I would keep one for myself to use in my breeding program, but no, I would not sell to someone who wanted a show puppy. When everything on the outside looks right, you still have to hope it turns out well, when the outside isn't quite right, you are starting behind the eight ball. Sharon Gamboni Taron Cavaliers New Jersey, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Trunk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Buyer's question
> > Laura, the first one had another question that was odd. She wanted to know > > if the name of the sire and dam would be on the restricted papers. There > > were other red lights so I decided not to sell her a puppy. With the > second > > one, I mentioned your last option and we'll see if I hear back from them > > again. I've bred dogs since the mid 1970s and I've never had pet people > ask > > this question before. Two in the same week was a little surprising. > > > Sounds like a good option to me. > > I, too, am receiving odd calls. I'm also receiving calls from people who > want to show and breed at the rate of one or two a week! This is getting > frightening. > > I had a long talk yesterday with someone who had purchased her dog from a > puppy mill. All her neighbors wanted a puppy and she was exploring the > possibility of breeding her to provide puppies for them. She is on AKC > Limited Registration papers. After talking to her for 30 minutes I highly > doubt she will breed her girl. To her benefit I will admit she was quite > open to listening and learning. She didn't get defensive or anything. > > Do show breeders find it acceptable to sell nearly white Cavaliers (with a > properly marked head) to others to show? I am seeing more and more very > white Cavaliers, some with almost mismarked heads in the ring. Although > I've kept some really outstanding dogs for myself that were almost all white > or even mismarked, I can't imagine selling something like that for show! > > 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. ========================================================= "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.
