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Originally Posted by WinstonMom  It was suggested the other day to have a thread to post all the silly inquiries that breeders get and generally "what not to say to your breeder when looking for a pup". There are probably some great stories that everyone has and this should be a really fun thread.
So to start it off I had a phone call a couple of days ago from a sweet young thing and this is how it went.
"Hello, I got your name from someone else. Have you got puppies?"
"Not right now?"
"Well, that's ok, I don't want one until July 15 anyways because that is the day I go back to work after my holidays. And I want a female, will you have one for me on July 15?"
"No, I don't think I'll have one for you July 15 or ever. Bye."
Audrey |
Of course I'm not privy to the whole conversation, but I'm not sure I see what's wrong with this exchange. This person was looking to acquire a female dog at a particular time when they could devote some time to the newly acquired puppy before returning to work.
Interesting enough availability of a puppy at a particular time was my deciding factor between two different breeders. All things being equal, one puppy was available to come home with me during my vacation. Despite the breeder preferring to keep her another week, she was 12 weeks and had had two sets of shots on the first day of my vacation, to which I explained to the breeder, that I felt bringing a new puppy home it was important I could be there and devote myself to this new change for the puppy rather than waiting the next week when I would not be home daily for it and therefore any benefit the puppy might gain from remaining with her another week may not be greater than the adjustment period coming to a new home. The breeder thought about that and agreed.
This person may not have articulated all the reasons behind their initial questions and they may have been someone who truly wanted the best for the puppy and timing can be important. No one knows if you will have puppies available on July 15th or any other time unless they ask, therefore the question seems very reasonable to me.
~KC