My sister wants to get a dog from a breeder but she is in a wheelchair and has worries about traveling with her new puppy. She wants her daughter to pick up the puppy because her daughter is mature for her age since she been in a way "looking after" my siter.
Anyway, I was wondering does anyone think a responsiable breeder would let a 13 year old pick up a puppy?
She has another daughter a year older but she doesn't want to pick up any puppies so what are thoughts on that?

I would certainly only hand a puppy over to a responsible adult. I don't think any child should have such a massive responsibility! How is the child going to get to the breeder's house? She obviously is too young to drive, and walking or using public transport is a huge no-no.

Sometimes the breeder picks the puppy for you anyway, or if you are at the bottom of the list, you won't have an option as to which puppy you get.

Have I misunderstood the question? I thought that the puppy had been chosen, and the 13 year-old was going on her own to collect it and bring it home.

please please dont think i am been nasty ok, i mean no malice to you.
i really would not give the responcibility to a minor.especially when the mothers own care is been given by the minor, where does this leave the pups care.
if i was the breeder i certainly would not hand over one of my pups to a child no matter what the circumstances were.
I recall recently about a post concerning disabled people and pets?
is it really wise to take on a pet when you are disabled and need to rely on care from others, especially the care from a young child?
sorry but as i am disabled myself i have mixed feelings about this post so i will not put anything else,

I have homed puppies with elderly and infirm new owners, but only if there is an able adult to take responsibility and train the puppy.  If this mature daughter is already helping to care for her Mother (bless her!) is she also going to be responsible for training the puppy too????

I don't think they would let a 13 year old pick up a puppy. I don't even think anyone under 18 can buy small pets from pet stores! (could be wrong) But ,apart from the picking up, there are other things to consider. Who will look after the puppy? If the girl is looking after her mum how is she going to look after a small puppy as well? Also what will happen when she wants to go out with her mates (if not now when she's older)?
But on the other hand, having a dog around could give them immense happiness (and I'm sure it would!) My Dads disabled and we were going to buy a puppy as we thought it would be best to train it around dad but we were 'charmed' into getting a rescue and I love him to bits! We now see that there is no way we would have been able to cope with a puppy. Have they considered a special disability dog? It would take a lot of strain off the girls and they would still have a dog (and a very useful one at that!) Or a rescue? and then they might not have to train it. I give the young girls a lot of respect for looking after her mum. It must be hard for her. I wish them a lot of luck if they are getting a dog!    

I wouldn't let a 13 year old pick up a pup or a dog either as they might not be sent by their parents and I have voiced this to my sister but she wantd me to go on this site so she could see what other people think... ((technophobes!!))
Her husband is around for half of the year as he works away, they had a dog before but she sadly passed away.
Anyway, thanks for all your help, its just to show her really when I go to her house..she has a comp but no idea how to use it!
Anyway, thanks alot :D

It is a bit worrying,like the others said if she cant even venture out to get the pup,whats going to happen to it when it gets home?? who is going to train it,especially house training,when you see that puppy sniffing around in circles to squat you have to be quick as lightning to pick it up and get it outside,there was a wheelchair bound woman at our puppy pre-school and she was at the end of her rope coz she couldnt house train her pup,by the time she made it over to where pup piddled the dog had already walked off and was on to the next thing,the wee completely forgotten by dog.Who is going to walk it twice per day everyday for the rest of its life?You cant rely on kids for everything even tho i admire her daughter for looking after her mum :) But eventually she is going to have her own life and wont be around all the time.
It is such a shame that all of these problems arise just because someones diabled,not fair! But she has to look at the bigger picture,sorry if you have already mentioned this but is it a big or small breed? Really no reputable breeder would let a child pick up the dog,not only because she is a child but because it would be very worrying to let the dog go not knowing how it will be looked after,i'm sure the pup will be very much loved but there is soooo much more to owning a dog and raising a well adjusted happy adult dog.

I wish her the very best of luck

christine