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Originally Posted by Rainbows  Something seems off about this. You said she breeds 3 different types of dogs, are any of them hers? Usually reputable private breeders stick with one breed, and allow you to visit them in their home to see the mother and/or father and interact with the puppies. It sounds like you are being kind of pressured into this purchase, by the way you keep saying you have to pick one now before they are all gone...Why does she drive the dogs to a seperate location and stress the puppies out like that but wont let you touch/interact with them? It's kind of iffy. You can take the breeder's word for it that the pictures on the website are her dogs and have great temperments but that is easily faked, and do these puppies come with their first vaccines, health check or anything? Are they registered? I would not buy a puppy that was from somebody like this, I'm not being judgemental or a negative nancy so if I offend you I apologise, I just don't really have a good feeling about this person from what you've described. There is no rush to get a puppy is there? Why not wait and find someone that is willing to let you meet the mother and puppies and interact with them? I had a lot of similar experience with breeders and it took me a few months to find one I really trusted that let me into their home to see the mother ( she was lovely and sooo sweet and friendly! ) and play with the pups, they were so nice and even showed me their fish and introduced their kids to me. Please, just be safe I'd hate for you to end up with a unhealthy puppy. |
Don't worry, I know some of her practices sound a bit strange... but like I said earlier, our Boomer came from this breeder and he is the sweetest guy you could ever imagine. She does not want people coming to her home because she does not want her pups stolen, hurt, or infected by careless visitors. She used to allow home visits, but then something happened and she had to stop them.
The puppies do come with their first vaccines and deworming, they come with a year long genetic and general health guarantee, and they ARE AKC registered. Everything checks out. Also, I know the pictures are real because the puppies look like their parents and in turn look like the puppy pictures on the web site. In addition, the pictures appear to have not been taken professionally or photoshopped, so I have no reason to doubt them
I am not being pressured by the breeder at all. She has been nothing but sweet to us. All the pressure to make my decision early is coming from my parents- and I agree with them. I just have trouble making decisions, which is why I posted here. :P There's also no rush to get the puppy. The reason we saw the pups when we did was because it was my 20th birthday and the puppy is my birthday present.