We just shooo'd a couple away from our cattery.
After spending more than an hour trying to educate/convince this woman that what she wanted was wrong and wasn't going to happen, we just gave up and ended up asking her to leave.
She called up wanting to visit the cattery, because she wanted a male bengal kitten...great....come on over, we'll be glad to show you our crew.
Once on site, she started in about wanting a 3 to 5 week old, that she can bottle feed and have bond with her. Yes, we have kittens that old, but no, you're not getting any of them until they are at least 12 weeks.
No amount of logical explanation could sway her from her goal of having a "baby" bengal to nurse and coddle.
Her husband totally supported her bizzare request and both she and he rejected our arguments, why this isn't in the best interests of the kitten or them for that matter.
Our valid concerns fell on deaf ears, including the really important ones about Vax's and socialization with littermates. Needless to say, things got tense and we pretty much had to kick them out.
People don't seem to grasp, that we don't have to sell them a kitten.
These kittens are ours and we choose who they are allowed to go home with and when.
My wife got such a bad vibe about the whole thing, that she's locking the cattery and setting the alarm system during the daylight hours now.
Why do people like this have to come around?
It's aggravating!
After spending more than an hour trying to educate/convince this woman that what she wanted was wrong and wasn't going to happen, we just gave up and ended up asking her to leave.
She called up wanting to visit the cattery, because she wanted a male bengal kitten...great....come on over, we'll be glad to show you our crew.
Once on site, she started in about wanting a 3 to 5 week old, that she can bottle feed and have bond with her. Yes, we have kittens that old, but no, you're not getting any of them until they are at least 12 weeks.
No amount of logical explanation could sway her from her goal of having a "baby" bengal to nurse and coddle.
Her husband totally supported her bizzare request and both she and he rejected our arguments, why this isn't in the best interests of the kitten or them for that matter.
Our valid concerns fell on deaf ears, including the really important ones about Vax's and socialization with littermates. Needless to say, things got tense and we pretty much had to kick them out.
People don't seem to grasp, that we don't have to sell them a kitten.
These kittens are ours and we choose who they are allowed to go home with and when.
My wife got such a bad vibe about the whole thing, that she's locking the cattery and setting the alarm system during the daylight hours now.
Why do people like this have to come around?
It's aggravating!