Hi, Anne, Cavatibs wrote: > > I apologize for laboring this point but I seem to be reading your statements wrongly. > Isn't it amazing how the English language can mean so many different things to so >many > people! >
I understand. It is important to try to understand each other, too. > In your second statement, you say that we (or you) are testing for long term >improvement > yet in your first statement you say that your testing (or testing in general) does >not > (necessarily) produce long term improvement. If you truly believe that testing >makes no > difference whatsoever to the health of your dogs, then why are you fully health > testing? You say you test for your knowledge and your breeding program -- if testing > doesn't work, then what's the difference -- why would you need to know? Short answer? HOPE. <G> I HOPE that it works. So I test. > > As Barb said, I know of no-one who advertises healthier puppies due to testing. I >did > not say I would take the dogs back before giving a refund -- I just said I would >refund > the purchase price of the dog. I agree with you -- a guarantee to replace the dog if > the dog is returned to the breeder, is not a guarantee at all. Anyone who wishes to > return my dog after even a year of owning him/her, I would not want owning another >dog > of mine at all - I would rather refund the purchase price. Agreed; and I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a truly happy and healthy New Year! Suze (still up wrapping...<G>) > > Anne > > "Susan A. Schlenger" wrote: > > > Hi, Anne, > > I don't see the contradiction in my statements. The first statement > > says that the immediate progeny of tested individuals may be inferred by > > buyers to be "healthier, safer and live longer" and that that isn't > > (necessarily) true. The second statement says that we (or I) am testing > > for long term improvment and not for the buying public. > > In no place did I say that I don't tell people that I do testing, in > > fact I said my results are offered to anyone who asks whether or not > > they are buying a dog from me. What I said is that I don't ADVERTISE > > healthier puppies due to testing. I do just the opposite when I present > > the test results and make sure that the buyer knows that this is for my > > breeding program and will NOT guarantee that their pup won't get MVD, HD > > or other genetic defects. It is also called out in my contract in very > > specific language. > > > > I am still haunted by the couple I saw this weekend who believe that > > their three year old dog will somehow overcome early onset MVD because > > her mother who got MVD at three was TESTED. Somewhere they got this > > illusion; they were not stupid people. Anyone is capable of denial and > > to deny that the pets we sell are still subject to early onset MVD is > > the same sort of denial through which this couple is going. > > > > You say that you will take dogs back etc........do you think that they > > want to return their three year old dog for a refund? That was the > > rationale pet stores used years ago to "guarantee" pups were free from > > HD. No one wanted to return the pup after a few days falling in love > > with him/her. > > > > That is the crux of my problem with the "premier" site and other ads > > like it. Yes, it is important to do testing for MVD and other genetic > > problems; I, and LOTS of other breeders do it. NO, I don't think it > > should be touted as unusual or special to so do. > > > > Suze > -- Suze at Llawen Cavaliers "...I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself." -Isna Ia-wica "Thought comes before speech" Luther Standing Bear ========================================================= "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.
