I would imagine that it is very common among good breeders. They have a good line going and don’t want it ruined by some backyard breeding scum who has no idea what they’re doing.
There are many concerned that puppy mills are purchasing the dogs, so they are only allowing them to be registered with Limited Registration with the AKC.
Out of curiosity, what do you think of breeders who handle only one breed of dog and take multiple credit cards, not simply paypal. I’ve been a lot of website where credit cards are taken, so I was just wondering your thoughts.
HUGE red flag!!
I know people who never touch money anymore so it dose not surprise me
Well you have to think of how widely used credit cards are these days. No one wants to carry around $1,000 in cash to travel to a breeder, and the bank will flag your account and start watching your activities if you take out that much money in cash.
Plus checks are SO unreliable. Even money orders are starting to be used dishonestly.
I don’t think it’s bad at all. Credit card machines are SO easy to get and register with that I think it makes perfect sense. I have a credit card machine for my VERY small bath product business and I do maybe a hundred bucks a month.
Credit cards aren’t just for big name companys anymore.
Since credit cards give buyers certain protections and the ability to dispute problems with their purchases, I would think a little more highly of the professionalism of these breeders. They’re running their business as a respectable business, which is likely a good thing. Those who only accept cash in hand worry me more, since what can you do if the dog drops dead the next day?
Also, only breeding one type of dog may be a good thing. They are more likely to be specialists and to truly love that breed, rather than puppy mills who will breed anything and everything with no knowledge of the peculiarities of each.
We only use credit cards as it is factored into our home loan so for me that would be great. It in no ways means that we can’t afford it, it simply means we earn rewards and interest savings on our home loan. Our credit cards are paid in full monthly.
I think alot of people are working their money this way and everyone in society that have something to sell will need to catch up with this.
I think that they are more concerned about the money than the puppies. I also feel that it is difficult to handle the concentration of improving one breed if you are breeding several different breeds. We do very limited, well planned breedings with certified healthy dogs. Not over and over. If you are looking for a breeder, go elsewhere. Find a breeder that has interest in improving and striving for breed perfection. No female dog should have more than 2 maybe 3 litters (depending on the breed, size of the litters) then be spayed and retired.
Please keep away from the backyard breeders. You may at first find a bargain, but will most likely find some expensive and heart-breaking issues to come.
No responsible breeder I know accepts a credit card for the purchase of any of their pups. I know quite a few too! I never did I never shipped any of my pups either!
Persoanlly I run like the wind away from a breeder who did accept a credit card!
I don’t know.
On one hand it sounds like a puppy mill.
On the other hand, I’m not a banker and I have no idea how easy it is to get a credit card machine from a bank. If it’s easy and the cost to the breeder is low (I know merchants have to pay a %) then maybe they want to do it rather than deal in cash….
Maybe for tax reasons?
Maybe because it’s easier for the buyer?
I am on the fence because I don’t have enough info to make an informed decision.
EDIT: Devils Advocate here…..
Let’s say I’m a breeder and I have 2 litters a year of breed X. They are 2000.00 each pup and I have 6 pups per litter. How many people have 2000.00 in cash? If I had a good relationship with my bank and could get a credit card machine to process 4 or 5 transactions a year for my 2000.00 puppies, what’s the problem?
I’m saying none of us are doing this – I see there are some answers here that say it’s easy to get a machine and they don’t cost much. So why not offer those 4 or 5 people that don’t want to bring cash to the transaction the ability to pay for their puppy with a Visa or MC?
How is that bad? I’m not selling over the Net and I’m selling the pups to the same people as before, just giving them an option….
the only time I think it is wrong is when they have a purchase button on their site… but I know I prefer credit card payments as being both the buyer and the seller
Huge red flag.. Good breeders know that buying a puppy should not be an impulse buy. Credit cards work in favour of impulse buying.. making what you cannot afford, easy to get NOW rather than waiting and saving .. thinking about your purchase.. Breeders shouldn’t want people to buy a puppy out of impulse.. Forcing people to save and come up with the money makes them think thru the purchase better. I think people that take credit cards are BAD!
In many ways, accepting credit cards protects both parties from fraud.
It’s relatively easy to set up cc merchant accounts only for the time period that you’re selling puppies – and you are guaranteed payment without dealing with bounced checks etc…
I would not consider payment method an indicator of how reputable the breeder is. Check into where previous litters are – that’s a better indication.
That’s definitely something that’d make me uneasy…
What is wrong with credit cards. Today very few people actually carry cash. Usually the card people use is the one with their checking account and its same as cash. Breeders are smart to accept credit card. Getting a dog is a big expense and few people will have that much cash on them. The condition of the breeders areas for the dogs is more of an indicator of whether it is a good breeder or not than whether they accept credit cards or not.
Here’s ONE thought…if the breeder appears responsible in every way…the parents are of tested show stock, the contract has a “puppy can come home for any reason at any time” clause, pups are vaccinated, socialized, and are at the very least 8 weeks old before the breder allows you to take them home, etc., why does it matter if they take credit cards, especialy if they have a business, like grooming, handling, boarding kennel, or whatever? If they have any sort of business that takes credit cards, it makes sense for them to allow puppy buyers to use a method of payment that is convenient to both parties, actually gives them a recourse should something go wrong.
My grooming business took credit cards, but I personally kept puppy sales seperate becasue I found it much easier for record keeping purposes, but before I had my own shop, I worked with anoter groomer in her shop, and she bred quality standard poodles and French bulldogs, and she occasionally accepted payment for a puppy via credit card.
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