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Originally Posted by sylvan I don't take deposits on pups because I am a breeder not a banker. I couldn't possibly decide who gets which pup when they are born and not for many, many weeks after. They are 8 weeks old before I begin personality testing that helps me figure out which pup would suit which situation the best. If I am looking to keep a pup for show potential I could not possibly decide which one when they are tiny. If you want one of my pups, you can hang out on my waiting list until I decide. My waiting list is NOT first come, first serve since I try to match pups and if, when I meet you in person and something doesn't seem right to me...you will not get a pup.
Is this fair?....nope. Do I care?....nope. Do I worry about people getting mad at me?...not even a little. My first obligation is to the well being of my dogs. Does this leave me with available pups not placed until they are older than 12 weeks sometimes? Sure, but so what. Eventually they will go to the very best home that I can choose for them and that's what matters.
I know it's not easy to just hang out on a waiting list (I've done it myself), so I do try to locate other breeder's pups for people all the time.
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I mean everyone knows.. how much I love Stacy (Sylvan). But here I am again. I read her post long time ago explaining about similar thing. I can imagine some people can get upset or frustrated... but to me this is something I felt really good about Stacy. As she said that she would be the one who decided which pup goes to who, and if she even wants to sell her pups to the potential buyer. Then at the same time, postential buyers can also decide if they really want a specific pup or from her. I mean.. Stacy is just so great. So if she says you can have it, you definitely want to have her pup. But I really like her process of finding home for her pups. It really attracted me so much after contacting so many breeders.
I have been thinking about a lot about this whole thing and saying (often) that buying a pup shouldn't be easy thing. It is a committment and 10 or plus year of companionship, so it is important to do a lot of research. Having a good relationship with a breeder is MUST. So.. I really like her policy... she lets us to have chance to get to know her and also for her to get to know us!
Just love it, love it, love it. Just for you to know.. I don't get any commission for saying that! So I really mean it!