Thanks for your kind words, Cathy. The fact is that I am not perfect. I have forgotten to get some dogs tested for certain things. I haven't taken each and every dog to a cardiologist every single time, as I trust my local vet who works closely with the cardiologists, --my vet hasn't missed a problem yet and he's been my vet since 1993. I too have been tempted to take risks in my breeding program. When we had 60 - 70 dogs here, trying to manage all the health tests and keep track of who was due for what and where was a nightmare! We managed pretty well, despite it all. Unfortunately there are those who seem to think that such oversights and/or admissions are evidence of some evil and wicked desire to deceive them and the general buying public Obviously these people are incapable of asking direct questions or accepting answers at face value. Their attitude toward others can only be described as 'guilty until proven innocent.' Fortunately I am down to 30 of my own dogs and I am still continuing to drop in numbers. I now share the kennel with another breeder so we really have 50 between us, but she is responsible for the testing on her own dogs. I look forward to getting down to between 15 and 20 of my own, which is a really manageable number! Hard to do when you are trying to breed 2 breeds in 4 colors each. I have some great Charlie pets if anyone is interested ;-)
Oh, by the way, I have several dogs who are age 8 and up. I expect them to live out the rest of their lives here. This includes a mutt, named Tango, who came to us as a 'Cavalier Rescue'. In all honesty he is a Cavalier sized dog who is chocolate colored, has a big wide sporting spaniel head and the body of a Tibetan with a tail that comes up over his back like a spitz. He is neutered but only gets along with the girls - so he lives life with his harem. He'll probably live out his days here too. He seems pretty old and arthritic to me. And no, he does not get tested ;-) Best, Vanessa Kenjockety Spaniels ========================================================"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.
