11/10/2024
It costs nothing to be kind and provide a good impression of yourself.
Helpful hints for you when you contact a breeder:
โขโขโข Greet and Be Kind. Politeness scores you bonus points at any breeder. โขโขโข
โข Don't begin the conversation with "Do you have a puppy for sale?". Instead, greet and introduce yourself first before asking questions. We are humans too, greeting will set you up with a better response from a breeder.
โข Do your homework BEFORE contacting a breeder, Google has alot of information. The more informed and knowledgeable you are about the breed, the more confidence the breeder will have in you.
โข Be courteous, but persistent. Most ethical breeders have a full time job. We might not message you back immediately due to work. Following up is recommended.
โข Don't ask a breeder about another breeder in regards to recommendations, if a sale goes wrong with someone else, we don't want to be held responsible or be put in a bad light for someone else's actions.
โข Be prepared to ask your breeder questions that you would like answered.
Also, be prepared to answer questions that the breeder will ask you. A breeder may come across as suspicious, but don't take this personally. Responsible breeders have a huge emotional and financial investment in their puppies, and they want to ensure their puppies go to the best suitable and knowledgeable home.
Questions that you might be asked:
(As you will see in my pinned post, I have posted my questionnaire there)
- What is your living environment like?
- What type of life will the puppy have?
- Do you have children?
- Do you have other dogs?
- Will the dog sleep inside or outside?
- What is the purpose of you getting a puppy?
- When would you like a puppy?
- Where are you situated? etc.
Try to be as honest as you can be and give detailed answers.
Please note if you refuse answer questions like this with me, I won't consider selling a puppy to you.
*Puppies aren't available "on demand". It might take a while to get a pup. Be patient. (Ask the breeder about how to get onto their waiting list)
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Tips from me:
โข Always make sure the breeder you contact can verify that their dogs are in good condition - you don't want to support a puppy mill.
โข Ask for many pictures, videos or even video call to make sure the puppies exist! There are SO many scammers out there! Don't be a victim of a scam.
โข Ask for their breeder Registration Number and go verify that they exist at that breeding registry - this is a very good way to ensure you are getting purebred dogs with papers and to ensure that you won't get scammed.
*You can even go one step extra and ask the breeder if the dogs they bred with have breeding rights - many backyard breeders purchase dogs with breeding restrictions (not allowed to have puppies, therefore they can't register their puppies) and try make a quick buck out of someone (this is unethical practice).
Miller's Chihuahuas is an Ethical Registered Breeder of Top Quality Registered Chihuahua Dogs in South Africa.
This short article is written by Cassandra Miller