----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Kessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Cabela's Customer Service" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Jane Heggen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Penny Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:25 PM Subject: Re: puppies for sale <<#222895-416117#>>
> How can you say that you are on the same page as I am? > > A business that was interested in educating the public would have to have > the attention of the person/people you are trying to teach, you have > distracted them with cute little faces to look at and parents that have to > listen to their kids beg for a pup. > > By allowing puppies to be on hand when you are supposedly trying to offer a > service to the public, you have taught them how one should NOT go about > buying a dog, who is, by the way, not a toy that can be returned or tossed > into the trash like other such impulse items purchased at your store. > > A responsible dog owner researches the breed they are interested in THEN > searches for a responsible breeder that is looking out for the welfare of > their breed. Not a puppy miller/back yard breeder that is breeding to line > their own pockets. Where will this breeder be when the problems start? GONE > I guarantee it. Contract or not, these guys know HOW to get out of their > contract and know that there is NO way to hold them to one. It does not take > a rocket scientist to figure that out. > > Our breed club holds many events where we let people see and meet the dogs, > get as much information as they want about them as well as a way to locate > some one that is worthy of their interest. There are NEVER any puppies for > sale at that moment to promote an impulse sale. > > Just for your own knowledge, being an AKC breeder, or having AKC dogs does > NOT make you a good breeder. It is just a piece of paper that says the dog > is suppose to be a pure bred dog....even that is not guaranteed. AKC is > simply a registration club not a governing body! If you want something of value to > put behind these people then I recommend you go to the National breed club > and get a letter recommending the breeders you are showcasing. I highly > doubt you will find that they support the people that are willing to sell > their dogs out of a parking lot. > > Your company is absolutely NO different than a pet store selling poor > quality puppies to unsuspecting families that come from less than scrupulous > people. I am sure the public will show you what they think by the drop in > sales as well as the drop in customers. I will continue to educate every one > I come in contact with about how ignorant the management at Cabela's is as > well as how self serving they are to put their profits above the values of > another living being...........man's best friend, except at Cabela's. > > Amy Kessler
