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I am a registered breeder and a friend has a litter of pups. I referred some sales to her and one lady wanted a pup very much but were to go on holidays for two weeks from when the pup is 8 weeks and the breeder of the pups will also be going always a couple of days after this. I said I would be willing to help out and board the pup for what I thought was a week but looks like now two weeks . Spoke to the new owner to be on the phone tonight and have agreed to collect the pup from his breeder and keep him here for the two weeks . I said I would charge $12 a day a fellow breeder usually charges $15 a day to board dogs . I am hoping the lady does not think I am being too expensive but the pup will be treated as I treat my own pups when I have them and will start his training for toilet etc. he will be 10 weeks when collected. If I had bred him myself I probably wouldn't charge but am now feeling a bit guilty about asking $12 a day but as any one knows a new pup is quite a bit of work even though I love pups but it will be over Christmas etc just would like to hear any opinions i am not a big breeder and my 4 dogs live in the house with us so he will be part of the family while here .

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I am another breeder who boards those she bred, I don't charge anything for this. But since you didn't breed pup, I think you are being awesome:)I have a a wee man who arrived today for a month (he's over 1 and desexed, so he mainly hangs with the gang and then comes inside to hang with us :). )

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Just my honest opinion, not meaning to offend anyone, but shouldn't you be charging your breeder friend instead of the new owners? Like you said, most breeders would not even charge if they had bred the puppies themselves, so it wouldn't really be fair to be charging the new owners because your breeder friend is going on a holiday right? The new owners wouldn't have to pay that amount if they got the puppies from someone else.

Again, this is just my opinion and I don't mean to offend anyone here.

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  On 07/12/2012 at 12:20 AM, andrewang said:

Just my honest opinion, not meaning to offend anyone, but shouldn't you be charging your breeder friend instead of the new owners? Like you said, most breeders would not even charge if they had bred the puppies themselves, so it wouldn't really be fair to be charging the new owners because your breeder friend is going on a holiday right? The new owners wouldn't have to pay that amount if they got the puppies from someone else.

Again, this is just my opinion and I don't mean to offend anyone here.

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The new owners are going on holiday, they would have to pay more than that if they took the puppy to a kennel.

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  On 07/12/2012 at 12:22 AM, Aussie3 said:
  On 07/12/2012 at 12:20 AM, andrewang said:

Just my honest opinion, not meaning to offend anyone, but shouldn't you be charging your breeder friend instead of the new owners? Like you said, most breeders would not even charge if they had bred the puppies themselves, so it wouldn't really be fair to be charging the new owners because your breeder friend is going on a holiday right? The new owners wouldn't have to pay that amount if they got the puppies from someone else.

Again, this is just my opinion and I don't mean to offend anyone here.

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The new owners are going on holiday, they would have to pay more than that if they took the puppy to a kennel.

But most breeders said they are willing to attend to the puppies for free if they were bred by them. So if the new owners went to another breeder and said he/she can only take the puppy home 2 weeks later, the other breeders will gladly do it for free.

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Will you be having to get a vaccination done for the pup while with you?

What was the breeder going to do if they hadn't sold all the pups by the time they were going away? Seems they have cut the timing rather fine on going on holiday.

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  On 07/12/2012 at 12:25 AM, andrewang said:
  On 07/12/2012 at 12:22 AM, Aussie3 said:
  On 07/12/2012 at 12:20 AM, andrewang said:

Just my honest opinion, not meaning to offend anyone, but shouldn't you be charging your breeder friend instead of the new owners? Like you said, most breeders would not even charge if they had bred the puppies themselves, so it wouldn't really be fair to be charging the new owners because your breeder friend is going on a holiday right? The new owners wouldn't have to pay that amount if they got the puppies from someone else.

Again, this is just my opinion and I don't mean to offend anyone here.

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The new owners are going on holiday, they would have to pay more than that if they took the puppy to a kennel.

But most breeders said they are willing to attend to the puppies for free if they were bred by them. So if the new owners went to another breeder and said he/she can only take the puppy home 2 weeks later, the other breeders will gladly do it for free.

The puppy is ready to go home, new owners are going away and aren't ready to take puppy ... how is that the breeders fault :confused:

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