The Humane Society explains that responsible breeders do not sell their puppies to pet stores because they want to
meet their puppy buyers in person — and a majority of national breed clubs» Codes of Ethics prohibit or discourage their members from selling their dogs to pet stores.
In some breeds, nobody will breed to your dogs unless
you meet your puppy buyers, mentor them, and have them sign a contract that they must return an unwanted dog to you.
Truly responsible breeders do not sell their puppies to pet stores, they want to
meet their puppy buyers in person and do not sell their puppies to the first person who shows up with cash in hand.
Not exact matches
We encourage all potential
puppy buyers to
meet us and our dogs but to also
meet with other breeding kennels too!
In general, responsible breeders do not sell their
puppies or kittens to pet stores because they want to
meet their
buyers in person to ensure each animal goes to a suitable home.
When
puppy buyers choose their breeders by who
meets those expectations then the breeders change as well.
In a rare breed like mine with very few available litters nationwide each year, it is not reasonable to require that
buyers visit the breeder or pick up their
puppy themselves, however the breeder should offer that people visit or in my case, I often refer interested parties to breeders closer to them to
meet the breed even if the other breeder doesn't have a litter or the person just has the dogs and isn't a breeder.
In most cases the breeder never
meets the
buyer because the
puppy is sold through a broker or a pet store.
ALL POTENTIAL
PUPPY BUYERS WILL BE SCREENED and must
meet the criteria for living with an Anatolian.
Sometimes potential
buyers choose our breed for the wrong reasons or their current lifestyle won't logically
meet the needs of bringing up a GSD
puppy properly.
Those expectations are more likely to be
met if the
buyer's homework includes a study of his breed's original purpose and looks for a
puppy that has been bred to do that job.
Responsible
puppy buyers I
meet in my consulting room really don't mind traveling to the breeder and even seem prouder the greater the distance they've travelled.
The breeder arranged for the
buyer to
meet the
puppy in a car park, where the
puppy's mother was not present and she had no other siblings around her at the time.
Responsible breeders would never sell to someone they haven't
met because they want to screen potential
buyers to ensure the
puppies are going to good homes.
If the prospective
buyer is
met with hostility or an unwillingness on the part of the seller to answer questions or contribute to the education of the
buyer in regard to the Chow breed, the
buyer might do well to look elsewhere for his Chow
puppy.
The breeder will «
meet you half way», so you don't have to make the full trip, the breeder will ship the
puppy on an airplane to you, or
buyer doesn't even know the purchaser because the transaction was made through a pet store.
In other words, draw an outline of the remaining steps to take for both of you until the final
meeting where your
puppy will become the
buyer's new companion.