What to collect from the breeder
The journey home will be much simpler if you take a friend to help you. You will need a travel crate of some description in case you have to restrain the puppy in the vehicle (more details below). Line the crate with vetbedding or an old towel. Take a travel pack with a couple of bin bags (to put soiled waste in), spare newspaper, a spare towel and plenty of baby wipes. It is probably a good idea not to wear your best clothes! If this all sounds a bit ominous, don’t panic – not all puppies are carsick but if you prepare yourself in this way, the worst that can happen is that you will need your kit. Hopefully, you will be lucky and have an uneventful journey home.
Take with you a list of notes/questions that you want to ask the breeder. If your visit overlaps with someone else’s, or she is very busy, things can easily be forgotten. Note down any documents you need to see, and make a note to ask the breeder when the puppy was last fed, when he was last wormed and whether or not he has been vaccinated. Don’t forget to take the breeder’s phone number in case you get lost! You will also need to take payment for the puppy in the form agreed with the breeder. Many breeders will not take a cheque on the day of collection but will want it to have cleared through their bank first.
When you arrive at the breeder’s home, you will usually be offered a cup of tea and an opportunity to go over the puppy’s routine and your puppy paperwork. Check out Chapter 8, ‘Puppy paperwork’, in Part One so that you know in advance what documents you will be given and which documents you should ask to see.
Take with you a list of notes/questions that you want to ask the breeder. If your visit overlaps with someone else’s, or she is very busy, things can easily be forgotten. Note down any documents you need to see, and make a note to ask the breeder when the puppy was last fed, when he was last wormed and whether or not he has been vaccinated. Don’t forget to take the breeder’s phone number in case you get lost! You will also need to take payment for the puppy in the form agreed with the breeder. Many breeders will not take a cheque on the day of collection but will want it to have cleared through their bank first.
When you arrive at the breeder’s home, you will usually be offered a cup of tea and an opportunity to go over the puppy’s routine and your puppy paperwork. Check out Chapter 8, ‘Puppy paperwork’, in Part One so that you know in advance what documents you will be given and which documents you should ask to see.
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