The way I interpreted Pat's comment about breeders who
"force" an owner to finish the CH on a "show quality"
pup was like this... not sure if this was what she
meant or not:
Oftentimes, the breeder has a pup or two left s/he
thinks are "nice" and wants to see these pups in a
show home. In the not
Sandy wrote:
"Breeders don't PLAN on scamming their buyers"
Maybe not the breeders you've been hanging around with
for the past 40 years...
But sadly, YES, some breeders DO PLAN ON SCAMMING
their buyers.
As someone who is acutely aware of the ways that
commercial breeders are marketing their
- Original Message -
From: "Valerie Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> It is hard for me to relate to those who are looking for "show quality"
> puppies and want their money back or want to return the dog if they don't
> turn out to be perfect specimens. I CAN see if they paid a premium that
>
"Book knowledge, information knowledge can't cover the emotions that it all
entails. It takes BOTH learned knowledge and experience, IMHO."
Excellent post Sandy.
Bernerly,
Mary
Jeff & Mary Chapdelaine
SnoBear Berners
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://snobear.freeyellow.com
Sandy,
Absolutely, I agree with you! Without being a breeder, I will never
understand what I would do in similar circumstances. I know there are
some very hard decisions, and without being in the position of having to
make them, I'm only a Monday morning quarterback.
As a pet owner, I'm grateful
I dont believe a doctor needs to have cancer to be an excellent oncologist.
Pat Long is one of the the most educated and knowledgable dog people any
breed is lucky enough to have, whether or not she ever bred a litter. She is
incredibly dedicated to this breed and has amazing common sense.
Am
I believe the topic on feeding, exercise and HD and elbows was caused from a
reply I made a to a post about HD a number of digest's back,.
This is from my earlier post.
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*** I never once said food, exercise or training caused HD, and I never
said it was the puppy owners fault
if their dog c
