It can only happen in rescue ...

"Have you got any puppies"

"Not at the moment"

"Oh you don't sell them then"

"We do when we have some but we never know when we might be asked to help pups, we always have dogs from 12 months upwards"

"How much do you sell them for"

"The rehoming fee depends on their age and if they've been neutered but will be between £100 and £200"

"How much for a puppy"

"£200"

"I've seen an 18 month old puppy on the internet, wasn't that much "

"That's not really a pup though is it at 18 months"

"Is it not, oh I want one young, do you train them"

"In what way"

"To do things"

"Some of the dogs know basic commands and may have been trained in some ways but we can't train them in everything"

"Oh, can you not. So you don't have any dogs"

"We don't have any pups but always have dogs from 12 months as I said, details are always on the website and of course on the email newsletters we send"

"Oh yes, email newsletters, could you send me one"

If you listen you may just hear my head hitting wall........

Ben Wilkes Trustee of Border Collie Trust GB www.bordercollietrustgb.org.uk

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