11/02/2024
Dogs are a daily part of our lives. Setting up puppies for success should be the top priority of every breeder.
This usually means a breeder should prioritize matching the best temperament suited for a family rather than assigning puppies based on color or other physical traits.
I’ve had a lot of interest in this litter, specifically in Prince (the blue boy), so I wanted to talk a bit about my puppy placement process.
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Most people reach out to me via email or social media. While a lot of questions can be answered by my website, I am happy to answer questions via email or PM! I am trying to stay on top of replies right now, but I am not great at replying to emails and PMs when I don’t have a litter.
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If we seem like a good fit for each other, I will direct you to fill out an application. This is mostly a formality, but it helps me get an idea of what you want in a dog and the environment the dog would be living in. These puppies are the result of years of studying pedigrees, attending shows, and planning breedings. I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into raising them and I want them to go to the home that is the best fit for them.
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Once your application is approved, and I have a litter on the ground, I require a deposit to hold your spot. This is to cover my time spent planning and screening buyers. I have had many interested parties back out last minute, which is not fair to me, the puppy, or others that I said no to because the puppy had a potential home.
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Puppies are placed based on temperament. All border collies are high energy and quirky, but some are more so than others. If you are wanting an active pet and I send you home with a high drive, high arousal puppy better suited to a sport home, you will be tearing your hair out. Vice versa, I do not want to send a lower drive puppy to a sport home only to have them not be suited to the work. Often I may have 2 puppies that are similar and I will let the buyer choose, but that is not something that will occur until they are 8+ weeks old.
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This is all leading up to my main point: I do not place puppies based on color. Everyone has color preferences and I try to keep that in mind, but I will not assign a puppy to a home based only on its physical appearance. I am still waiting on a few applications and deposits from interested parties, but the individual puppies will be assigned to buyers at 8 weeks, not several days after birth. 🥰
