Oh, good, so I'm not the only one that find this a bit ridiculous. I really don't have any reliable friends at all, or at least any that knows anything about dogs. I might be able to think of a few forum people, though, I feel kinda awkward asking them about it considering they've never met me.
As far as playdates or such, definitely not anything recent. All the rescues and fosters I worked with were under my mothers name, so that doesn't help either. Zander is a BYB dog, so no breeder reference. I don't currently work, I'm self-employed which is why I have so much time to devote to the dog. Yeah. My world is sad, empty little place. Lol.
I kinda have the same line of thinking too as far as the trainer and such. I'm not against an obedience/puppy/whatever class or anything, but I really prefer to work with the dog one on one first, and then decide where to go from there. If I think it would be a great idea to get them into a group class with a general Petco trainer, sure! But I don't want anyone saying "You HAVE to take your dog to THIS trainer or you can't have the dog". Uhm, what if that trainer isn't on the same level with that dog? What if the dog and I would work better with another trainer, or no trainer at all? What if it would work better in a one-on-one setting for learning, instead of in a group class? There are just too many "What ifs" when you come down to individual dogs. Same with food. One of them is asking me what food I would feed this dog. Uhm. I kinda need to know the dog's nutritional needs, energy levels, and etc, first!
Sigh. There are some other WTF questions, too, that make me wonder if I should even bother filling out the form, but those are the two on top of my head. Age is a personal thing. I never expect to be taken seriously, and I've had the sharp tongue from quite a few breeders and rescues because I'm too "young and stupid to know anything". That's always fun.
This can be quite a frustrating process these days. I'm half tempted to just mail them a resume, and skip the questions completely! Lol.
I just can't decide if they are being serious with these questions, or it's a set up where the correct answer is "none of the above".