I can add two. Don't sell to 14 year old girls who claim to have a huge interest in Junior handling, and take a pass on the two MDs who don't have time to housebreak the puppy. Give me another five years with cavaliers, and I'll probably have a boat load more. Myra
>From: Gerri Dueringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] How Could You? >Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 16:14:49 EDT > >Before people read this and get all angry...here is the disclaimer....It's >supposed to be tongue in cheek not taken seriously!!!!!! I was just >thinking >that sometimes we all worry too much. > >Gerri Dueringer >************************************* > >OK. Selling to people who work is out. Selling to people with children is >out. Selling to people with hampsters and large exotic birds is out. What >else can we add to the "Verbotten" list??? Hummmm.... > >Apartments - too confining. > >Farms - not confining enough. > >Cars...definitely cars. Dogs die more frequently by being hit by a car >than >they do from all other "Natural" causes combined. New owner might >inadvertantly back over their dog in the driveway. Or, they may allow >their >dog to ride, unrestrained in the car. We won't even discuss the open back >of >a pickup truck. > >Doors...people that have doors DEFINITELY cannot have a Cavalier. Doors >can >be left open and the dog can dash out, which winds back around to the "Car" >thing. > >Electricity...can't have that either. Puppies are notorious for chewing >and >what if they bite into a lamp cord? > >Cats...no cats, no sir'ree. Those damn things have sharp claws and can >severely injure a Cavalier. > >Fish tank....absolute No No. What if the dog gets curious and falls in and >drowns? > >Lake front property...dog could drown...dog could fall out of a boat. >Ducks >on lake could injure dogs. What if a snapping turtle came up from the >bottom >of the lake and snatched that dog under while it was happily swimming with >it's owner? And we've all heard the stories about monster catfish that >sometimes live in freshwater lakes...swallow a Cavalier whole. > >Ocean front property..too horrible to even consider. Think Jaws... > >Fences...definitely no fences. Dogs can go over or under. Gates can be >left >open. >Dog can get hung on the fence. > >Yards...the whole idea of a yard is out. Horrible things can happen out >there. Dog might swallow a rock and get a bowel obstruction. Fire ant >hills. > Fireants can take down foals and calves so imagine what quick work they >would make of a Cavalier. Mosquitoes are out there too and any sort of >wildlife might injure a Cavalier. > >The perfect scenario for a Cavalier would be a clear plastic hepa-filtered >room, completely sterile. That way all contingencies would be planned for. >Except...what if one of the walls collapsed? Nope...can't have that >either. > >So, now we are down to the fact that there is NO suitable place for a >Cavalier. > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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.
