Laura: In Farmington, MN (a suburb of St. Paul/Mpls.) we have about 5 or 6 ads now that sell Cavaliers. It's pathetic. And we have a puppy mill about 15 miles from here and Burnsville Shopping Center is only about 10 miles from us and THEY have cavaliers they sell. Each year there are more and more ads in the Sunday papers for Cavaliers and half of them are "shipped in" from Ireland. They want about $1500-$2000 for a puppy. I wish I could put another line on their answering machine and tell everyone exactly what is happening, but at present, that's not possible. It ticks me off. What can I do? I have already been to the pet store and started asking a few questions, but the lady walked away from me and wouldn't even answer me any longer. I feel sorry for those poor puppies but I can't afford to buy all of them--nor pay for their medical bills, which I am sure will be plenty. What do you do? Gayle Draus at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] how do you reach them - how do you teach them?
> > In my opinion, the average puppy buyer knows nothing about an AKC website, > > and the first and probably only place they will go to find an > advertisement > > is to a newspaper. Then they will probably go to a pet store and ask if > they > > know of any Cavalier puppies for sale. And then if a friend knows of a > puppy > > broker, etc., they fall into their hands. > > It may sound strange to some of you who have been involved with dogs for > so > > long, but the average Joe out there is not well informed about AKC or any > > other dog club. > > This is just my opinion. > > > I agree with your reasoning. Even those that know what a good breeder is > think that ALL breeders advertise in the paper. Nearly everyone I know > looks to the newspaper and/or pet shop for their next puppy. I have thought > for years about putting an ad in the paper. It would be nice if the AKC or > someone else would set up both a very informative, but SIMPLE, website > telling how to go about finding a puppy and a staff of friendly, > knowledgeable people to man phones--one that would be completely separate > from the regular AKC site and phone number--which is overwhelming to most > pet people! If this was done, then they could get *sponsors* who would pay > for ads in the area newspapers (such as I would be willing to pay for the > ads in my area Plain Dealer under Cavaliers) to advertise both this website > and the phone number regularly throughout the year--especially as the > holidays are approaching! > > The Your Purebred Puppy site is close to what I would like to see--but there > is no phone number for people who do not have computer access to call. And > believe it or not, there are MANY prospective pet homes that do not have a > computer! :-) > > How could as many people ignore that ad if it appears under most breeds on a > monthly basis? I think eventually many, if not most, would take notice. > > Laura Trunk > Roycroft Cavaliers > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
