on 5/29/02 6:15 AM, Carol Richards at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > No, I could never give up a dog of mine. The dog would be better off with > me, and would be my primary concern! > > I would, however, be willing to go after the breeder in other ways, either > through the breed club or with AKC (if possible).
You don't have to surrender your "pet" to go after these people, however finding the financing and the time to go after these people who have (probably) committed FRAUD is very difficult. Then, too, people like Jane Stauffer just change their names and go on...Are you all aware that there's a commercial breeder who has access to all our posts and sends them to her contacts? I had an e-mail recently from someone who asked a lot of questions and then gave me a "time frame" as to when they wanted a puppy. This person meant well (I think) but after speaking via telephone, I was told they had also sent their inquiry to at least 40 breeders and the ONLY people who responded were the commercial people, who just ALWAYS have a puppy available. I went thru their list and then, after screening them thru my questionnaire, I sent them a list of reputable contacts in the area. They proceeded to send their generic questionnaire to all of these people as well. The basic problem with reputable breeders dealing with internet inquiries is the kind and tenor of the responses: Many of their responses are indeed pompous and extremely impatient with what is mostly a sincere inquiry, whereas "commercial breeders" always have a puppy, a 'thank you for the inquiry', and will tell this person just about anything they want to hear. There must be some sort of middle ground regarding responses to inquiries about the breed and puppies/adults available. As far as "AKC" registerable is concerned, if you ask for this information and you are not given verifiable (with AKC) information, DON'T BUY the dog! AKC has bee saying and publishing this advice for years, but apparently buyers of dogs who just have to have one right away continue to ignore/overlook this advice. Judy Gates ========================================================= "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.
