All I can say is dont they drive you mad, I have had one family who have failed 4 times to collect their puppy, with mostly no phone calls, apology or explanations, most of the phone calls being made by me.
I have now told them they cannot have it, a decision not taken lightly as there are children involved but I do feel that if they dont have the time to collect it, then how can they have the time to look after it.
The last collection was supposed to be yesterday morning,he wouldnt commit to a time even though I asked him 3 times, but said he would phone me, at 12.30 I gave up and took my dogs out, he phoned and left a message at 12.50pm to say his daughter insisted that she come and collect it with him, and he now realised they had a dentist appointment after school so wouldnt be able to collect after school.
So he must have known before 9am that they wouldnt be collecting in the morning and it also seems that he expected me to sit in all day as the only reason he phoned was because of the dentist he realised he couldnt pick it up in the afternoon.(Like I can afford to sit around all day, I do have other dogs to excercise, a child to pick up and do things with, !!). He then wanted it to be Friday after school, but how do I know they would have turned up this time, I have decided enough is enough, yes I do feel a bit guilty coz of his kids, but if they are all that excited why is it still here, !!??????????????.:rolleyes:
All my other pups have gone to their new homes with no problems everyone else wanting them as soon as they could possibly pick them up, soooo excited even the adults, oh he also informed me that they would ,maybe breed as she is an expensive dog we thought we would have a litter, !!!, yeh right. I do have people waiting for puppies so no problems there, it has just really upset me, that I have had to do this.

The hardest most draining part of having pups is when its time to let them go to their new homes. I nearly had a breakdown! Firstly there is sorting out who is having one, after the initial telephone interrogation, and then having to do the relevant home-checks. Any issues such as the one you have described, would put me off to be honest.Im sure it will all work out for the best.
My friend has just had a litter and let them to go to their new homes, and sent me a text saying that he would never have a litter again!

Oh Jen - you must be totally fed up - I think you have made the right decision though - it doesn't hurt to phone - maybe they are having doubts anyway?  Whenever I have collected a pup its much I can do to not to go earlier!!!

Chin up you will find the right home soon.

Take care,

Rach

Jenny, don't feel guilty, follow your gut instinct I find thats the best thing to do. You have given them enough chances to collect, the puppy should be their priority in the first few weeks, they need to make time for it.

Lynn

Yes you did the right thing I think :) Sounds like they are putting it off until its 'convenient' for them :rolleyes:
Gosh I couldn't wait to get my girls - I would have weaned them myself if I could ;)

Good on you,sounds to me that they only wanted a puppy to breed,when I knew I was getting my curly I had a calender which I used to mark the days off.

4 times, they put off collection 4 times!!!  Gosh once would have been the limit, it would have had to be extraordinary circumstances even for that.

Once they had mentioned they wanted to breed because the dog is expensive, I would have run 500 miles from them.

You certainly did the right thing. Don't feel guilty find your pup a proper home now, without someone wanting to breed for all the wrong reasons and with no experience.

I'm not a breeder, but it seems you did the right thing, don't feel guilty!  I was desperate to pick up my dogs when they were puppies, counting the days, hours and seconds..............
If they are not desperate to collect him/her much better the little one goes to someone who deserves them!

Definitely right decision! Espeically as far as the expensive dog must have litter goes! When I was going to collect my very first puppy I didn't just count the days but the HOURS!

Thanks everyone, its the kids I feel for but Im sure Ive done the right thing.
Jenny

I totally agree with everyone,  I nearly went demented waiting for each of my babies to come home :rolleyes:

As I said to you in my e-mail at the time I wouldn't let them have one of mine and I didn't know about the wanting to breed bit

You'll have to e-mail me their details so that they don't do the same to me although I won't be having any pups for a while!

I am not a breeder but you have definitely done the right thing. I am amazed that they could even put it off once! I couldn't wait to pick mine up. I spent hours  thinking about names and looking at collars and leads and baskets and anything to do with my new pup to make the time pass quicker. The pup is obviously not important enough to fit in with the families plans before they have even got it so I dread to think what would have happened when they took it home. I hope you find a loving home for him.
jane

The Kids cannot be that bothered once mine knew what date we going to pick up Trav they tortured me,if I had told them we could not of gone on that particular day I think they would of killed me,and my kids were only 7 and 3 at the time,the baby did not give a toss she was only 18 months,so if I were you I would not worry about the kids,it is their parents fault they do not have a puppy so leave the parents deal with them being upset,it is not your problem you only want a loving,caring home for your puppy

I just wanted to echo my agreement to the fact that these people were not the right family to own a dog.  We have mobile phones these days and it is common courtesy to call someone if you cannot keep a pre-arranged appointment - especially if you have already cancelled with them before.  At this stage of pre-ownership they should be trying to impress upon you how worthy they are of owning one of your puppies, and if they cannot display a high regard for you as the puppy owner - what regard would they bestow on a pup.

Good call!

I couldn't wait we got up extra early to get Cindy as we got there early we went to the little chef to kill time but still turned up over an hour early

We wernt supposed to pick our pup up until he was 9 weeks old,but i was on the phone to the breeder the week before and she said we could come up anytime from then to pick him up.Weelll allrighty then! I hung up that phone,raced over and pulled my kid out of school and set out on the 3 hour drive,i'm not even sure if i locked the house properly i was that excited :D
If these people 'really' wanted your pup then they would have been on your doorstep bright and early on the original day they were supposed to pick him up! And the kids...wouldnt they be hassling the heck out of the parents?? Something is definitely amiss here :(
Save your pup for someone who is truly worthy of him and wants him in their life desperately :) Dentist appointment OR pup?? I know which one i'de be choosing ;)

We were like kids waiting for Santa Claus when we were getting Sophie - we'd lost both our dogs in the space of 20 months, and had been through the most empty weeks in well over 30 years of owning dogs - when the breeder 'phoned on 'the day' to ask us to come a few hours later than agreed, I burst into tears! Silly me - she was worth the wait :)

Apart from it being strange behaviour for prospective new puppy owners, I can't stand people having a cavalier attitude with my time!

I agree with everything that other people have said. I wouldn't dream of selling a puppy to people unless they are so keen they are on my doorstep first thing in the morning. I always insist people pick up their puppy early in the morning as this gives it more time to get used to it's new home before they troup off to bed and leave it on it's own. If they have a long way to travel and I don't know them well enough to put them up myself, I ask them to book into a local B&B so that they can get an early start the next day. If they're not willing to do this, then I'm afraid they don't want one of my puppies badly enough.

"I agree with everything that other people have said. I wouldn't dream of selling a puppy to people unless they are so keen they are on my doorstep first thing in the morning. I always insist people pick up their puppy early in the morning as this gives it more time to get used to it's new home before they troup off to bed and leave it on it's own."

One of the reasons why we were upset at having to wait until 4pm instead of 11am when we got Sophie! ...and we'd hardly slept the night before - that car advert where the children say they haven't seen the parents so excited since they got the new puppy, is very apt! :)

"If they have a long way to travel and I don't know them well enough to put them up myself, I ask them to book into a local B&B so that they can get an early start the next day. If they're not willing to do this, then I'm afraid they don't want one of my puppies badly enough."

We travelled 100's miles to Newbury 7 years ago for a tiny little 1 yr old girl that we hadn't even known we wanted until we saw her for sale - stopped in an hotel overnight, and I was wide awake with anticipation by 5.30 am next morning! Loved her on sight!

If you love dogs, then getting a puppy or another one is an exciting time - feels like a very special time!

Just to update everyone.

The pup has now gone to a new home, with people that I had visit me and the dogs three weeks ago, they were so excited when I told them and couldnt stop thanking me, I phoned them at 4pm in the afternoon and within an hour she phoned me back to tell me, she had gone and bought a big crate, got the money, bought bowls, toys, etc etc. they picked her up on Saturday Morning still thanking me, all the family soooo excited, listened avidly to all, took all on board about the clicker training I had been doing with the pups, I am certainly happy for her going to live with them.
Alls well that ends well.

BTW, The non collecters only lived about 15 mins drive away, !!!!!!!!!!

It sounds like the pup is of to a wonderful home

Your pup is now living with a lovely family, just the kind of family you want for your pups! Well done for putting your pup first!
Karen

Jenny how did the 'original owners' react when you told them they wernt getting the puppy anymore?

awwww glad your pup found her special home :) you did the rite thing :)
with both my girls we traveled 6hrs there and the same bk ,i could never go for a puppy late im the 1 pestering the oh to get time off wrk and take me early :) getting a puppys so exiting and if the prospective owners arnt exited then theres somthing not rite there :rolleyes:

That home was meant to be! Almost exactly the same that happened to me! One buyer lived 45 mins away but could not come for a week, cancelled at last moment, they other lived 3 + hours drive away and jumped into the car the minute  I said she could have the pup as the other person wasn't bothered enough in my eyes, and she has since been in touch EVERY single day (that's for 7 weeks now!) with progress reports and pup is doing great. :D :D

Aw, glad she found the right home in the end, well done you! :-)

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!  What a lovely ending to a sad story........brought tears to my eyes to hear about the new family! So glad for you and your pup  :)