I've always understood that a deposit for the breeder to save a particular chosen puppy just for me was non-refundable, as were the breeder not saving the puppy for me, it would be free to offer to other chosen buyers for sale. And buying from particularly respected breeders, their puppies were usually all reserved by a deposit for a pup of a particular breeding a year or so in advance of the breeding with choice of pup in order of the pre-breeding decided- upon-choice of that order of that choice after whelping and buyer inspection of the litter.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |