Puppy transportation????

[Officially Retired]

yep very good point. i always had the pleasure to visit people's yard though which is a huge pro. traveled 4400 KM per car for my last aditions. don't think he was afraid id come back to steal a dog, lol.

Yeah, back when I was starting out, it was nice to visit all the "big time" breeders' yards. Nowadays, though, it is just not very good judgment. Not in the US anyway.

Last time I let folks over to the yard was back when I was in TN. And even then, the only people I let in were either 1) longtime customers of mine who I knew were cool, or 2) dogmen who were both well-established veterans and had plenty of their own deep money. People with no money are the first types to try to steal and/or drop a dime on you. The last kind of person I would let in would be some fast-talkin', "just-got-in," snaggle-toothed, bogue to the yard.

Jack

[ScratchAndGO]

As long as I have the customer arrange the flight the responsibility pertaining to interstate trafficking falls back on them?

There is occasionally a hole that pops up that needs plugged. Thanks man.

[ScratchAndGO]

Yeah, back when I was starting out, it was nice to visit all the "big time" breeders' yards. Nowadays, though, it is just not very good judgment. Not in the US anyway.

Last time I let folks over to the yard was back when I was in TN. And even then, the only people I let in were either 1) longtime customers of mine who I knew were cool, or 2) dogmen who were both well-established veterans and had plenty of their own deep money. People with no money are the first types to try to steal and/or drop a dime on you. The last kind of person I would let in would be some fast-talkin', "just-got-in," snaggle-toothed, bogue to the yard.

Jack

That's some funny shit right there. But of the list of degenerates I would lean more towards trusting the snaggle tooth. LoL Gotta love an occasional buck tooth grin....

[TopShelfKennels]

I like this thread, and I for one did not know about the RICCO. I very rarely sell a dog because my yard is small, and I keep most of what I breed. Have had success shipping thru ground transport using East Coast Pet express but that was about 3 years ago. I had one of mine flown in from Texas, wasn't taking that drive from New England. I used to like visiting yards and picking up pups, but lately I see too many with nasty yards and poor up-keep. I'd rather not get my dogs sick from the filth of someone else's yard, so I meet people at shows instead.

[DARTMASTER]

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[DUKE_CITY]

When using ground shippers please get a health certificate. I lost two valuable dogs using transporters. If I had health certificates they would of returned them. But since the transporter didn't require it I thought it was cool not to get it.

I wanted to save $100 and lost a very good bitch.

Rip ch justine

[No Quarter Kennel]

Don't let anyone on your yard.
I would venture to guess 85% of dog theft is from those who know their target.
They have seen your yard, scoped it out, watched you and your schedule and walked right in and taken your dogs.

I have 13 dogs stolen from me (all within a two year time frame - BAD LOCATION). I was very fortunate to get 11 of the 13 back. A lot of BS came from it. Babesia, good young dogs ruined, etc. But, a lot of sorry POS went to jail as well. Was in good with the local Sheriff deputy so retribution got jacked on up a little higher than it was actually.

If you limit who is allowed on your yard, you limit opportunity for theft and you narrow down the possibilities of WHO TOOK THE DOG, if it ever shows up missing again.

Since then, I have made it a point to never live any place my dogs are visible to anyone. You cannot see a single dog on my place now, even when you are on my place.

I do like Jack. They are welcome to come down and visit, IF I KNOW AND TRUST YOU. If not, you come down, I'll meet you at the local convenient store.