[Doodlebug]

I do believe that the breeder has a responsibility to place their puppies in good homes so I wouldn't mind filling out questions. I do think the question about having future children is a bit nosy. Maybe some questions can be figuered out in regular conversation when asking if they have small children.

The couple next door to us has two large dogs. They were indoor dogs described to us as "their babies". They took them for walks regularly, played ball in the back yard and baby talked to them. Then they had a REAL baby. Now those dogs are left out in the yard all day with no attention. No walks, no ball. When REAL baby is in the yard the dogs get yelled at to "SHUT UP" and "get out of the way". We can even hear them inside the house yelling at the dogs. On several occasions I have seen one of the dogs, the older female, lying in the yard in an odd position for long stretches of time without moving. A couple of times I thought she had died. Going from being "the babies" to "the outcasts" seems to have made them very depressed. I feel so sorry for these poor dogs. If I were these dogs breeder and I knew about this, I would be heartbroken.