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Originally Posted by harleyyorkie  Three of mine were "shipped" to me from Arizona. They rode in a soft sided carrier in the woman's lap. I see nothing wrong with that, it was like picking up a friend or relative at the airport. I do not and would not agree with them going into the cargo area ever. The reason I got my three shipped to me is because I like the puppies this breeder has and I have a good established relationship with her. Each one I get, I know will be within standard and well socialized, and a welcome addition to our family. |
It doesn't bother me when people ship in this way, and as you said, you knew the breeder, and were happy with her. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case, and I think many people think they are getting a better puppy if they purchase one through a fancy or even a homey type of website, than if they were to purchase locally. They see cute pictures of puppies with bows in their hair, and dogs frolicking around the farm and they think this means the puppies come from good breeding practices. When you add the cost of shipping to the purchase price of the puppy, you would find you could probably get a much better puppy locally. Some YT breeders have admitted they ship because they live in places where the going price of a dog is $250.00 and they can get much more if they ship out of state. If I could not find a good breeder locally, I would consider having one shipped, but I would want to pick it up, and it would fly back with me, that way, you could check out the kennel conditions, and see the puppies parents. To me, buying a puppy is almost as serious as adopting a child!