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Originally Posted by gemy  For my breed along with vet reference - I would like to see a trainer reference. At the least that this person either has the knowledge personally to train this dog and or has a trainer in place. In fact the requirement for obedience training is in their contract.... |
It is always good to look for breed specific references. One of my main things I look at is IF a person provides dentals for their yorkies (if they have others) IF they have been advised to do so by their vet. That is a breed specific issue. I see nothing wrong with asking for a groomer reference because we do work with a breed where that is important. I don't do that and certainly would not worry if a person groomed their pups themselves.
Each person who sells or adopts a dog to a home has his/her right to ask for whatever references they wish; and each applicant has the right to refuse. They don't, however, have a right to obtain the animal they wish to purchase or adopt.