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Cookie2 · 03-27-2006, 05:50 PM

I am not a breeder but I did have to sell my female yorkie due to her not being a "family dog" she needed to be in a house with no children. I got tons of phone calls due to her size etc.. I basically treated this like an adoption. A person's race,gender or sexuality had NOTHING to do with my final decision.
I interviewed people and asked lots of questions and turned many people down.I think that is one major difference from good breeders and petshops. You can walk into a petshop and if you have the money then you have a puppy.I don't think it is illegal at all if you turn someone down because:
If a person works all day and cannot devote enough time to a puppy,travels too much,has small children (newborn to 6yrs old) .
I'm sure we will see a lawsuit someday from someone that was turned down from getting a puppy. I think it's pretty clear if you don't want to sell a puppy because you don't like what a person looks like or how they talk then you are discriminating and that is illegal.
JMHO

Genie,Cookie & Lola

03-27-2006, 05:50 PM	#24
Cookie2 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,568	I've only gone through this once... I am not a breeder but I did have to sell my female yorkie due to her not being a "family dog" she needed to be in a house with no children. I got tons of phone calls due to her size etc.. I basically treated this like an adoption. A person's race,gender or sexuality had NOTHING to do with my final decision. I interviewed people and asked lots of questions and turned many people down.I think that is one major difference from good breeders and petshops. You can walk into a petshop and if you have the money then you have a puppy.I don't think it is illegal at all if you turn someone down because: If a person works all day and cannot devote enough time to a puppy,travels too much,has small children (newborn to 6yrs old) . I'm sure we will see a lawsuit someday from someone that was turned down from getting a puppy. I think it's pretty clear if you don't want to sell a puppy because you don't like what a person looks like or how they talk then you are discriminating and that is illegal. JMHO Genie,Cookie & Lola