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Originally Posted by Mardelin  So, if one doesn't want to abide by our criteria so be it. A bit of a hardline attitude but, since we aren't about selling puppies. |
I have been overly careful in the last few years. Just too many crack pots out there. I usually let people see my dogs only on the front porch now. I do not want, basically, strangers snooping in my house. The last people brought their children and when I invited them inside, the "children" ran willy nilly through my house and started jumping on my furniture. They got my dogs in such an up-roar that I told them to leave. Then you sit there afraid that they may call animal control on you. That happened to me once also. I had someone turn me in for animal cruelty because I wouldnt GIVE him a puppy. I invited the sheriff in and they looked all around my house and were very happy and found nothing wrong. You just dont know who is an animal rights nut or a thief. Two years ago a breeder/exhibitor showed a litter of Bulldogs to some people. They waited behind her house until she left to go to the store and stole her puppies. I try to get a "feel" for people when they call and I am very lucky that most have been wonderful people.
But I do understand the concerns of the OP and am glad to see they are doing their homework instead of buying the first puppy they see.