What Not to Say to Your Breeder It was suggested the other day to have a thread to post all the silly inquiries that breeders get and generally "what not to say to your breeder when looking for a pup". There are probably some great stories that everyone has and this should be a really fun thread. So to start it off I had a phone call a couple of days ago from a sweet young thing and this is how it went. "Hello, I got your name from someone else. Have you got puppies?" "Not right now?" "Well, that's ok, I don't want one until July 15 anyways because that is the day I go back to work after my holidays. And I want a female, will you have one for me on July 15?" "No, I don't think I'll have one for you July 15 or ever. Bye." Audrey |
I had a interesting one the other day. First question out of her mouth was "do you give a discount if I want 3-4 of your dogs?" My mouth almost hit the floor:eek: Then she said/asked "my vet told me that if a male has only 1 teste he will be good at making babies, is this true?" Short conversation. I was very polite and had to inform her she was not ready for a puppy, or breeding if that is her intent. but she may call me at anytime if she would like to know more about yorkies I also refered her here. |
I had a call from someone once who wanted to know "how much for the whole litter". Broker alert!!!!! I would never sell more than one pup to anyone unless I knew them really well. Audrey |
Oh I'm glad you started this thread, lol, that cracked me up that she wanted a puppy for after her vacation. I always think it's good if people can take a vacation after they get their puppy, to get them acclimated to their new home, and she doesn't want a puppy until after, tells you where her head was. |
Question! is the is a training thread as not what to say to a breeder? |
I was little worried about people reading it and getting hints as to what not to say, but I really don't think that will happen, so let's just have a little fun with it. LOL Audrey |
There is a woman in my area who breeds miniature schnauzers, she has written some stories that have been published, she calls herself the "schnauzer breeder from hell", her stories are too funny. Here is one of them: "Studding My Dog" **RING** |
OK...I've got one. A couple of months ago, I had this lady call me asking about a female pup. It started off as a great conversation. She goes on to tell me that she's got a Yorkie/Chi mix already and was looking for a Yorkie to be a companion for her. She mentions how she's been researching the breed for years and is finally ready to get a Yorkie...that she's talked to many breeders...didn't care for them...on and on. Tells me she paid a very high price for her mix because her breeder wanted to make sure she went to a good home (whatever :rolleyes:). Then says how she has a house on the bay...goes on to describe it (makes me jealous :p), says her husband has his own business, is out of town a lot, she's home all the time....you get the picture. I tell my wife that she 'sounds' like the ideal Yorkie parent, that I had sent pictures and that she had made an appointment to come on Sat. to see the pup. Saturday comes....no call...no show. I hear from her again a few days later. She explains how she had gotten so busy and couldn't make it, apologizes and makes another appointment. Same thing. At this point, I've already blown her off and have decided she's a flake and don't want her to have one of my pups. I hear from her a couple of weeks later by e-mail....being all apologetic again. She goes on to say how she was already in love with my little girl and just had to have her. Now, price had never been mentioned until this point (which I liked) but she goes on to say that she had a budget and didn't want to spend more than $400 for her. I laughed out loud reading this and just deleted her e-mail. What a flake!! The kicker is that I got a phone call last week from someone inquiring about a young female pup. I asked what she meant by young and she goes, "oh, seven or eight weeks". I said, well, you won't be getting a pup from me at that age and, by the way, how did you get my number? Yup, you guessed it...Ms Flake herself! She goes on to ask how much for a pup. I say they're too young for me say for sure (I evaluate and price individually) on but here's a ball park price... Oh, that's too much is her reply. OK, I say.....good luck in your search....:rolleyes: |
LMAO....that Schnauzer story is too much!!:D |
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How about.................. Do you have any TeaCup Yorkies? I really want one to carry in this cool purse I found at the mall. My girlfriend has a tiny little Chihuahua and she carries it everywhere. We thought it would be fun this summer to take them to the beach with us! What happens if you go in swimming?...Oh, it will be ok they will be in the purse! Or...we want to get one of those little tiny ones because my sister is pregnant and her two older twins willl be jealous so she is getting them a baby puppy for them to take care of.:eek: |
Now I had a very refreshing call yesterday. A lady, who had shown Poms years ago. But, now looking to get into yorkies. She was not looking to buy a yorkie at this time....but, to learn all she could, before begining her journey. In her observation while attending dog shows, our breed was in serious trouble (very astute observation), since she was seeing so many dogs in the ring that were strictly pet quality. We spent along while on the phone and it was so refreshing to talk to this person. Someone whose heart was in the right place... |
Many years ago, I used to breed maltese and got a phone call from a woman who wanted to know "what color they were?" She wanted a maltese in the worst way but didn't want a white one as she thought they would get "too dirty". Audrey |
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