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Originally Posted by gabbriellew  I am more than happy to be checked out. As I told the original poster, my reasons for no longer allowing anyone to come to my home is due to the fact that last year a yorkie breeder in Florida was murdered. A couple of show breeders that I know of personally have been brutally assaulted and dogs stolen. I also know of a rash of other breeders whose homes have been broken into and dogs stolen, most recently two weeks ago. I understand the desire to see where the dog came from, but I have a primary responsiblity to protect my dogs and my family. I am more than happy to give references and I apologize that I just haven't had time to do more with my website. I have very few puppies for sale as I do not breed very often and am extremely concerned that they have the best home possible. I have had buyers wait more than six months for a pup from me and I will not sell at all if I am not convinced that it is a good setting for the dog.
I do think that it is a very good thing to inquire as to other's experiences with a breeder but it may well be that with all the crazies out there, not to mention AR freaks, you will find that fewer and fewer of us will expose ourselves to that risk. If things keep up with all the legislation, you may not be able to buy from a small home breeder at all anymore. Only commercial breeders will be able to afford the increasingly onerous regulations and they are trying to eliminate puppies born in the house and raised in the house as it is.
Ruth |
Thank you for this response Ruth. I can hardly even imagine how worrisome I would become if I was expected to let strangers in my home too on a daily basis. I hope that the two of you can find some agreement that suits everyones needs!
P.S. The Yorkie on your homepage is absolutely gorgeous! Good luck with everything.