>Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:22:26 -0600
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: T Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Fwd: Re: Euoropean/ American breeders
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>>Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:47:23 -0600
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>From: T Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: Euoropean/ American breeders
>>
>>Hi Terry,Cathy, and all:
>>
>> Congratulations! I am sure you will enjoy your new puppy! It
>> is wonderful to hear about your communications with the puppy's
>> breeder. I hope that you and she will be able to share information
>> about your girl and the breed during the years to come.
>>
>> You raised some interesting points in your post:
>>
>> Regarding your puppy's breeder, you wrote: "Most impressive is
>> her communication skills with potential owners and
>>>the method she raises her pups. The method of her breeding and her
>>>ability to interact with potential
>>>buyers of this wonderful breed should be formulated in writing for every
>>>breeder in this state to follow, perhaps the country."
>>
>> **It would be helpful if you could be more specific about your
>> interactions with her and the information that you'd like to see
>> 'formulated in writing" for other breeders to follow.
>>
>> You wrote: "While I am sure American breeders feel they have a
>> superior sense of a berner's health
>>>issues than their European counterparts I am sure a sharing of
>>>information between the breeders beyond the 'big pond' would extend the
>>>life of all berners, in the long run. I believe berner advocates in
>>>America and Europe can share information
>>>and dogs for healthy breeding versus the american breeder's view that
>>>European breeders close their eyes to healthy breeding practices."
>>
>>
>> **Although I do not know who you talked to before you contacted
>> your puppy's breeder, I can tell you that I am one of many American
>> breeders who is very interested in working with breeders from Europe and
>> other parts of the world. In fact, I just returned from the Second
>> International Symposium for breed health which was held in
>> Switzerland. Over a hundred breeders, representing Bernese clubs from
>> all over the world gathered to share information about the health of the
>> breed, and what can be done to improve it. The next day, at the Swiss
>> Club's annual breed show, there were many additional American breeders
>> who had traveled to Switzerland to attend the show and learn about the
>> dogs there.
>>
>>>I have experienced, witnessed and heard the biases from the berner
>>>breeders in person and in this list. If the Illinois breeding community
>>>in any way represents the berner breeding community at large I feel
>>>there is a gaping hole being driven by breeders who talk a good game.
>>
>> **I'm sorry that your experience was so negative.
>>
>>>Unfortunately the Eastern Europe profiteers have been very successful
>>>setting up shop in our communities to easily exploit berner pups with
>>>simple newspaper ads. Take it from someone who was nearly lured in by
>>>the face of a pretty little berner girl pup. If it can happen to me it
>>>can happen to anyone who is impressed with the breed.
>>>My recommendation: breeders wake up and smell reality. Berner survival
>>>means cooperating, learning, sharing information within the global
>>>community.
>>
>> **Well, I think that we've got a good start. If you would like
>> more information about the cooperating, learning, and sharing of
>> information that occurred during the Symposium, please let me know.
>>
>> terry thompson
>> missoula, montana
