you can spend hours and many phone conversations with a puppy buyer and still not truly know them............. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <WyMarGSD2@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 9:18 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] PUPPY BUYERS > How many breeders here would sell a puppy to someone they just met the day > they met them? Or someone they only spoke to on the phone for an hour? > I had this very nice lady call in the morning yesterday, she found my > website > online, her male had just passed away and only started looking for a puppy > like 24 hrs prior and she wanted a new male puppy. Very nice lady, has a > young > daughter and husband... appeared to want to make sure the sire/dam had > certifications and that the breeder was reputable etc.... her husband > had asked if > they can come over that afternoon, and i said i would be available the > next > day etc.. so they were all excited about coming. I suggested they take my > Vet > references to reseach me, as they had no clue who i was, and I sent them > their > questionaire to fill out to bring with them. I had a nice feeling about > them > but i still always research puppy buyers by getting Vet references and we > have to talk a several times beforehand and also meet in person too > etc.... > > This morning she emailed and said she was all set they brought home their > new > puppy yesterday and i was confused at first thinking how i hadnt even come > close to deciding if they were appropriate homes and we even talked alot > yesterday about raising puppies and crate training etc... whether > breeding for 6 > yrs or 60 yrs i really dont know if i would be able to sell a puppy to > someone > i just met without researching them in detail.... is this being overly > cautious? > > Would love to know how those who can do this... how do you know who you > can > trust and who you cant by one meeting? Would love some helpful hints :) > > Thanks! > Dawnmarie > von Wymar German Shepherds > http://hometown.aol.com/wymargsd/catjapuppies.html > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================