Well some of my friends and family are aware that DeeDee is not going to be the doggie momma to our Marmalade. It is not our first disappointment but it felt like it since we really wanted DeeDee to be the doggie momma. I felt the disappointment more than Sean did, I think because I had done the communicating with DeeDee's human mom. She was just so lovely and cared for dogs and I just got along with her so well.
I communicated with so many breeders and we couldn't visit every single one of them! And without a voice, I had to rely on email to make my judgements. I know, it sounds callous to be passing judgements on people, but it's something that you ultimately have to do, whether by phone, in person or email. I don't want to make it sound like we determined who is a horrible animal abuser by an email, because we certainly didn't. It is more so about who is the right breeder for you. I went by instinct first and foremost. I truly believe that subconsciously, our brain knows things that we consciously do not, and it sends the message to us with that gut instinct. So if I "clicked" with a breeder, then I chose to keep up the communication. If I didn't "click", I asked myself why. Is it because of using email? Was it because I bombarded them with my 101 questions? Or is something off? That's how we made our decisions.
Obviously, I preferred to get our puppy from a breeder that I just immediately got along with, which is why my disappointment was so great, in the case of DeeDee. Took a bit longer to get over.
BUUUUT we have news of another litter. Seven little ruby puppies, born just days ago, with two available females. We are just hoping they continue to do well and we get a chance to maybe visit them in March. See if our Marmalade is in that bunch.
