Woody&Julia

Thanks for your advice so far. My partner and I had been looking for a mini longhaired dachie but there is only two breeders here in WA and no litters planed any time soon . So after more research we were told about dogzonline.com.au . We sbasically emailed every mini longhaired dachshund breeder that was registered on DOL and after many breeder getting back to us explaining no litters planed or extremely long waiting lists . When we finally did hear back from a breeder that had just had some puppies and they are available you can imagine our excitement. After a phone call and a few emails back and forth including sending an info pack detailing our selfs, our home/area and lifestyle to reassure the breeder we can provide a good home for our potential puppy we paid our deposit of half of the asked price of the puppy. A week and a half had gone past and a few emails , messages/phone calls had not been answered so we began to fear the worst (reading puppy scam storeys online only made it worse). i emailed the breeder our concerns today and they got in contact with us straight away and appoligized for the lack of response due to family issues. They agreed to Skype and sent more photos through. But now I'm aware of how silly we were to hand our money over so quickly due to being excited about finally finding a available puppy. I want to be sure we will actually be receiving a puppy before I hand over any more money. Thanks spotted devil for your advice a quick visit would definitely be the right thing to do. The breeder has been a member of DOL since 2014 but is not listed on http://www.dachshundclub.org.au/ Should we be so suspicious and wary??

Does anyone have any help full advice to avoid being scammed when buying a puppy from interstate? Are breeders found on dogzonline.com.au 100% trustworthy?? How can you ensure you will be actually receiveing a puppy after you deposit the money?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance W&J