Quote Originally Posted by R2L View Post
i dont understand why someone would deliver a pup. i think if someone has interest in one of your dogs its no more then normal then that he should arrange it all by him self. shipping ok...but delivering???
about air shipment, picking up costs about the same as transporting bij cargo. again, i think if you're serious about a dog you're going to buy you visit the breeder and go see everything for yourself, speaking about pro's... but thats just my vision,
PS: I also agree there is no way I am going to deliver a dog. In general, I won't do it at all, but (in special circumstances) if I do it, it sure as heck isn't going to be for free.

Generally-speaking, if the guy is too lazy to get his own dog/pup, then I won't even sell it to him. But if it's a guy who lives pretty far away and really can't make the drive, then the airports are the way to go. However, if I have to drive more than 1hr one-way to the airport, then I charge for my time, as that is going above and beyond merely selling an animal.

My dogs cost what they cost, based on the idea of "customer pickup," and I do give a certain amount of "free shipping" time, insofar as going to the airport is concerned. But if the airport is 3 hours away, then that is at least 6-hours of my day shot, roundtrip, and when that happens I am going to charge $30/hr for my time. In one case, I had to drive 7 hours to Atlanta (14-hours roundtrip) because the only airline delivering to that particular country my foreign customer lived in wasn't even in my state, so I charged $450 extra (time plus gas) to make that voyage on his behalf. And that is fair! My time/effort is worth money, anyone's is, and if someone doesn't believe that they are very naive. The customer paid it without one complaint, either, as their other option was to get on a plane and come get their dogs. But I sure as heck am not adding a 14-hour roadtrip free-of-charge.

Jack