Creating Waiting Lists
Once you know how many puppies you have and their genders, decisions about their future homes need to be made. Often, breeders may choose to keep a puppy for their own breeding program or personal reasons.
Assessing Waiting Lists
When you know what dogs you aren’t keeping, you can start to go through your waiting list to see what types of homes are going to be available for your puppies. It is important for you to know how you will be providing puppies to your waiting list – is it a first come, first serve situation, or do you have other ways of matching puppies with homes?
Contacting Potential Owners
After you know which people on your waiting list will be able to have the puppies, you’ll need to contact them and tell them what you have, and see if they are interested. This is a good time to have them come to your home so you can meet them and they can pick out the puppy that they would like to have.
Conducting Interviews
Meeting potential owners is crucial. Remember, just because someone is on your waiting list does not mean that they’ll want a puppy , and it also does not mean that you owe them a puppy. If someone comes by and you don’t like them – if you don’t trust them or don’t like the way that they act around the puppy, there is no reason that you can’t say you aren’t going to give them a puppy. Remember, these are your puppies and your job is to make sure that they go to the best homes possible. Therefore, don’t be afraid to be picky.
Selective Placement
Don’t hesitate to decline individuals if you’re uncomfortable with them or doubt their suitability. Your priority is ensuring the puppies go to the best possible homes.
Collecting Deposits
Once owners are approved and have chosen their puppies, request a deposit to reserve the chosen puppy. Continue to care for the puppy until they’re ready to go to their new homes.
