Videos & a bit of housekeeping...

Why I block certain inquiries: a view from the other side of the coin. I recently had occasion to block an enquirer from the Good Dog platform. It seems I erred & blocked a potential great home, though one never knows. In this day and age of fraud, scams & various and sundry undermining. I do my very best to police my platform, I place 5% of my Collies through Good Dog's applicants (according to the weekly performance insights I'm provided by Good Dog). And I cull out loads of inquiries per day. The absolute LAST thing I desire for my dogs, is for them to be purchased by a broker and sent to an auction, a high-end pet store and/or worse. I look for an alchemy. Certain questions which are asked in a certain way, response and reply times etc..etc...these things (and more) often compel me to simply block a potential buyer. If it takes someone days to respond to me after they've made an inquiry, I'm going to deem that very person unlikely to respond to my dog's needs. Right? Check out these dog auction links. Know that auctions are happening as I write this.

​Dog auction link...
Another dog auction link...
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A few other Collie-folk that I've bounced this issue off of have stated that my job is "to sell the merchandise". Fortunately, this is not a job for me, it pays in the negative and my average time-allotment in placing an entire litter exceeds one year! I'm a total failure! Thank goodness! I've produced a lifetime total of 4 Collie litters & my next litter is planned for 2026.

My pups are born in my home and are a part of my life to the nth degree. Older dogs whom I purchased as breeding prospects are no less important to me. I need to be assured that I'm placing my dogs in like-minded, holistic, entire, mature, responsible homes with the fiscal capability of handling a veterinary emergency etc..& the physical energy and wherewithal to handle exercising a Collie. 

I would be shattered to find a dog of mine living in a crate in a garage. Or being auctioned, pet-stored or anything else.  I have a great gut instinct & I'm going to honor her. If I err. I also have a great lawyer. 

The videos below show Wiggi and Paloma
& Mini-Me and Z

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