22/06/2025
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I pride myself on being easy to work with as I have been told that
To all my fellow breeders of purebred dogs ... this is a MUST READ!
Credit to Deardorf for this post.
Puppy buyers do not know how to talk to dog breeders.
They don't.
And most have never reached out to a single responsible dog breeder in their life.
They don't know there's a weird etiquette.
That "how much for a puppy?" is rude.
To them it's not rude. They want to know price so they don't waste your time or theirs. And no price isn't the "most important thing" (people spend $$$ on Doodles daily) but if you're rude it'll be the easiest excuse and out they have to not deal with you.
They don't know how people get dogs either. They know a pet store is bad. But how do you get a dog from across the country? Chickens ship in the mail. Reptiles. Fish.
So asking if they ship FedEx? Not out of the realm of possibility.
Grandma probably has a story about ordering a puppy in a Sears Roebuck catalog to boot. And back in the day you could find a nice puppy from a good breeder in the newspaper.
I don't know if it's the holidays or what but the mockery of people inquiring on puppies is... Gross.
They use the wrong word? Get mocked.
Ask how much? Get mocked.
Ask how they ship a puppy? Get mocked.
So many of you forgot that you are supposed to be a responsible breeder, the subject matter expert, the ambassador for your breed.
You think you're safe being cruel on your Facebook.
You don't know who watches you.
There's such a communication breakdown in the dog fancy.
We don't message.
You directly send people to unethical breeders.
It's not a "vent" if you're punching down and belittling someone for spelling or grammar or a wrong word or "stupid" question.
(No none of these people are being entitled or demanding - they're just asking questions. Questions that deserve an answer not mockery or bragging how you send inquiries like these to the trash).
