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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  trust is built and not in a day. I'm talking about initial meetings. There the trust issue goes BOTH ways. Reference calling? Oh, please. Call someone's vet? sure, yeah, I'm sure the vet remembers them well. So someone had a dog five years ago and maybe there's a vet record...they were waiting for just the "right pup" yeah, took a few years (while they were doing time maybe :-). So are you saying you'd never sell to someone who hadn't had a dog in recent years and able to produce a vet record? Someone needs a vet record of recent to be a good pet owner? Wow there went a lot of potential really good homes.
A foster dog is a bit different isn't it? Isn't the fostering place required to do more checking ??? IDK about all that. |
There are records. I have never had a problem getting vet records. And, yes, I will say that I will not adopt to someone who has not demonstrated excellent vet care.
As for losing a "lot" of "potential really good homes", there really are not that many out there imho. I process applications every day and I can tell you that the bad far outnumber the good. I would rather chance losing a good one than to place a "lot" in "potential really good homes" that I have seen the results of. All of the yorkies in rescue....where do you think they come from? From breeders who did not do their homework and who took a chance that I will not take with a defenseless little pup. These are live beings...not objects.
And, lastly, those of you who will not allow a buyer into your home are not screening people...period. I will not adopt to a person I would not trust in my home. Your comments make me wonder who or shall I say what you are selling your pups to.
I see the results daily of poor placements by breeders. It always boggles my mind. Hard for me to understand how people can let a precious live being that was raised in their home go to just anyone with a few bucks in their pocket and not worry about them.