Hi List, I recently met a very educated man in his thirties, husband and father of two. Has an excellent vocation, etc. Of course, the conversation of dogs came up, after he learned I had Cavaliers, he told me he had a cocker. When someone said I was a breeder, he had to tell me all about his "breeder". How great she was, how smart, and how organized. She had a 170 dogs (or so he said) all were kept in the barn in wire cages, every cage had a clipboard on it, with all pertinent info pertaining to that dog on it. All litters with the Mom also had their info on the clipboard, he was in awe!!! That she could run this breeding program so organized. I asked him how old the dog was (3) were they happy with the dog (oh, yes) did they have any problems. Only a slight one, they couldn't get him house broke! Here we go again, SHOUTING IN THE WIND!!! Sharon Gamboni Taron Cavaliers New Jersey, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alida Margolin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] petshop Cavaliers
> Sarah F's advice and process-description was very helpful (and I hope I > never need to use it!). And thanks, Judy, for your clarification -- I see > now that's what I've been doing all along! (referring people to individual > breeders and/or the clubs). What both Gerri and Barb said makes sense too; > like many others, I hope (though I'm skeptical) that we'll all live to see > the day when petshops view Cavaliers as unprofitable inventory... Re > Carol's response (to Laura) that many people simply do what's "easier," > Yes, I know many bright, accomplished people who suddenly go hair-raisingly > stupid when it comes to getting a pet. Probably all of you have seen this. > Despite everything I've told them (reasons to talk to reputable breeders and > reasons to avoid petshops/puppymills), and the articles, websites and names > I've provided, and the research I've done *on their behalf and at their > request* (even into health issues, local/national club contacts and breeders > for *other* breeds), some have wound up buying from a petshop anyway. > Sometimes this was "on impulse," sometimes it was sheer laziness, and > sometimes it turned out the person was "intimidated" by the idea of talking > to a conscientious breeder. It's discouraging but once in a while we do get > through to someone... > Alida > > ========================================================= > "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 2002 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 2002 by its original author.
