Am I bothering the breeder?? Opinions please!

[RLC12345678]

Ok, so I got Hobbs at the beginning of December from a breeder in my area. He is now 6 months old, and we love him so much that we wanted to get another one from the same parents as we got Hobbs from. So, I called his breeder in February to see if Hobbs' parents would be having another litter anytime soon. She told me when I called her that Hobbs' parents happened to be pregnant with another litter that are due in May. I told her that I would contact her when we made a definate decision on whether we wanted to get another one from the litter due in May. So, I called her in early March to tell her that we definately decided that we wanted a puppy from the litter that was due in May. She told me that she still was not 100% sure that her dog was even pregnant and that she was taking her to the vet in a few days to determine if she was pregnant for sure or not. I asked her to keep in touch and let me know when she gets more details. I haven't heard from her since early March, and it is now late April. Should I call her again?? What should I say?? I don't want to bother her or make her angry because then she may not sell me a dog. But, I am so anxious and I want to know if the dog is even pregnant. If she is not having puppies, I want to start looking for one from somewhere else. What do you think?? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[zeitgeist]

I don't see why a breeder would be upset about you being so anxious. After all, breeding dogs is what they do. I don't think that you would be bothering them at all.

I'd call one more time, after that it would be up to the breeder to contact me.

$0.02

[SnowWa]

I don't think you have been bothersome at all. I'm surprised that she hasn't kept in closer contact with you - since you are so interested in any pups she might have.

Call her - and tell her you're just checking up - because if her dog isn't pregnant, then you plan to look around.

Carol Jean

[Lacy's Mom]

i dislike the fact they are apparently breeding this mom every season (but mistakes do happen).

if you're uncomfortable about calling the breeder to purchase - how are you going to feel if there is a problem? i think a good breeder should welcome communication.

i breed parrotlets and although sometimes i get very busy and don't call my customers like i should - i always like hearing from them just to know how the babies are doing and to answer any questions. the breeder may have even lost your contact information - this has happened to me.

[yorky4ME]

I am a hobby breeder and the truth is I get sooooooo many calls and e-mails on my puppies that is is really hard for me to remember. I use to keep a book cause I wanted to at least let everybody know what is going on but the truth is... it's soooo time consuming. I don't have many puppies so most of the time I don't have a litter..... but people want me to contact them when I do...... but I tell them to contact me. So call her...... you will not be bothering her at all....... GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

[yorkieK9trainer]

" i dislike the fact they are apparently breeding this mom every season (but mistakes do happen)."

I AGREE!!!

But, I also would go ahead and call her back. She may have a valid reason (not a lot of those out there) to be breeder her again right after one litter, who knows...it shouldn't happen much if at all. It's too taxing on the bitch's body, not to mention the mental state. *ANYWAY* If you were happy about the puppy you have now, then yeah! Give her a call back. Who knows, maybe she lost your number, ANYTHING is possible. I'd start the converstation off letting her know that the first puppy you bought from her is doing QUITE well and that you were just checking in on the status of the current pregnancy and if/when any puppies might be available to you for another purchase! I'm sure she'd be flattered and already knows that it'd be a good home for one of her progeny!