have you ever had a person call, and because of the "questions" you wonder if it is a PETA person posing as a puppy buyer? Then they want to visit the kennel...
what "red flags" would you watch for?
What questions would you ask prior to letting them visit?
Not that I have anything to hide, I just have no interest in wasting my precious time on someone just wasting my time...you know?
I say that I can send them my questionnaire. Of course I would want to check references. I would note where they mailed it from if they mailed it by snail mail. My address is not on my website also.
A few hurdles, anyway. If I don't feel good about them over the phone, I don't have any puppies available anyway!
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have you ever had a person call, and because of the "questions" you wonder if it is a PETA person posing as a puppy buyer? Then they want to visit the kennel...
what "red flags" would you watch for?
What questions would you ask prior to letting them visit?
Not that I have anything to hide, I just have no interest in wasting my precious time on someone just wasting my time...you know?
I get the caller that asks to see my kennel. I respond that my dogs live with me in my home. I go on to say I do not invite people to my home unless I am considering them for a puppy that is on the ground.
it might just be people thinking of buying a puppy and seeing all (good eye opener for many puppy byuers) recent programmes on petshoppuppies, and using a new aproach (better for puppies)to contact the right breeder, the honest breeder = YOU.
the info they share your home should be enough, and any more up to the 2 of you.
i have had many families visiting my home, shared by our labs and my husband and i. they phone, they know i live close and they are interested in a labrador, they don´t know the breed and no freinds have labs...all ended in them visiting us several times, learning to know my labs, and all have labs today. i have even helped them to find their puppies. my labs love all the visitors and i had no problem with it. we often take our labs together into the woods for nice runs now.
i got new lab friends here in finland. i´m also very proud for the diplomacy of my labs, they are true representatives for our breed.
best
ritva
All prospective clients here are welcome and asked to visit, a lot easier screening in person than by a written questionaire. They will not get to visit the kennel itself but will meet the dogs for that litter plus whoever is in the house at the time. I find with the number of different nationalities word selection can at times be confusing.