Jan, You bring up good points. It is very difficult to explain to someone that when buying a dog, now is not the time to bargain hunt. They understand it after they get a dog with major problems. What can the breed clubs do? Any ideas? Anne
mjtkrinker wrote: > IAnother bad afternoon, Had a visit from a lady wanted to get in the > business. Wanted to buy a male and female to breed immediately. Did not know > the difference between a King..... > > This is just another example of what will continue to happen with the ever >sky-rocketing costs of acquiring a Cavalier. The "cat is out of the bag" people will >want them and will get them. Many people will not/cannot afford the initial cash >outlay for a "good" Cavalier. I hope all responsible breeders are ready to provide >documentation on the health of their dogs so there will be an ever widening gap >between the "pet breeders" and the responsible breeders. I do believe most people >will give the lower priced dogs a try-why not? They can afford them and may get about >the same information on health. > > This will be the new cash cow breed. It will hurt the breed not to mention the >individual dogs tremendously. What should be done? How do the parent clubs hope to >help? People are only so educable but when it comes to money, we look for a deal. You >can say they get what they deserve, but remember we are talking about Cavaliers here. >Is this what THEY deserve? > > Jan Rinker > > ============================"Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?bodySET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?bodySET%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.
