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Originally Posted by magicgenie  I'm a breeder. Puppies are not nursing at 9 weeks, but that's still early for a Yorkie to leave home. I wouldn't write the breeder off a terrible for letting puppies go home at 9 weeks as there could be other information or circumstances that we haven't been told that would make this make more sense for her. Perhaps the breeder got the impression from the way you were speaking to her that you were just looking around and not a serious buyer. I pre-screen people to weed out the lookie-loos who will only come here for entertainment and puppy petting. Some are making the rounds trying to "buy the breeder" as so many like to suggest on this board. If I can't stand on my reputation by this time I never will. The days of sitting there for hours explaining the difference between a hobby and back yard breeder and the quality differences of the puppies from each, and of walking people through every inch of my house because they need a "tour of the facility" are over. I discovered that the more time someone takes up, the less serious they are. Someone who calls and asks for references gets my attention as a serious buyer. |
I'm not a breeder (clearly) but you can't stand on your own name unless you are long well-established reputable breeder. Not everyone starts that way though...you have to build up your reputation in order to stand where you are now (on name alone). It's sort of like Ivy league schools...they do not need to advertise or do anything to attract quality students...they stand on their name and prestige alone which they have acquired through many years of excellence. While "breeder browsers" might be a waste of your time now, that is only because you can attract others by just your name. That wasn't always the case ( I assume) so there was a time where you couldn't really turn these people away...I might be wrong but that's just my perspective (as a buyer in general). I think it's wonderful that you are now in a place where you can push people away, but I don't think every breeder is at the place that you are now. I hope I'm not offending you, it's just my thoughts.