Evening, I'm after a bit of advice if possible? We are looking to get a whippet. We ideally wanted a rescue but have found that a) there aren't many and b) some rescues won't home with young children and if they will there are fewer dogs that are suitable for children in the first place, plus we want him or her to be cat friendly!
So we are now looking at puppies. We have been to see a litter of four tonight that are very close to us geographically. It was their bitches first litter, she had seven, two were still born, one was sold and they have four left. They are 12 weeks old. Should I be worried that she hasn't managed to sell them. I saw both mum and dad and they are KC registered and so are the pups. They were priced at £550 so I wonder if that is what has put people off.
What do you think? I don't want to rush into getting one, but like the fact they are local should we need any support (though as it was their first time they say they are unlikely to breed again so that might be irrelevant)
Also are there any issues with getting older pups? I wondered if they are now more used to being part of a pack so may suffer more separation issues?
Thanks!