The bichon rescue from which I adopted Sugar (and for which I now foster) does not have us visit the home, or meet the adoption parents. We do 2 levels of phone interview. The first one is by the team leader and focuses on the people. The second level is done by the foster parent, and focuses on the both the people AND the dog. Separate from this, someone in the home office is checking vet references. We do ask for photos of the fenced in backyard. Dogs fly all over the country. I do NOT know if they have a different procedure if the adoption is local; I haven't done one yet!

For the most part, it works. But my current foster, Ozzy, is a case where it didn't work well at all, poor guy. But hey, he is great here with me!

For puppies, and the quality of your pups, I would think people would want to meet, and be willing to fly to meet.