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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  No one ever suggested you shouldn't do this. This is prescreening, but at some point, you have to either feel comfortable enough with this person to allow them to see you home, or don't sell them a dog. The OP question was, "What would be a substitution for kennel inspections"; my answer is . . . "There are no substitutions". |
I can't tell you when that point of comfort comes in, but I can usually tell within the first few minutes of conversation, just by a few key questions I ask. The answers that are given tells me whether or not I want to continue the conversation. And then I never reveal whether I have puppies available (which I usually don't). Not having puppies available usually helps in deciding whether to proceed in the interviewing process, develop a relationship and put them on a waiting list. In other words I have time on my puppies side. But, bottom line, I'm still hard line, I have a criteria. Whether or not people want to meet that criteria??????? and they're still my puppies.
Oh! I have no kennel, it's my home, so there are no kennel inspections.