HI, I have to agree with Jeanie. Many of my breeding friends have their older dogs, in fact most of them have their special oldies. My first cavalier is still here and will always be here. She has MVD, freckles, is funny looking and I love her. My dogs are my pets first and foremost..they live in my house, share our beds and our lives.
I don't understand why people feel the need to differenciate between "pet" people and "breeders". We are all "pet owners". Of course the majority of breeders want to give their puppies the best opportunities for a healthy future. I don't believe that breeders just breed and don't keep the older dogs. For many of us, it is an extremely difficult decision to let a dog that we have run on go to a new home....and I have to say that if a girl has given me babies, they are here to stay with me. I have only once let an older dog go and it was most painful for me. Her life is a wonderful life now, where she is queen of her household...but it still hurts me to see her. Breeders don't just dump their breeding/show stock when they are thru with them. In fact, I think that very few breeders let their best companions go ever. Of course we can't keep all of the dogs that we have produced, even if we would love to....which is how the public gets to share their lives with these sweet little dogs. Just an opinion.. Kindest regards, Kim Ballymena Cavaliers Nordic Angoras ========================================================= "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.
