Barb, I agree wholeheartedly. The two main reasons I stay on this list are to learn about the breeders - and learn from the breeders. There are so many of you that know Cavaliers so well, that I partially count on you for the well-being of my dog.
I also try to pass along everything I learn on this list to others.. so even though I'm just a "pet owner" - I'm a voice spreading your messages. Holli Gould ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Cooke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Voting Rights > I am home from flyball lessons, have poured a glass of wine, waded through 102 > messages on this thread, and heaven help me, I'm going to jump in. (With a second > glass of wine.) > > There is one method of voting that no one can deny to pet owners. That is the vote > by where you spend your dollars. I cherish my Yearbook, keep it on my desk and use > it as a reference almost daily. I read every word the judges write as published in > the Bulletin. I follow AKC show results on Onofrio. I do research on the internet > every time a topic or disease comes up I don't know much about. Why? Because I > find the breeding of Cavaliers a fascinating subject, although I will never join > the ranks. > > But mainly I do it so as to maintain a mental list in my head of breeders I > respect and breeders I don't. The lists, particularly this one, are invaluable for > evaluating breeders. Given enough time, you begin to get a picture of how > different ones see the important issues. You never know when you might be looking > for another Cavalier. You may have 4 1/2 like I do at the moment, but all kinds of > things sadly can happen. > > The opinions of pet owners may not be important to some folks, but it might be > smart to remember that just like big brother, we are watching, listening, > learning, and evaluating. And some of us have pretty high standards on certain > issues, like health for example. Granted the one or two more dogs I might buy in > my lifetime may be insignificant, but do you know how often I get asked my opinion > by others looking for a good Cavalier? Treat us kindly, we pay good money for the > dogs you don't find good enough to show. > > -- > Barb Cooke > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Galveston Island, Texas > > ========================================================= > "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.
