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MoGraceLiz · 10-18-2005, 05:58 AM

I've turned many away, but one sticks in my head more than the others. A very nice gentleman came to the house to see the babies and in the two hours he and his adult daughter were there, he asked 17 times how difficult it was to housebreak a yorkie.

After the 5th time, my mind went blank and all I could think of was, what would happen to my babies if they were to pee in his house. I'm sure they were wonderful people, but I couldn't get past that.

I'm never in any hurry to place my pups, they already have a good home with us.

Funky Chicken · 10-18-2005, 06:18 AM

i remember once someone called the evening of the the day they took the pup home. he complained because the puppy was "too noisey and was biting". then he said he's like to return the puppy in the morning w/a partial refund. i said, "how about a FULL refund and i come get the little guy TONIGHT?"

good grief...

centralnewyorki · 10-18-2005, 06:25 AM

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my favorite is a person who starts by saying.."we have very expensive Persian carpets"..LOL LOL LOL I have to hang up, I am laughing so hard I can not hear anything else they are saying.

LOL! "And how do you feel about that expensive carpet being soaked in urine on a daily basis for the next year or two??"

Let me tell you- the carpet in our living room/dining room is the color of dog pee and I hate it. If I don't see pee on the pad after I KNOW Olivia has peed, I can never ever find where she went! I could care less that she had an accident, but if possible I would like to absorb what I can and clean the area so that I don't get a surpise walking through the room. I clean what I can and just stock up on Febreeze! For anyone contemplating new carpeting... My mom had new carpeting put in a few years ago. It's a mauve color and it is wonderful. Pee shows up like a flashing light so you can clean it, and dog puke stains blend in quite well! I don't know what they heck is in their dog food, but if Missy (the lab) gets sick it always stains no matter how many times you clean it or which products you use!

Funky Chicken · 10-18-2005, 06:29 AM

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LOL! "And how do you feel about that expensive carpet being soaked in urine on a daily basis for the next year or two??"

Let me tell you- the carpet in our living room/dining room is the color of dog pee and I hate it. If I don't see pee on the pad after I KNOW Olivia has peed, I can never ever find where she went! I could care less that she had an accident, but if possible I would like to absorb what I can and clean the area so that I don't get a surpise walking through the room. I clean what I can and just stock up on Febreeze! For anyone contemplating new carpeting... My mom had new carpeting put in a few years ago. It's a mauve color and it is wonderful. Pee shows up like a flashing light so you can clean it, and dog puke stains blend in quite well! I don't know what they heck is in their dog food, but if Missy (the lab) gets sick it always stains no matter how many times you clean it or which products you use!

hardwood or pergo (sp) works well too.

Bentley&BitsysMom · 10-18-2005, 06:53 AM

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hardwood or pergo (sp) works well too.

There is also this carpet that Lowes and Home Depot sells taht you put down yourself and it comes in squares so if you get a bad stain you can replace the square AND if it isn't bad you can just take up the stained square and clean it. It's very expensive though but that's what I want to get when we can afford it. I think it would be ideal with dogs!!! I checked a few months ago and it was going to be like 650 to do a 14x16 bedroom in our house. Comes in lots of different colors too and you can make patterns in it. Supposed to be really easy to put down. It's my dream carpet

Funky Chicken · 10-18-2005, 07:14 AM

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There is also this carpet that Lowes and Home Depot sells taht you put down yourself and it comes in squares so if you get a bad stain you can replace the square AND if it isn't bad you can just take up the stained square and clean it. It's very expensive though but that's what I want to get when we can afford it. I think it would be ideal with dogs!!! I checked a few months ago and it was going to be like 650 to do a 14x16 bedroom in our house. Comes in lots of different colors too and you can make patterns in it. Supposed to be really easy to put down. It's my dream carpet

that's sounds heavenly! is it pretty soft? or does it depend on the padding?

Bentley&BitsysMom · 10-18-2005, 07:50 AM

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that's sounds heavenly! is it pretty soft? or does it depend on the padding?

It's soft and the padding is on the back of each carpet panel already. You can add extra padding though I think. The quality of the carpet itself is very nice!!! It's not plush but more like a berber carpet. I love it! I think it comes in a poop and pee shade too

Here is the link for Legato that Home Depot carries....Lowes carries same thing but different company and colors. :

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...339-home_depot

Bentley&BitsysMom · 10-18-2005, 07:52 AM

That link was supposed to take you to the exact page but it didn't work....think it was too long. find the carpet link and look at the Legato.

Funky Chicken · 10-18-2005, 08:34 AM

thank you! this is totally cool

i'm emailing it to my husband right now. we have no carpet in the downstairs bedrooms nor in the family room. i was waiting for hardwood. this may be quite the alternative.

lilfoot · 10-18-2005, 08:34 AM

Pee on a carpet....Oh PLEASE....with 3 pups running around I definitely know about pee on a carpet....With having to sell one of my pups I keep telling my husband it would be much easier keeping him than trying to find a family for him...i will be soooo picky about where he goes,,,,I have put off advertising him in hopes of my husband changing his mind..... I just this weekend visited a little 1.2 oz yorkie (at 10 weeks) that was sold to a family with two kids age 2 and 4...and i thought OMG what was this breeder thinking about....obviously not the pup just the money!!!! Children will be one of the reasons for not selling the pup...I do have two children of my own age 9 and 11 and they are extremely well behaved and very good with the pups...but I know how some children can be....MY own sister wants one of the pups and I won't sell her one I keep telling her she can't afford it...but I have my other reasons!!!

Funky Chicken · 10-18-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by lilfoot

Pee on a carpet....Oh PLEASE....with 3 pups running around I definitely know about pee on a carpet....With having to sell one of my pups I keep telling my husband it would be much easier keeping him than trying to find a family for him...i will be soooo picky about where he goes,,,,I have put off advertising him in hopes of my husband changing his mind..... I just this weekend visited a little 1.2 oz yorkie (at 10 weeks) that was sold to a family with two kids age 2 and 4...and i thought OMG what was this breeder thinking about....obviously not the pup just the money!!!! Children will be one of the reasons for not selling the pup...I do have two children of my own age 9 and 11 and they are extremely well behaved and very good with the pups...but I know how some children can be....MY own sister wants one of the pups and I won't sell her one I keep telling her she can't afford it...but I have my other reasons!!!

children between the ages of 1-7 can be well behaved but just normal. KWIM? they're just being kids...which is not a good match for smaller breeds.

chipperdancing · 10-19-2005, 07:48 AM

Refusal to sell? Mini is due her first whelp in 3-4 days and I've already turned down 5 people who wanted me to "promise" them a baby. One lady at a town festival is "dying" for a female, then hands me her Yorkie Breeder card! Mind you, my babies are PETS, not baby making machines. Another with a 2 year old child ... NO! One with other (larger) dogs, Poms ... NO! One with no fenced yard ... NO! And one, buying the puppy as a gift for someone else! ... NO! Actually, I may not find acceptable buyers ... who will supply me with 3 references and let me inspect their home, LOL!!!

wnalegria · 10-19-2005, 08:09 AM

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has anyone ever refused to sell a puppy to a potential owner? if so, what was the general reason? do you have guidelines?

I have refused to sell puppies and allow stud service. Sometimes it is things that they say- sometimes things they don't say- it can be a tone of voice or an attitude that they have.

Kathy

Funky Chicken · 10-19-2005, 08:31 AM

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I have refused to sell puppies and allow stud service. Sometimes it is things that they say- sometimes things they don't say- it can be a tone of voice or an attitude that they have.

Kathy

true...true...

you have BEAUTIFUL dogs btw!

Prissy012899 · 10-19-2005, 09:17 AM

Have any of you breeders thought you could get sued for discrimination by refusing to sell to certain individuals?

Elizabeth

10-18-2005, 05:58 AM	#31
MoGraceLiz Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Western NY Posts: 225	I've turned many away, but one sticks in my head more than the others. A very nice gentleman came to the house to see the babies and in the two hours he and his adult daughter were there, he asked 17 times how difficult it was to housebreak a yorkie. After the 5th time, my mind went blank and all I could think of was, what would happen to my babies if they were to pee in his house. I'm sure they were wonderful people, but I couldn't get past that. I'm never in any hurry to place my pups, they already have a good home with us. __________________ Navy Mom Kim

10-18-2005, 06:18 AM	#32
Funky Chicken YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: WA Posts: 365	return of a pup i remember once someone called the evening of the the day they took the pup home. he complained because the puppy was "too noisey and was biting". then he said he's like to return the puppy in the morning w/a partial refund. i said, "how about a FULL refund and i come get the little guy TONIGHT?" good grief... __________________ FC see my babies on DOGSTER!

10-18-2005, 07:52 AM	#38
Bentley&BitsysMom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,836	That link was supposed to take you to the exact page but it didn't work....think it was too long. find the carpet link and look at the Legato. __________________ Michelle BENTLEY, BITSY, CHARLIE, & BAILEY'S Mommy Dogster Pagehttp://www.dogster.com/?145000

10-18-2005, 08:34 AM	#39
Funky Chicken YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: WA Posts: 365	thank you! this is totally cool i'm emailing it to my husband right now. we have no carpet in the downstairs bedrooms nor in the family room. i was waiting for hardwood. this may be quite the alternative. __________________ FC see my babies on DOGSTER!

10-19-2005, 07:48 AM	#42
chipperdancing No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: South Coast Oregon Posts: 108	Refusal to sell? Mini is due her first whelp in 3-4 days and I've already turned down 5 people who wanted me to "promise" them a baby. One lady at a town festival is "dying" for a female, then hands me her Yorkie Breeder card! Mind you, my babies are PETS, not baby making machines. Another with a 2 year old child ... NO! One with other (larger) dogs, Poms ... NO! One with no fenced yard ... NO! And one, buying the puppy as a gift for someone else! ... NO! Actually, I may not find acceptable buyers ... who will supply me with 3 references and let me inspect their home, LOL!!! __________________ Yorkie Yakker Chipperdancing Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well

10-18-2005, 08:34 AM	#40
lilfoot YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 769	Pee on a carpet....Oh PLEASE....with 3 pups running around I definitely know about pee on a carpet....With having to sell one of my pups I keep telling my husband it would be much easier keeping him than trying to find a family for him...i will be soooo picky about where he goes,,,,I have put off advertising him in hopes of my husband changing his mind..... I just this weekend visited a little 1.2 oz yorkie (at 10 weeks) that was sold to a family with two kids age 2 and 4...and i thought OMG what was this breeder thinking about....obviously not the pup just the money!!!! Children will be one of the reasons for not selling the pup...I do have two children of my own age 9 and 11 and they are extremely well behaved and very good with the pups...but I know how some children can be....MY own sister wants one of the pups and I won't sell her one I keep telling her she can't afford it...but I have my other reasons!!!

10-19-2005, 09:17 AM	#45
Prissy012899 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northeast Georgia Posts: 251	Have any of you breeders thought you could get sued for discrimination by refusing to sell to certain individuals? Elizabeth __________________