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Originally Posted by Britster  Wow, didn't want this to turn into an argument. There is really no need. Just wanted support on deciding if a second dog was right for me.
Initially, I found nothing wrong with the fee. But after sitting and looking into hindsight. I still don't find anything wrong with a $400 IF he was coming from a better place.
First- I drove into a shady neighborhood. She brings the dog outside on the leash. I asked to go in her home and she wouldn't allow me. I asked to go into her backyard and she wouldn't allow me. She claimed there was construction both inside her house and in the backyard, and that mean dogs were on the opposite side of the fence. Her uncle was the breeder, and her cousins have a lot of Marco's siblings. She was willing to just hand off her to dog to me right then and there without knowing ANYTHING about me.... you can't say that's right or normal. She also slipped at one point, when I asked if Marco had ever been in any fights and she said "Oh, no, he's great with my other dog." So she has another dog apparently?
I'm NOT saying it's "wrong" to ask for $500. I'm not accusing her of being a bad person simply because she's asking a large rehoming fee. I'm not even saying she's a bad person. I don't know where you're getting that. I don't feel comfortable with the way things were, as much as I loved the dog, and didn't like how she was willing to just give him to me right then and there and accept her check, not knowing where the hell he was going. I could have been lying about everything I said about Jackson and my life for all she knows. |
Sometimes YT is a tough crowd. Your decision seems simple to me Brit. Any signs of discomfort or if anything just doesn't "feel" right, then it's done.
If you were able to go in her backyard and in her house and she asked questions about you and Jackson it would have been a different story. Although he could have been the perfect sibling, there will be so many more opportunities where everything lines up just perfectly.