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08-30-2005, 04:52 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado
Posts: 74
| question for breeders Do you some times hold back on telling a prosective buyer if you have what they are looking for until you have talked to them further and felt them out? I talked to a very nice lady tonight , My husband had left her a message to call me after he had spoken with her. She and I talked for a while about what I wanted to do with the dog , and why the dog was a older then normal for selling age. she told me there where some problems in her life and she just did not get it done. which I understand. anyways we starting talk about the dog she had and she asked me how much my female weights (I am planning to breed her and I need a smaller male.) She told me her male was larger then my female. I said I am sorry but I am not interested then I do not even want to attempt that as if I lost Kai I'd die , she's my baby. Then we starting chatting agian and I said something to the effect of I am having a hard time with breeders and the more I read about them the more wary I am (I posted a questions to ask earlier today and someone gave me this wonderful web site about questions) and I was telling her how I had read about breeders lying about parents ect ect ect.....and she said well I do have a yorkie that you may be intersed in , Im sorry but I had to make sure you where the right person first. I needed to talk to you a little more and feel you out. , anywasy we finished talking and she seems great she is e-mailing me pic's. any ways , Here is where I feel weird , I know she was just making sure i would be a good home for her baby , but if she was not forth coming in the first place about having this dog , whats to say shes not going to be forthcoming with anything else...I read so much about bad breeders people who rip people off and it just makes me nervous...so my question is Breeders do you do this??? Is this something normal? should I be wary??? Thanks so very much!!!
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08-30-2005, 09:08 PM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| I think every breeder is different in what they want for the different personalities of their babies. It's possible that this lady had thought about keeping the other pup or selling him. Maybe after talking to you it hit her as the right placement for him. That would be my take on the situation. That she just hadn't made up her mind until she and you clicked. It's also possible that she had something bad happen before and she was just being careful. There are a lot of people who want the smaller and smaller and smaller dogs and then want to breed them to death. She strikes me as someone who really cares where her babies go. Now don't hold me to that because this is all based only on what you have written. I know you and she talked about a lot of things and the best advice I think anyone can give you is to take a little time and feel what your gut is telling you. Don't disect all your feelings or you will go overboard. Just try not to think about it for a while and then examine how you feel about the conversation. That should tell you if you feel that you can trust her. Am I about as clear as mud? LOL Sylvia |
08-30-2005, 09:38 PM | #3 |
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| I would spend a lot more time tlking eith her and asking questions before I made a commitment but she sounds like she may be very smart and doing what is best for her babies. Good luck. |
08-31-2005, 12:48 PM | #4 |
Rescue Angel Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: md
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| I don't breed dogs, but I do breed cats. I most always feel people out before telling them if and what I have available. I also have cats I don't even tell the ones who passed the first round of questions. I wait until they come to meet or see the cat and if I still like them in person I might show them a kitten I was holding back who I thought needed just the right special home. I never charge anymore for the ones I hold back, it's just i want to find them special homes. |
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