as an educated buyer and would-be forever home to one loved and pampered puppy, and with the gas prices the way they are, i can't realistically be expected to drive 200 miles roundtrip to visit puppies by a breeder who refuses to respond to basic inquiries like "do you have the parents onsite?" and "what are the parents' stats?". i personally would like some basic information available before i make a trip out and prefer not to approach it blind. i personally don't quite understand why a younger pup cannot be photographed just to give an interested buyer some perspective on the puppies that are available. providing pictures doesn't mean they're available to take home now. but that's my opinion.
and you're right, at 12 weeks, a more realistic estimate of adult weight can be provided, while anything forecasts made before then are merely educated assumptions. but you claim that you're using "doubling the 12 week weight" as your determining factor for your puppies adult weight. which is why i asked, how can that realisticaly be done if the puppies are not 12 weeks yet? it's logically not possible. so the 3-4 lb adult estimate must either be determined using a different method other than doubling the 12 week weight OR it's simply a wild guess. |