Not very new, but because I'm slack I'm only posting now.
After an exhausting search involving a seriously unpleasant experience with a rather suspicious breeder and some major disappointments, I do believe I have found a breeder- and a backup breeder should the need arise.
I was all set to go with a Scotsdream puppy, due end of October, but the breeder emailed me with the news that the bitch wasn't actually pregnant. I'd kind of fallen just a tiny bit in love with this breeder and her dogs, so it was a real shame. She said she'd be more than happy to put me on a reservation list for a litter planned for early next year, but with the puppies not being ready to go until the end of June/beginning of July, it was really pushing my ideal time frame.
So I headed back to another breeder, Hillswick, I'd emailed who left her phone number for me to call for a chat. Technical difficulties aplenty, but I finally managed to speak to her and got a really good vibe about the whole thing. And she has puppies due end of October, which will be ready to go end of December/early January; perfect timing. She's all the way down in Orange- a twenty four to twenty six hour round trip by car- so if I am able to get a suitable puppy from her I'll either have it flown up to collect at the airport, or convince my dad that taking a weekend road trip would be just dandy; it would mean I could scrape together a whole more hours for my learner's, anyway.
Very exciting stuff, and I can't wait until the puppies are born so I know exactly what's happening and when.
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