[YorkieRose]

I never sold the same day I met a buyer...they came at 8 weeks and I could tell by the end of the visit if I was going to contact them back...I asked for a vet reference as to how they took care of previous pets..that worked great because if a buyer haven't taken their in for regular health and dental they never got back to me with the vets letter.

I have had people I could not get out of my house...so I had to change my way of doing things...I gave a one hour appt...and then told them I had grooming appts. One family stayed 4 hrs and that was the day I rethought it all. It is things like this that cause a breeder to burn out...I always allowed visits to see the puppy once a deposit was put down..I must intimiate people because once I changed my rules..no one called the shots, but me.

If a deposit was given and for some reaosn I changed my mind, I had that agreement with the buyer at the start..."If for any reason I feel the puppy is not suitable for you and your family, I have the right to return the deposit"..and it worked both ways..I also gave the buyer the right to change their mind, no questions asked..this does not work for everyone, but it did and still does for me ...of course if you are a volume breeder it gets very hard to do this...