Referral for Kennel Vom Bonihaus - Page 1

Would like a referral before I send out any money

Kennel  vom Bonihaus From Croatia  (Name) Ivo Bonic

If you do not speak their language, I strongly suggest you are playing with fire. Are you prepared to loose your money if the deal does not evolve as you envision? When people buy dogs from foreign kennels, especially in countries other than Germany (and sometimes Germany as well), all kinds of things can and do go wrong and they end up with no recourse. Then they end up here complaining and none of us can help. Unless the dog in question is some really special dog, unavailable bloodlines etc., it would be more reasonable to consider breeders/kennels in your own country and where you can get people who speak the same language, a contract with some hope of court adjudication should something go wrong, and lots of people who have had positive experiences with the breeder/kennel.

I don't know this person or kennel. So they may be just fine. But, if it were me, at the very least, I would have many Croatian friends who speak the language and can recommend the kennel before I would be sending money.

I don't buy German imports due to I don't know anyone over there , I Don't buy any Czech impots cause I don't know anyone one over there. I do how ever buy from Kennels in the US that I know people who have dealt with and had good results so I buy from them. I have not been screwed yet.

EK

Croatia, hmmm take this from someone that dealt with people in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Czech, Slovakia etc. if you don't know any one over there you will most likely get "screw" over, and not necessarily because they want to screw you over but because your ideas differ from theirs. It's not just the language barrier that you need to take under consideration, but what is acceptable to them and what is not. Many times when talking dog's you will find out that what they mean a solid dog will not necessarily meat your standards, and other way around. I personally choose to deal in Russia and Poland but only because I like the dogs they have over there,  and even now since I moved to US I choose to not buy dog's from there since I can't evaluate them my self. I suggest you contact EurosportK9 before dealing with any one in eastern, southern, or central Europe since they have their representatives in Europe they will be most likely able to assist you or at least they might know of the breeder you consider and tell you something more about them. Good luck :)

As hodie say's it can be very difficult buying a dog in a foreign country even Germany.  I went thru the whole ordeal last spring.  I found a small kennel in Germany with a litter to die for. Asko von der lutter son the whole nine yards.  The kennel had a tremendous reputaion in Germany for producing top flight  working dog's.

But there was a language problem.  They told me their English was not so good forget my German it didn't exist. So I enlisted a member of this board who was born in Germany to help with the translation.  It all seemed to be going well till the pup's were born.  They had never sold a pup outside of Germany and they still haven't.  I had Gradylyn ready to pick up the pup from their kennel but at the last second they told me they had sold all the pup's in Germany.  Luckly I didn't send any money even though I offered to.  To be honest they didn't want a deposit till the pup's were born.     I have to think the whole ordeal of sending a pup to the United States overwhelmed them.  So they took the safe route they stayed in Germany.