26 aug. 2009

How much should a breeder be responsible for?

The other day I was contacted by phone by a very nice lady who wanted to have a whippet puppy. I would gladly have let her have a puppy from the litter I thought would be born within a few weeks as she sounded very serious. I tried to direct her in another direction as a friend has a litter and is looking for a buyer. But she felt travelling for a few hours would be to much and she wanted the breeder to live close by not only for not having to drive but also as she felt the contact with the breeder would be so much easier and so far I agreed with her but also said that most of the contact is over the phone and these days also by mail.

She understood this but she added; it would be so much better if the breeder lived nearby so that she could leave her whippet with the breeder when she went abroad on vacation..... She said it as this would be the most natural thing to ask for.....

I try to help puppy buyers in the ways I can and often I have kept puppies at home for weeks before being able to pick it up because of work and so on. My question is, since I bred the whippets I have at home (accept on from the US and that would not be practical to send her to California when going on vacation....), were do I have "the right" to leave my dogs if going on holiday??

How much is a breeder responsible for in the long run??

7 kommentarer:

Susanne Lindström sa...

Menar du att vi inte kan lämna Sakari hos dig när vi åker på semster? :-)

Susanne Lindström sa...

Ja, eller semester!

Play A While sa...

Ja, orkar du köra ner med honom så skall jag fundera på det!!!

Jenny,Nokia och Leo sa...

Hon trodde säkert (som många andra?) att uppfödare aldrig åker på semester och att har man många hundar, så spelar en mer eller mindre inte så stor roll.
Men behöver du hundvakt nångång, så kan vi säkert ställa upp ;-D

Play A While sa...

Tack Jenny, vem vet, jag kanske hör av mig!!

Uppfödare kanske "behöver" åka på semester!!

Sagoruna sa...

Blir man vänner så är det väl tjänster och gentjänster som gäller? Runa bodde ju hos Annika när jag var i Thailand och sedan har jag haft både Gunlög och Ernst boende här. Men sådant kan man ju aldrig kräva det måste vara frivilligt. Inte sjutton åker jag och tvättar en bil som jag sålt?

Play A While sa...

Håller med dig Annelie och jag har tagit hand om uppfödningar då och då av olika anledningar, men för denna kvinna var det helt naturligt att det ingick när hon köpte en hund att hon kunde lämna den när hon åkte bort, en viss skillnad!!