Hi all, sorry to have been away for so long. My husband is leaving for Iraq soon and we've been spending time together doing things with the family until he has to go. He will be gone for a year and three months, as long as they don't extend his tour.

Some of you have been hearing about me talking about my dream dachshund, the one I have been searing for four years now to get. I had had several opportunities presented to me over the years to get my show quality dog, and something has always happend to prevent that from happening. Well once again fate has played it's hand against me.

I contacted this breeder, who lives in CA in August of last year, she told me she was doing a breeding in November. November turned into December, and the puppies arrived February. I send my deposit and had a cashiers check waiting to be send out. She sent me pictures and kept me updated as to how my boy was doing. Then the time comes for shipping the puppy, because I could not drive to California and flying was simply out of the question. So she told me that she would ship the puppy out with it's littermate to Boston, Mass. She had me make the flight arrangements, and told me it had to be a direct flight. Layovers were not an option. Boston was the closest flight. The littermate was going to a family in Boston, and I agree to make the 12 hour drive. So HB, myself and another friend who owns an RV were going to leave the day before the flight was due to come in, everything was set. Then she tells me at the last minute that she doesn't want me to drive, she wants me to buy a round trip ticket to Boston to pick the puppy up and fly home with him. I told her about my fear of flying and why I wanted to make this a road trip, couple with the fact that the price of the puppy alone depleted all the money I had saved to buy him. She said she didn't want the puppy to make the long drive. I didn't understand this, since she knew I would be taking long trips to show the puppy, and suddenly treated me like I had no clue what I was doing. I tried in every way possible to appease her, told her I was going the day before, we were getting a hotel room, coming home in an rv and making plenty of stops for my guy to take potty breaks and stretch his little legs, but in the end it was not enough for her. She ended up cancelling the contract and sent me back my deposit. I receive it two days after I spoke with her, which I realized she had made up her mind not to send him before she even spoke with me. She did refer me to a breeder who has her dogs in Maine, but at this point I decided to give up searching. It's just not worth the hassle anymore. I have spent years finding the perfect breeder, and this slap in the face forced me to admit defeat. The dachshund world will go one with one less aspiring breeder.

I don't understand this....if you don't ship, say you don't from the beginning. She kept saying that she did not feel comfortable with our arrangement, which confused me because she seems to have no problems shipping her dogs to Massachuttes and Maine. We spoke all the time on the phone and in email, and she has been a wealth of information for me, but she truly sucks ass for doing this to me and my family. I spent hundreds of dollars preparing for him, made tons of the special meatloaf recipie that she sent me to give him *which my dogs loved,* and I did everything she wanted me to. So now I have no dog and tons of new dog stuff which I will not give to my dogs becasue I plan to save it for the day I do have my show puppy in my arms. I give up for now, but not forever. I just need a break from all of this. So I've put my search on the back burner for now, and in a few months I'll start over again I guess. This woman broke my heart, not to mention the disappointment in my girls eyes when I told them our puppy was not coming after all. So for now, my search will have to wait.

She is not the only breeder with excellent bloodlines, there are more out there, and I plan to find them. In time.

I have a feeling that the reason why she didn't want to send me this dog is because she wanted to keep him for herself. He was absolutely beautiful, the spitting image of his grandmother who is a BISS champion, and yields from a 60 year line of champion dachshunds. If that were the case all she had to do was tell me, I was more than patient in waiting for that perfect dog.

I have no patience for deceptive breeders. So that's my story in a nutshell. Such is life.

So sorry to hear of all your troubles. The RIGHT one will come along and everything will go perfectly. Best of luck in the future.

I've so sorry you were dissapointed as well as lied to... MM

Ohh Dj that sucks azz. Sorry to hear you won't be getting him.

I am sorry to hear your story =(
This type of thing is not uncommon in the dog world.
Chin up. keep your dreams and follow your bliss.

What a terrible let down! Why can't people just be real? From what you said and the fact YOU wanted a puppy from these lines, she sounds like a wonderful breeder, but lacks common curtousy and backbone to just be honest and say, "I've changed my mind." The timing was just awful!

I'm so sorry.

What a terrible thing to happen, DJ I'm so sorry This breeder has NO GUTS to do this the way she did to you!! Like others said, she should have either told you the truth (SOONER!!) or learn from her mistake and let him go to a GREAT HOME. It is not easy to let the pups go, but when they get great homes it is SO worth it. I had to say goodbye to a couple of pups I would have gladly (but foolishly!) kept, but I made my pick and I didn't NEED more than one!! I came full circle last weekend when I was found grinning from ear to ear hearing about ONE of these pups' 5 pt. specialty majors...couldn't have been ANY happier had I kept her myself. That breeder made a big mistake, DJ; I would GLADLY place a puppy with someone like you!! Aww, really sorry again...hope something works out when you are ready again! We're not all like her

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learn from her mistake and let him go to a GREAT HOME

This is what she should have done.

Thanks everyone. No one said the dog world was going to be easy, from every aspect. But for now we are going to focus on doing other things, and when the fall comes I may start my search again. I have my heart set on a spring puppy, so I can utilize my time to research more breeders.

My husband is deployed now, and although I have not been a regular here like I used to, I may find myself here a little more now...lol.

It's good to see so many familiar faces. :-)

Sorry to hear DJ about you husband being deployed.But it is great to see you

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Originally posted by Dj's Doxies:
Thanks everyone. No one said the dog world was going to be easy, from every aspect. But for now we are going to focus on doing other things, and when the fall comes I may start my search again. I have my heart set on a spring puppy, so I can utilize my time to research more breeders.

My husband is deployed now, and although I have not been a regular here like I used to, I may find myself here a little more now...lol.

It's good to see so many familiar faces. :-)

It's great to see you here, too! Still running with your quote attached. Seems oh, so fitting much of the time.

Hey everyone, great to see some familiar faces...I promise promise I will be back soon. Kids start school on Monday, all will be pretty much back to normal here. I've been taking a chill pill this summer, relaxing and enjoying the family.

I'm glad I took the break though, it was needed. :-)

Nice to see you

Sorry to hear of your let down. Nice to see more posters here.

Sorry to hear about the pup.
It's better to be done with this person now then to be stuck with them the whole life of the dog...
You will find the right one when the time is right

I believe things happen for a reason. Sometimes I'm grateful to fate. Had I gotten him now, I normally would have already been working with him but to be honest - there have been alot of changes in my home since my husbands deployment, we've had to do alot of adjusting, I'm not sure I could have devoted the time to showing that I had wanted to. So I am grateful to her in that respect.

Of course I think she could have handled it a little differently because she is an excellent breeder, and this dog was coming from the best lines in my breed. With all the years of learning and researching breeders, she stands out like a star. She did refer me to a breeder on the east coast that does have her lines, so I am most fortunate for that. I think had the transaction went through keeping in touch with her would be a pleasure. She really loves her dogs, but she kept sending me the same information over and over again. LOL!

So I'm not giving up, my time will come. :-)

DJ,

You are so right.....things happen for a reason. We may not see it or understand it at the time but usually eventually you will. I'm glad that you now feel that it just wasn't the right time. I agree with you that it should have been handled better, but good for you that you are not bitter and can still say good things about this breeder.
Tells me that you were probably looking at the right lines, just not the right dog.
I hope the right one comes along for you soon when it is the right time.

pugmom

Hi DJ - I haven't posted here in a very long time. It was good to read a post from you. Keep waiting for that perfect puppy - it will happen when the time is right.

I want to thank you and your family for all you do to serve our country and keep us safe. I grew up in a military family and I know the sacrafice it takes. God bless you and your family.