I agree - Amen! Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:12 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Breeders/Pet Owners
> 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. > ========================================================= "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.
