Sadly, I have canceled the appointment to pick him up on Saturday. Something just wasn't sitting right with me and I was guaranteeing the breeder I would buy him on Saturday, but I had only seen him by picture and she is an hour and a half away from where I live, but I was feeling like I had to make a decision right away or else they would sell him.
I think I was acting faster than I should have as I didn't get time to think about it. I feel bad because I canceled the appointment, then made the appointment again, and then canceled for a final time. It frustrated her, and I understand, but I was feeling like I wasn't given a chance to think about it and I hadn't even met the dog.
They were just trying to sell their last two puppies, so they were selling the very cheap and it just appealed to me and I was feeling forced. She got a little snippy when I asked her to let me know if they have another littler later on in the year and she told me she wasn't sure if I would be interested because they would cost over $1000. I didn't want to be judged by the fact that right now money is tight (I just moved in with my fiance
) and I told her that down the road that amount would be fine, just not at the moment.
I don't know. It just wasn't sitting right and it hurt to tell her right now it wasn't fair to the puppy and I truly hope he finds an amazing home an d her response was "we have no doubt he will, he is an amazing puppy and they will have no problem" ... way to make me feel even worse, all I did was wish them well and I got sarcasm back.
Anyway, I went with my gut and feel a lot better. Besides, something good came out of it. I was bummed so my fiance and I went to a local pet store to get some treats for Sophie and they had brought in two kittens this morning (one of the employees cats had kittens) and I fell in love with a little ash-orange male and lo and behold we pick him up as soon as he has had his vet appointment and first set of shots. He is adorable and no bad gut feeling this time and I know this is a better financial decision for us and Sophie already lives with two adult cats (they are both amazingly friendly) and she has always preferred cats over other dogs (she runs from dogs and curls up and sleeps and plays with cats). I am extremely excited and if people would still like, I would love to post pics of my new little guy as soon as we pick him up =)
Thanks for support though, my decision wasn't based on Sophie, just a gut instinct that I needed to follow.