We understand your concern, there are so many internet scams and how do you know? We are happy to provide references, personal and business. My sister is the vice president of my bank, she has worked there for more than 25 years, the bank will gladly verify my business. I have used the same vet for the 25 years he has been in business, they are glad to provide a reference. I can also provide e-mail contacts of clients. Of course you must understand that we can't "abuse" our references by everyone that is just mildly interested in shopping for a Yorkshire Terrier or Maltese----it would be unkind to people's privacy and take up too much valuable work day for my business contacts.