> > I got questioned about buying a canary, hamster and my parents had to > answer a lot of questions when they picked up a puppy from a local animal > shelter, both times. The last Golden Retriever we purchased, from a private breeder, required an application process to be put on the waiting list. The application required information about ages, monthly income, work schedule and title, house/apartment size, yard size, years of "dog experience," family size and so on. And this wasn't for a show dog. Just a good old fashioned family dog. Seemed a little excessive to me, but I could understand. The breeder had more customers than dogs, so they wanted to find good homes for them. If I did the same thing with nucs, I'd be laughed at. Last time I bought a nuc I was asked to present a check and given a date I'd need to pick them up. That's it. Best practices probably fall somewhere in the middle. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html