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02-05-2008, 04:56 AM | #16 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| It is very possible. When My breeder was holding Jewels another buyer tred to get My breeder to sell her to her.I could never try to do that to somebody!
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02-05-2008, 05:09 AM | #17 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| It's called a "bait and switch". I've heard of it happening when people buy a puppy from a picture on an internet website. One member on another forum thought she was getting a 10 week old female and was shocked to find a male who was about five months old in the crate when she picked the puppy up at the airport! The fact that you are questioning this breeder makes me wonder of you are completely confident about getting a puppy from her. If you have any doubts, trust your instincts and find another breeder. |
02-05-2008, 05:13 AM | #18 |
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| I Dont Put Anything Past Anyone These Days It Seems ... Follow Your Heart .....i Hope Everything Works Out For You .. I Know It Must Be So Frustrating!
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02-05-2008, 06:34 AM | #19 | |
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02-05-2008, 06:34 AM | #20 |
owned by my monkeys Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: far north dallas, texas
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| i was paranoid about this too when getting my one baby... i flat out asked the breeder how she tells them apart and how i would know i got the puppy i was supposed to ... she is a great breeder and was not at all offended by my question (which says a lot IMO) she also made me videos and sent me pics allllllll the time so i saw him growing up and i knew i got the baby i was supposed to
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02-05-2008, 01:20 PM | #21 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa
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| Welcome to YT!! Hope the puppy you bring home is the one you picked out!! I used to breed Bichons, and I always had each puppy color-coded. That way I could track their weight & know who was who. Most good breeders are paying attn to each puppy as an individual & not just as a litter as a whole. Ask questions of the breeder - don't be embarrassed, if they don't want to answer your questions that's a red flag. Also ask for the pictures, so you can watch your little one grow over the next few weeks. Be sure to save those pictures for when you bring your one & only home
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02-05-2008, 04:03 PM | #22 |
Lovin' to the MAX!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkieville
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| I never even thought about this with puppies . But I know for sure it must happen Somewhere, sometime, b/c I know it does with bird breeders. If you can't tell one baby bird from another and someone comes along and offers more money for a particular bird (even if it's got a deposit on it) b/c they just happen to like that one the best, there's not much (other than integrity and honesty) to stop a breeder from selling it to them. I knew that someone offered my breeders more $ for my bird when he was still being handfed and Luckily, I had the band # written down (and they're not the split ring type of band; they have to be put on when they're really tiny and can't be removed other than cutting them off)...otherwise, I wouldn't have been surprised if they'd taken the guy up on it. And I probably wouldn't have known the difference. Too bad they can't do the same with puppies or something similar. Of course, if they were microchipped, you wouldn't have to worry about it. Hopefully, the breeder you're working with is honest; I know I wouldn't want to bring that kind of bad juju to my life by doing things like that .
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