could bring my dog so the breeder could see how he's turned out, and critique him for me (she's a show breeder). I wouldn't dare ask to take him inside her kennel, just thought I would take him along in the car so his breeder could see how he has turned out. She lives over four hours from me so I'm sure this will be the only chance she'll ever get to see him in person. The problem is, I have been too embarrassed to ask her if she minded me bringing my dog to her kennel. I know I would never allow someone to bring their dog with them when they were coming to buy a puppy from me, but if I had bred their dog, I would probably want to see how it turned out. I guess I will just have to ask his breeder to see how she feels about it, but thought I'd ask what you thought first. Thanks![/QUOTE My clients often come to visit with the Yorkies they got from me, and I love it. They don't, however, mingle with the young puppies. I like the suggestions of the poster who said he/she allows clients to bring their dog after having passed other scrutiny first. It hasn't happened a lot, but my experience with people bringing a dog to help them choose a puppy is that the visiting dog is so intimidated by the strange surroundings that it becomes shy and wants to hide. Maybe the ones I've seen have just not been socialized. Whatever, I just didn't find it helpful and if actually makes it more difficult for the people to select a puppy. Add to that the accident and disease risks and I'd rather pass on the potential sale, I guess.