My name is Kassie, my husband and I have 2 kids. Seth is 11 and Allyson is 4. We are currently not EB owners but after LOTS of searching (our story below) we have finally committed to a waiting list and are NUMBER 15!! Ugh. I am not a patient person. This will be our first EB.
We have had Boxers before... Xander passed away and when I got pregnant with Al we rehomed Bailey. Lots of reasons lead us to this choice. Boxers hold a special place in our hearts but my husbands second love was EBs. As the kids got older and started asking for a pet we talked about getting a dog, hamster, even a bearded dragon (?!) We began our official search for our first EB and have been all over the internet and looked into local breeders.
We happened across scam adds, and the emails were always the same "My wife/mother just passed away, we are just looking to sell the pups and will pay for the shipping cost. Pay today..." Just seeing these emails (4 different adds, emails, and names) made us super sketchy about shipping. We decided we wanted to SEE the puppy, hold him/her, see the breeder and their kennel.
In the search for a (tangible) puppy we also found a few puppy mills =[ Sad dogs, with rashes, bad living conditions...people who were selling dogs at a cheaper price and value. People we decided we did NOT want to support.
And that brings us back to being on this waiting list...we hope for August-September, but will have to see. I look forward to meeting and talking with all of you while we prepare and learn all about the breed.
We have had Boxers before... Xander passed away and when I got pregnant with Al we rehomed Bailey. Lots of reasons lead us to this choice. Boxers hold a special place in our hearts but my husbands second love was EBs. As the kids got older and started asking for a pet we talked about getting a dog, hamster, even a bearded dragon (?!) We began our official search for our first EB and have been all over the internet and looked into local breeders.
We happened across scam adds, and the emails were always the same "My wife/mother just passed away, we are just looking to sell the pups and will pay for the shipping cost. Pay today..." Just seeing these emails (4 different adds, emails, and names) made us super sketchy about shipping. We decided we wanted to SEE the puppy, hold him/her, see the breeder and their kennel.
In the search for a (tangible) puppy we also found a few puppy mills =[ Sad dogs, with rashes, bad living conditions...people who were selling dogs at a cheaper price and value. People we decided we did NOT want to support.
And that brings us back to being on this waiting list...we hope for August-September, but will have to see. I look forward to meeting and talking with all of you while we prepare and learn all about the breed.