I took Dinah with me today to a church to pick up tickets for their Christmas concert One of the women in the church office came over and asked me if Dinah was a King Charles. I said yes, that she was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She said that she had one at home. I asked what color he was, and she said, "the same color as yours." I said that Dinah was a tri-color. She said, "Mine doesn't look like yours though. He's really big. Yours is really beautiful. I've never seen one as pretty as yours." She was very obviously sincere and just overcome by how beautiful Dinah was.
I asked how big, and she said he weighed about 25 lbs. and was 9 mos. old. I told her that Dinah would be 13 years old in January. I got the feeling she did not realize that was a very old age, and she didn't ask if she had a heart problem. I have a feeling since she didn't even know the name was Cavalier instead of King Charles, or to say "tri-color" that she knows little to nothing about them. I asked where she got him, and she said that there were some breeders in Greeneville, TN, which is about an hour and a half from me in Knoxville. She said she thought they had moved here from Ireland and brought their dogs with them. I was expecting her to say she'd bought him at a pet store after her earlier comments. I had no idea there was a puppy broker so close to me. Has anyone heard of a broker in this area? I would be really interested in any information anyone has on this person. This is not my church, so I had never met this person before. There were so many people coming around to see Dinah that it wasn't the time to educate. I really wish I'd given her my phone # and asked her to call me some time to discuss Cavaliers and their health and care issues. It is so sad to me that people like this woman have absolutely no idea how to find a reputable breeder. I just hope she has a good vet. Carol Richards [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/carolscavaliers/ "My little dog, a heartbeat at my feet." Edith Wharton ========================================================= "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.
