>A newspaper ad does not demean a breeder in my eyes. It's what's behind the ad >that does. When you see the standard ad that reads, "Adorable Cavalier King >Charles Spaniel puppies; vet-checked, shots, wormed"...
A reputable breeder can get her point across by explicitly stating the important points of her breeding stock such as, "OFA certified, CERF'd, patellas, heart-cleared." ... Laura Warner Bradford, PA Well, "vet-checked, shots, wormed" will actually have some reassuring meaning to an uneducated buyer, it speaks of things they understand and can relate to; whereas sadly "OFA certified, CERF'd, patellas, heart-cleared" is completely meaningless jargon to the uninitiated, and therein lies your problem... you are just preaching to the converted. Rosemary -- Rosemary I.H. Powell Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please visit <http://www.CavalierKingCharles.com/Helping_Hearts/> for quality web design/hosting, Cavalier screensavers and greetings cards: all money goes to the UK CKCS Heath Fund to help research into MVD. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
