I am looking into getting a dog now, and whenever I look at a given breed's club and breeder recommendation list, they all seem a bit scary. They almost come off as standoffish saying that you will be drilled for questions over a long period of time, and some information I am finding on breeders says that they will occasionally ghost people or just ignore them outright. One specific thread I was reading had a person complaining about this, and another redditor said that you were supposed to keep pestering the breeder to "show you really want the breed"! Another comment I found mentioned that when finding a breeder, expect to wait at least a year, likely more to actually get a dog (the breed being referenced was greyhound, in case that matters).
Surely it cant be this difficult to get a dog? I fully understand questioning and am ready to go through that but the questioning for months, years of waiting, ghosting and the pestering mind games must be an exaggeration, right? what was your experience like?
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