The buyer should be as interested in a breeder as the breeder SHOULD be of the buyer. This is a 2-way interview. It is best if both the buyer and breeder are ready to answer any of the questions listed below. The buyer wants the 'best' pup from the healthiest possible circumstances. The RESPONSIBLE breeder wants to match a pup with the best possible home situation. A pup's first home after leaving the breeder should be his only and last home...

1. WHY DO YOU BREED THIS BREED?
2. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE BEEN A BREEDER/OF THIS BREED?
3. DO YOU BREED OTHER BREEDS? HOW MANY? (MORE BREEDS IS NOT NECESSARILY BETTER.)
4. ARE THE SIRE AND DAM ON THE PREMISES, AND CAN I MEET THEM? GRANDPARENTS, OTHER RELATIVES?
5. ARE THE PARENTS OFA 'FAIR,' 'GOOD', OR Excellent? ASK TO SEE THE CERTIFICATIONS.
6. CAN I SEE THE PEDIGREE/CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE PEDIGREE?
7. ARE THE ELBOWS AND KNEES CERTIFIED/which registries/can I see them?
8. WHAT ARE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT BREEDING GOALS?
9. ARE YOUR PUPS TEMPERAMENT TESTED?
10. WHAT IS YOUR REPLACEMENT POLICY?
11. HAS THE LITTER BEEN SOCIALIZED/HOW?
12. DO YOU REQUIRE A SPECIAL FEEDING AND /OR EXERCISE REGIMEN?
13. DO YOU SHOW YOUR DOGS IN BREED/OBEDIENCE/PERFORMANCE EVENTS?
14. WHAT TITLES DO YOUR DOGS HAVE?
15. WHAT DOG CLUBS DO YOU BELONG TO? FOR HOW LONG/ DO YOU HOLD OFFICE?
16. IS THIS A REPEAT BREEDING/CAN DOGS FROM PRIOR LITTER BE SEEN?
17. WHAT IS YOUR PRICE/DO YOU REQUIRE A DEPOSIT?
18. IS THE DEPOSIT REFUNDABLE?
19. WHAT ARE THE SALE TERMS AND ARE THEY IN THE CONTRACT?
20. HOW MUCH CAN I EXPECT A FULL GROWN DOG TO WEIGH?
21. CAN YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH FOOD WILL COST EACH MONTH?
22. HOW FREQUENTLY SHOULD I HAVE THE DOG PROFESSIONALLY GROOMED/ WHAT ARE THE GROOMING NEEDS OF THIS BREED?
23. CAN I PICK MY OWN PUPPY/WILL YOU HELP ME CHOOSE?
24. AT WHAT AGE CAN WE SEE THE LITTER?
25. HOW MANY DOGS WITHIN THE PEDIGREE ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH?
26. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS STUD DOG?
27. CAN YOU REFER ME TO THE BUYERS OF PREVIOUS LITTERS?
28. WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR SHOW VS. PET GRADING?
29. WILL MY PUPPY BE PARTIALLY HOUSEBROKEN WHEN I'M READY AT THE TIME I PPICK IT UP?
30. WHAT ARE THE CHEWING HABITS AND NEEDS OF THIS BREED?
    
31. DO YOU RECOMMEND CRATE TRAINING?
32. IF I PLAN TO BREED ARE THERE WHELPING PROBLEMS WITHIN YOUR LINE?
33. CAN YOU RECOMMEND A VETERINARIAN IN MY AREA?
34. CAN YOU RECOMMEND A TRAINER IN MY AREA?
    
35. WAS THIS LITTER A C-SECTION?
36. WHAT ARE THE GENETIC FAULTS WITHIN YOUR LINE?
37. ARE YOUR PET PUPPIES SOLD ON A LIMITED (RESTRICTED) REGISTRATION?
38. DO YOU REQUIRE PET PUPPIES TO BE NEUTERED/SPAYED?
39. IS THIS LITTER REGISTERED WITH THE AKC?
40. DO YOU REQUIRE A FENCED IN YARD FOR THE PUPS AT THEIR NEW HOMES?
41. WHAT TYPE OF DEWORMING PROGRAM IS THE LITTER ON?
42. HOW MANY SETS OF SHOTS WILL THE PUP HAVE WHEN IT'S READY TO GO TO ITS' NEW HOME?
43. WOULD YOU AVAILABLE TO CONTACT IN THE FUTURE REGARDING THE 'UPS AND DOWNS' OF THIS PUPPY?
44. ARE YOU WILLING TO BE A MENTOR AND HELP WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BREED/ TRAINING/ GROOMING/ SHOWING?
45. ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH BREED-RESCUE?
46. AT WHAT AGE CAN I TAKE MY NEW PUP HOME?
47. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT ME?