I am a dog breeder. I am a pet owner. Most of my breeding/show dogs live and die with me. Sometimes I place a retired dog. It depends on the dog and on me..some I can't live without, some need me. Or in my mind they need me . <g> I have never felt an Us v. Them regarding pet people. I think most real dog people realize that we are very alike..pet and show..working and companion..we just like dogs. JoAnn
> I wrote: > > And perhaps you'd like to explain that to pet owners who watch > > their dogs *suffer* and die from early onset MVD. > > > Judy responded: > >These are supposedly differently from caring breeders who agonize over the > >same thing? C'mon! > > Breeders, as a whole, do not keep their dogs till they die. Most sell their > puppies or show/breeding stock when they're through with them. It's > pet owners who buy a dog and invest their souls into these dogs. And > pet owners do not see owning dogs as a business. > > Nobody is saying that pet owners have all the answers......heaven knows if > that were the case we'd have a lot more discriminating buyers out there. But > neither do breeders have all the answers. Too many of them 'talk-the talk' > (quite well, I might add) then turn around and make one exception after another. > There's always a reason (or excuse). > > Of course we want dogs that are bred for type, otherwise we wouldn't want a > Cavalier, would we. BUT, that doesn't mean dogs should be bred without > doing *everything* possible to stack the deck in favor of health at the same time. > > There are some very creative excuses for not breeding according to the recommended > protocol. And I'm not here to debate them. I'm AM wondering how the attitude of > "Us vs. Them" is going to help.....as in the following comment posted earlier: > > <<<<.."The only thing you can do with > <<<<ignorance is watch it grow." > <<<<Isn't it the truth... > > ========================================================= "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.
