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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I really don't think this is true, and if it were, couldn't you just meet your clients in person instead of selling from a website and then you won't have to be licensed. |
Nancy the rules are the rules, they read pretty clearly to me. Even if you sell 1 or maybe 2 puppies over the "internet" sight unseen, an ethical person who wants to abide by the law would need a license; and then hope and pray that their home could pass an "inspection" BTW they can fine you up to $10,000 per infraction!.
For example if I wished to purchase a puppy from YorkieMom1, who lives what 2500 or so miles from me; I would hire a courier to hand deliver that puppy. I would have seen not only multiple pics of the puppy, but videos of that pups movement; and videos of how the puppies inter-acted with each other and their Mom. I would have verified that all specific pre breeding tests were done. I would have received over the internet - ie email - scanned documentation - I would have researched the pedigrees etc. But if She were to sell to me; just this one puppy she would be in defiance of this regulation.
There is a breeder currently residing in California, that has a BRT line I am interested in. California is about as far oh heck who knows even farther away to me. Now you are talking about a Rare Breed here. I know the breeder from 7 National Specialities, I've seen and examined the stud, I actually have met the dam. Same scenario, except for me, there are a whole lot fewer choices in breeders of BRT's then for Yorkies. At National specialities you might get 60-65 entrants from all over USA and CANADA, and some even come from Russia to show at a Specialty. In fact if the specialty is close enough you might get up to 40% of entries being Canadian - still that is only 24 dogs. Compare this to NYC's YT Specialty that would have over 150 or even closer to 200 entrants!.
Again I say to you with the RARE BREEDS, you have a much much smaller qualified purchaser pool to choose from. Do you know why commercial breeders do not Breed BRT's, or PUPPY MILLS, sadly though we are getting a few BYBER's. Commercial breeders don't breed them, first because there is NOT THE MARKET for them, that would make it profitable. Second the housing requirements are easily 5X larger then what a toy breed would need. It is also not such an easy thing to mate these Large and Giant Breeds.
The internet used discerningly is a wonderful tool and assist to we Rare Breeders. Most of our sales of puppies come from people who have met us at shows, obedience trials, hiking, protection work, dock diving, rally, and the list goes on. It is not unusual for a type of "wagon train" to be set up to deliver an actual puppy to the buyer. Particularly when distances are long. I have take a puppy down to PA from a breeder here in Canada, to deliver to the new purchaser who is in PA. I was going to PA for a show. And yes that is a huge trust being placed in me by that breeder. It happens frequently in the Rare Breeds.