I got my baby because my breeder refused to ship her! There was a lady in Pennsylvania and a lady in the U.K. (who were willing to spend top dollar)! (The breeder was in Oregon) I was the only one willing to drive down to get her - and I did!
The breeder said that if she shipped her, in July, they would have had a dead puppy by the end of the trip. She said they sometimes leave the "cargo" out on the tarmat for hours!