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I start taking deposits before the bitch is even bred. I have 2 deposits for Rott pups right now that I have had for 3 years.!! Each time a litter has been born in that time (2) and a pup for those people has not been avail (first litter not enough females and second litter all but 1 perished) I have asked them if they want their money back or wait and each time they have said they want to wait. :)

I also have deposits for my next Shiba litter that I've had for over a year.

I take deposits at any time and the people are clearly told when a litter is planned and that we won't know what is really here til pups are born.

I would NEVER wait til a litter was several weeks old before taking deposits as I require references and check the people out thoroughly before they can even come see the babies. This takes a few weeks usually.

I keep all pups until they are 10 weeks old and the buyers also have to read Culture Clash before they can take the pup. So if I wait too long to take a deposit then there would be a substantial delay before they could take their baby home.

As I said before my deposits are refundable in the event the right pup (personality, sex, conformation etc.) is not born or in the event of a family/personal/work problem.

All the good breeders I know follow the same beliefs