[MaggieRoseLee]

Everything should be open and above board. If you have any bad feelings, you are probably right and should keep looking. Did you have a chance to look at and really READ all the links in the following post? Really a good way to have enough knowledge when speaking to a breeder to weed out the good (who deserve you money ) from the bad (who don't deserve any $$$$ and should STOP breeding !)

http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum/choosing-breeder/137533-things-look-responsible-breeder.html