> I had someone contact me asking if my dogs had the rare Cavalier trait of > snapping at the air. Seems the guy bought a Cavalier from a puppy mill near > me, which had this rare trait. He things it is cute AND he wants another > one just like it ! ! ! !
That puppy mill near you is the stereotypical *awful* place to buy a puppy. I had one person contact me a year ago who bought a puppy from them--a tricolor boy. Severe epilepsy, it was dead shortly after it turned one year old. (Seems like this place has a real problem with epilepsy!) Recently I got another call from some people whose dog, a blenheim female from the same puppy mill, had also died--before 2 years of age--she had severe health problems as well. I got information on both puppies and I'm quite certain they were both from the same litter!! They had the same mom, dad's names were letters different, birthdates only 2 weeks apart. I saw both *registrations* (and I use that term VERY loosely). Not sure if that puppy mill just has very poor recordkeeping or is outright lying because I'm fairly certain a bitch can't have two separate litters by two separate sires only two weeks apart!! <G> The one registration/pedigree clearly had written on it: 3 tricolor males, 2 blenheim females--hence I feel they were from one and the same litter. I think most people are much more careful about the condition and background of their car than they are of a puppy--despite the fact that the car will never feel any pain due to poor assembly problems. Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "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.
