It is common and most breeders will have you put a deposit on the puppy when you decide you want the puppy, or if you are on a waiting list. A deposit when you go on the waiting list secures YOUR position on the list. When my babies are born, you pay the other half of the deposit, to secure YOUR puppy....#1 male or #2 male, or #1 female, etc. Thank God, I have a pretty long list of people wanting a puppy, so when the waiting list is full, I start turning people away that are wanting puppies from that litter. Paying a deposit for your puppy, commits you to that waiting list and your sincere intention to honor receipt of a puppy from that waiting list. That keeps a breeder from depending on the sale of that puppy, turning down potential buyers, and then getting left "holding the bag" on a puppy you said you wanted then decided you didnt want..... |