I know so many people have put their input into this conversation ... but, I personally, would want to fly out two times at least. Once to meet the breeder and the puppy so I could choose the one I wanted and be sure everything was the way I wanted it to be (it's hard to see personality over the internet), and again to pick it up myself. So, I guess I would have to save up some extra money before I decided to buy online! I could not buy without meeting a dog ... unless it was from a rescue. With our dogs, I could tell over the phone that I really liked our breeder, and then when I visited, I even liked her more. Her dogs are not "show" dogs, but they're nice dogs. There are some champions in her lines, and some "regular" dogs, and she really cares about her dogs. They all get socialized really well because she has a few teenage kids and a few grandchildren (baby and toddler) all living in her house - so they get all ages, plus lots of teenage friends coming to visit. Any puppy she doesn't end up selling, becomes their pet ... plus any they do decide they want to keep because of their color, temperment or size. So, there were maybe 2 males and 3 females they were breeding, and probably 14 pet chis, plus the 3 puppies and 1 older puppy when I was there! We take the girls to visit their "grandma" on a regular basis. Everything is perfectly clean and the dogs are very happy. The girls love to go visit there! Since she doesn't show, she only has a few litters with a male and female and then has them spayed and retires them ... so by the time we found out about Elsa's patellas, her mom and dad were already spayed and retired as pets while they are young. She has their grandparents and parents, and Elsa is the first one with patella problems that she knows of. It's funny, Elsa looks just like their dad, Bessie looks just like their grandpa, and Jersey looks just like their mom - literally, like little clones - size, build and color. Shell
On 5/24/07, ninosmami74 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I went on a search for a female chi puppy. I came across a website called "puppyfind". I found one that I wanted to know more info on, I contacted the man, we've exchanged a few e-mails. I asked about her immunizations, if she's weaned, about a health garauntee, and the price. Is there anything else I need to ask?Has anyone out there purchased a puppy offline?
