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05-06-2009, 08:15 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England
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| customer bringing her dog to look at puppies I'd be interested in knowing how other Home Based breeders handle prospective puppy customers wanting to bring their dog to help choose a new puppy. I find that the visiting dog becomes very shy from the sights, smells and barking of my dogs. Some have peed in my house, making me a bit cranky. And, there's the concern about contageous disease being brought in, especially Parvo. |
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05-06-2009, 08:39 AM | #2 |
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| I would never allow anyone to bring their dog into my home when I have young puppies. If they don't respect your rules they can look elsewhere for a puppy |
05-06-2009, 09:35 AM | #3 |
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| i would not allow it. if it cost me the sale, so be it!!!!!!! you never know what they will bring in on your puppies. |
05-06-2009, 09:40 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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| I have never bred yorkies and probably never will, but I do have 4 of them. I wouldn't even allow anyone to bring their dogs to my house until my puppies had their second round of shots. Dogs can be carriers of so much without showing any symptoms at all. You wouldn't want your babies to get sick!! Michele :-) |
05-06-2009, 10:33 AM | #5 |
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| No....that certainly would NOT be an option with me. Too many "what if's" that can be avoided by not allowing it. |
05-06-2009, 10:56 AM | #6 |
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| Ohhhhh--- I'm so glad I asked about this. Whereas I thought it was kind of silly to bring a dog along to look at puppies, I just felt it best to smile and be polite. It's a recent outbreak of Parvo in this area that made me think I should not be allowing strange dogs into my home. Now I really feel silly to ever have allowed it in the first place. Thanks for the much appreciated input. |
05-07-2009, 10:50 AM | #7 |
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| I have been asked by potential owners if they could bring their dog with them. I do allow it. They must provide a health certificate dated within one week, and are only allowed in my office area. This is also only after they have been approved to take one of my babies. If any aggression is shown by any of the dogs mine or theirs, they must leave immediately. Our dogs are always fully vaccinated and my floors are bleached twice daily, and moped at least 4 times, in between. My reasons for allowing them to bring thir dogs with them is simply because it shows me first hand how their dog is going to respond to the new puppy. And meeting for the first time outside their territory is always a good idea.With them having a health screen before coming out, my dogs are safer than when I take them out to any pet store or other public place. |
05-08-2009, 05:57 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | I do not allow prospective buyers to bring their dogs into my home. I will allow them to bring the dog for an outside meeting after the puppies have been vaccinated and they are ready to go to their new owners at 12 weeks. |
05-08-2009, 06:02 PM | #9 |
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| I'm not a breeder, but I wanted to chime in. I brought Gracie with me when I picked up Holly. I asked my breeder first, she was more than welcoming. She really watched Gracie, how well behaved she was, how well groomed and cared for she appeared. My breeder spent a lot of time with us. She wanted to make sure that Holly was going to a good home and that I had all of my questions answered. Gracie just curled up on the floor next to me, did not let out a peep. I really appreciated the positive experience and have referred my breeder to several other people.
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05-08-2009, 06:10 PM | #10 |
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| absolutly not..... for all of the above reasons Betty & Micah my love |
05-08-2009, 10:25 PM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: OK
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| How would you feel if the dog the buyer was asking to bring along was one you had bred? This summer my niece is coming up and I'm taking her to the kennel where I purchased my dog so she can buy a puppy from the same breeder. I've been tempted to ask if I could bring my dog so the breeder could see how he's turned out, and critique him for me (she's a show breeder). I wouldn't dare ask to take him inside her kennel, just thought I would take him along in the car so his breeder could see how he has turned out. She lives over four hours from me so I'm sure this will be the only chance she'll ever get to see him in person. The problem is, I have been too embarrassed to ask her if she minded me bringing my dog to her kennel. I know I would never allow someone to bring their dog with them when they were coming to buy a puppy from me, but if I had bred their dog, I would probably want to see how it turned out. I guess I will just have to ask his breeder to see how she feels about it, but thought I'd ask what you thought first. Thanks!
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05-09-2009, 01:20 PM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England
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| Happens all the time--- [QUOTE=Jokerman;2615237]How would you feel if the dog the buyer was asking to bring along was one you had bred? This summer my niece is coming up and I'm taking her to the kennel where I purchased my dog so she can buy a puppy from the same breeder. I've been tempted to ask if I could bring my dog so the breeder could see how he's turned out, and critique him for me (she's a show breeder). I wouldn't dare ask to take him inside her kennel, just thought I would take him along in the car so his breeder could see how he has turned out. She lives over four hours from me so I'm sure this will be the only chance she'll ever get to see him in person. The problem is, I have been too embarrassed to ask her if she minded me bringing my dog to her kennel. I know I would never allow someone to bring their dog with them when they were coming to buy a puppy from me, but if I had bred their dog, I would probably want to see how it turned out. I guess I will just have to ask his breeder to see how she feels about it, but thought I'd ask what you thought first. Thanks![/QUOTE My clients often come to visit with the Yorkies they got from me, and I love it. They don't, however, mingle with the young puppies. I like the suggestions of the poster who said he/she allows clients to bring their dog after having passed other scrutiny first. It hasn't happened a lot, but my experience with people bringing a dog to help them choose a puppy is that the visiting dog is so intimidated by the strange surroundings that it becomes shy and wants to hide. Maybe the ones I've seen have just not been socialized. Whatever, I just didn't find it helpful and if actually makes it more difficult for the people to select a puppy. Add to that the accident and disease risks and I'd rather pass on the potential sale, I guess. |
05-11-2009, 07:27 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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| I do not let someone bring their dog into my home to meet the puppies. They can get aggressive, and they can make my puppies sick. I did have a friend that was interested in one of my puppies. She has another dog, and they were concerned with how the other dog would react to a new puppy. I brought MY puppy to her home, and stayed there to see how the dogs interacted. I stayed there for a few hours, and the dogs got along just fine, playing. I am not sure if I would've done that for someone I didnt know, but I was confident this would be a great family for my puppy. It would really depend on the situation, but even for a friend I wouldn't let them bring their dog to my home. |
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