What is the process of buying a dog from a breeder?
Hi everyone
I am a first-time soon-to-be dog owner. I contacted a breeder who breeds corgi-poodle mixes and she told me that she has a planned litter for the Spring 2016. I gave her a 100 dollar deposit to go towards the 1000 dollar cost of the puppy. To be honest, she hasn't really offered me THAT much information besides questions I've asked such as health issues of the breed, hair type, microchipping, but she hasn't really asked me about like the type of place I live in (i.e. condo, home), my lifestyle (i.e. work hours, activity level, how many people would be caring for the puppy), or offer to show me pictures of the mother and father. Is this normal?
So anyways, she told me that the litter was expected the week of February 28th and when the week rolled by, after not having had contacted each other that much during the month, I ended up reaching out to her just to inquire about the status of the mother and the litter. She responded and said that the mother had missed and they tried again with another mother and that litter was due "mid-March". At this point, I was already getting annoyed because I thought she should have e-mailed me so I would know the status instead of me reaching out to her. However, i kept my mouth shut.
I decided to e-mail her yesterday because I did not hear anything and it was mid-March and then she told me that the litter was born 4 days ago. This added to my frustration. I had so many questions and wanted to know when I can start choosing my puppy and if there were any pictures. She told me that choosing doesn't happen until 3 weeks later and that is when the pictures would come out.
Is this normal?! I have never purchased a puppy before and was wondering if this is a normal interaction between potential puppy owners and their breeders? Can I expect more communication when it is finalized that one of the puppies are going to be mind (I am 4th on the waiting list)? What other things can I expect in the next 8 weeks before I go and pick up my puppy?
Thanks in advance
Yonda
I am a first-time soon-to-be dog owner. I contacted a breeder who breeds corgi-poodle mixes and she told me that she has a planned litter for the Spring 2016. I gave her a 100 dollar deposit to go towards the 1000 dollar cost of the puppy. To be honest, she hasn't really offered me THAT much information besides questions I've asked such as health issues of the breed, hair type, microchipping, but she hasn't really asked me about like the type of place I live in (i.e. condo, home), my lifestyle (i.e. work hours, activity level, how many people would be caring for the puppy), or offer to show me pictures of the mother and father. Is this normal?
So anyways, she told me that the litter was expected the week of February 28th and when the week rolled by, after not having had contacted each other that much during the month, I ended up reaching out to her just to inquire about the status of the mother and the litter. She responded and said that the mother had missed and they tried again with another mother and that litter was due "mid-March". At this point, I was already getting annoyed because I thought she should have e-mailed me so I would know the status instead of me reaching out to her. However, i kept my mouth shut.
I decided to e-mail her yesterday because I did not hear anything and it was mid-March and then she told me that the litter was born 4 days ago. This added to my frustration. I had so many questions and wanted to know when I can start choosing my puppy and if there were any pictures. She told me that choosing doesn't happen until 3 weeks later and that is when the pictures would come out.
Is this normal?! I have never purchased a puppy before and was wondering if this is a normal interaction between potential puppy owners and their breeders? Can I expect more communication when it is finalized that one of the puppies are going to be mind (I am 4th on the waiting list)? What other things can I expect in the next 8 weeks before I go and pick up my puppy?
Thanks in advance
Yonda