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Originally Posted by Durbkat  Actually if say the person wants a calm dog because they are not that active of a family and they pick the most outgoing hyper pup there. Then that dog has a higher chance of being put in a shelter because it wasn't a good match for the family. Alot of the breeders here will agree with me. |
I'm not a breeder, but I agree. Our breeder picked our dog too. We gave background info (family structure, things we like to do, etc.). Our breeder would not have put a pointing lab in a non-hunting family, so if our puppy ends up not being a natural pointer then we don't get the dog. If I was a breeder and I had a dog that I knew was not going to be great with kids, I wouldn't let a family with kids come and pick that specific puppy. If the breeder thought we were going to be using the dog for field hunting competition, then he would be giving us a different dog. There are people ahead of us who put their deposits down first, so they will have more of a chance of getting their dog than we do.
The appointment thing: I don't see this as a red flag at all. It's a red flag if you can't see where the dogs are raised, like if the breeder wants to meet you at a Starbucks parking lot or something. It's not a red flag to set up an appointment.
