One thing I do when someone does that is keep them in mind to alert other prospective buyers to avoid them. If they are joining lists to advertise, they must not have a very good market for their puppies. I have never advertised any of my puppies for sale on the internet. I have shared the coming of a new litter, but I have never sold one over the internet. One thing I do is insist that anyone that wants one of my puppies comes to my house to meet me, and see the puppies. I never take a deposit on one, because you can never tell what will happen from the time they are born, to the time they can leave my home. 12 weeks is a pretty long time in the life of a puppy, and if they get sick or die, the buyer would be very upset. I keep in touch with the new yorkie mom's and dad's and I do have a contract. If it is a pet it must be spayed/neutered, and if the person does not agree the puppy stays with me. If I am selling a pet, it is because I don't think it is show quality, and it should not be bred, period. If I sell a show prospect, it is on a co-ownership until the dog/bitch is finished, and then I will release the co-ownership. I don't want someone saying that they are going to show a dog just to get a full registeration to breed. If they tell me they are going to show the dog, they better do that, or return it to me. They can not breed it without my signature to register puppies. I will help them show the dog, but if they decide not to show, the pup comes back to me. |