My stepson actually did almost the exact same thing Oldtimr. He went online looking for a DD and picked the pup he liked from a litter down in Georgia. It just so happened that a guy that lives 20 minutes from me was taking his stud down to that kennel to breed one of the owner's females. The kennel owned found out how close the guy lived to us and sent the pup back with the guy saving any hassle or costs to get him. My stepson had Hercules (Herc) for 2 1/2 years and then had to give him up due to financial problems and having to move where he couldn't keep him. I got Herc and all his stuff to keep him in our family and we lived happily ever after until he died suddenly on 7/21/14.