Yes, I realize that Susan. I came on the list a little late for the discussion.
By the way, did you know that I purchased a painting you donated many years ago to the COS auction of a Blenheim Cavalier. It looks so like my first Cavalier - I just love it and I look at it every day and think of my first dog. Thank you for donating it. Anne Susan Cochran wrote: > Dear Anne, > > As I stated when I asked the question in my earlier post, I was not giving > my opinion on the desirability of the way things are done in the Cavalier > world. I was pointing out the restriction to the gene pool. > > In further answer to your question, I have only had one ad in Royal > Spaniels. I can't remember exactly when this was, but I think that it was in > the first year of the magazine's publication. At the time that I placed that > ad, I would have sold unrestricted to a buyer who had called me from that ad > if I had a good impression of them from our conversation. I've never > interrogated a buyer. I feel that if you talk to a person long enough > they'll tell you all you want to know about them. > > I would have used the same criteria on deciding whether to sell a pet puppy > to the person. And, yes, I have turned down pet sales to homes that I didn't > think were suitable. I turned one lady down today. She sounded very nice, > but has a 4 month old baby. I don't sell puppies into homes with children > under two years old as I feel that the mother's time and priorities are > already pretty full with a small child. The last thing she needed was to be > housetraining a puppy in the winter while she has an infant in the house. > > Again, I was not giving my opinion of whether or not to sell unrestricted. I > was pointing out the effect on the gene pool. > > All the best, > Susan Cochran > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cavatibs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] vets > > > May I ask you a similar question then, Susan. If someone saw your > > advertisement in Royal Spaniels and called you for a show quality puppy, > > without any interrogation as to what type of home it would be for the > puppy or > > what the new owner would do with the puppy in terms of breeding the pup > and > > selling the offspring, would you refuse to sell those people a puppy? > > Anne > > > > Susan Cochran wrote: > > > > > No, Laura, putting the person through the interrogation process that > puppy > > > buyers get is not allowed. The only information allowed is the amount in > the > > > question. They saw the ad and asked to use your dog. Would you refuse? > > > > > > All the best, > > > Susan Cochran > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:58 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] vets > > > > > > > > If a stranger called you, said that they had seen your ad in Royal > > > > Spaniels, > > > > > and asked to use one of your studs, would you refuse? > > > > > > > > > > > > Never--just to refuse. I would treat the person just like my puppy > calls. > > > > I would ask about the bitch, want to see pictures and pedigree, ask > about > > > > health, ask what the person was looking for and on and on. I would > use > > > > common sense and answer honestly. If I felt my dog was not right for > the > > > > bitch, I would say so. 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