As one breeder told me "Not all breeders are created equal". Some breeders would not sell to me because I have a medium/large sized dog already(who was not going anywhere) and they didn't feel having such a small animal in the same household was safe. I've heard having a small child as a reason not to sell also if you work a regular 40 hr a week job not to sell. I've even heard from the breeder of my bulldog that she just had a "feeling" and would not sell to people. Every breeder does what they think is best for their pups and has criteria just as I as a buyer have criteria that I want a breeder to meet if I purchase a puppy from them.. My particular breeder was iffy about selling to me because of my son, but gave me a chance interview when she gave the person I was recommended by a call about me to see how my family was. She later met with the whole family after several phone and email conversations. Not all children are clumsy or play tricks on the family pet. This is why we got the bulldog(my husbands dog) first. She is more "sturdy" and we wanted to see how our son would be with her before we looked into getting a smaller breed(my dog). Dare I say some children treat their pets better than some adults? I've run into adult pet owners I find questionable that I'm sure some breeder thought was "perfect" or met their selective criteria on paper |