I think we put $500 down on Harley, prior to his birth. We were undecided on gender, but essentially the breeder knew that there were 4 pups inside the mom and it secured my spot to have one.
With my breeder the deposit essentially puts yourself on the waiting list. But I'm not sure what the procedures were if a puppy was lost or something went wrong. We were second in line so it was highly unlikely that we'd lose the deposit.
__________________ Kendra Harley, you were the light in my life, rest peacefully my love! |