[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Pet puppy buyers
- From: "Shepherd Hill Kennels" <shephken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "showgsdl" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 06:56:06 +1030 (Cen. Australia Daylight Time)
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I have the same policy, 1st deposit taken, 1st pick etc. But I have nev=
er
had a problem with people upset they can't have a particular puppy becaus=
e
it has already been chosen. Sometimes I will have someone say they will
wait for the next litter. But I always show the entire litter so they ca=
n
see how the puppies socialize with each other.=0D
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Anita & the Furkids=0D
Tarsha - waiting at the Rainbow Bridge - gone but never forgotten=0D
www.shepherdhillkennels.com.au=0D
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My policy, for the infrequent times I even have a litter is to take a 50%=
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deposit for the sex of the puppy the people are requesting. This starts=20
before=0D
the litter is whelped, so if it turns out I can't accommodate their=0D
preference for a boy or a girl, naturally I refund the deposit. People a=
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allowed=0D
to come and visit and "pick" from the "available" puppies at six weeks i=
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order I received their deposit. I say all of this up front, make sure t=
hey=0D
understand that I'm looking to keep something/grow it out etc., and if t=
hat
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not acceptable, so be it, I'm happy to give them other phone #s if I kno=
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anyone else who is expecting puppies.=0D
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Finally, I told the man referenced above (and this is after a half dozen=0D
progressively nastier e-mails) the only way he could "pick" was to buy a
bitch=0D
from someone, breed her, whelp the puppies, go through all that that enta=
ils=0D
and THEN "pick" his puppy! On the bright side, three puppies from the l=
ast=0D
litter went to companion homes. Two of those asked me to pick what puppy=
I=0D
thought would make the best new puppy for them so it all worked like a ch=
arm=0D
<G>. As far as seeing the litter mates once they have chosen their puppi=
es,
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depends on what else is going on . It's a wonderful way to socialize, b=
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there have been times when children who have been on their best behavior
have=0D
been at their melting point <VBG>, so in that case I bring out a big dog
for=0D
them to rough house with and forgo the socialization for the puppies.=0D
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You know, Emily, it's just as well the people you mention didn't take a=0D
puppy. If things are that uncomfortable at the start, it's usually not a=
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sign for what's to come:)=0D
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Kathy=0D
visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_=0D
(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/)=0D
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