After doing a lot of research into various breeds and sizes, I decided
I wanted to get a Toy American Eskimo. It's still going to be a little
while (a year or more) before I can afford a dog, but while doing my
research and talking to other Eskie owners, I've found out it'd be a
good idea to start contacting breeders now, anyway, and get to know
them. So I've been trying to get in contact with a few. I've been
sending polite emails introducing myself, and explaining that I'm
interested in owning a Toy Eskie, where I live, my history with pets
(several cats, dogs, a guinea pig and a gerbil), my living situation
(an apartment, though I live close to several parks and the family
farm), and that I'm interested in a pet, rather than a show dog.
However, I've never recieved a response to any of my emails. I'm
wondering if I've somehow offended the breeders I've contacted, or if
I'm doing something wrong. Is it possible I offended some of the
breeders? Or just showed up as a red flag because I'm fairly young
(21)?

Other than that, are there any tips for contacting breeders? When is
it okay to ask questions about the testing they do on their dogs, or
the price of the puppies, and other things like that? Also, if I've
tried contacting a specific breeder twice (waiting enough time in
between to allow for a busy schedule), should I just give up? Email is
the only option with this particular breeder, and I've always made
sure to follow the directions on her website as to what to make the
subject of the email so it doesn't get filtered out as junk mail.