One other thought, I've learned it's better to listen and not talk as much. I've found that I learn more about the true nature of people that way. I've had more people talk me out of letting them have a puppy! :-) Deborah Meyers / Queensview Cavaliers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Meyers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Prospecting buyers?
> Probably most breeders get the generic inquiries. I send a mostly "canned" response, > asking them for info, telling them that if I think a Cavalier would be an >appropriate pet > for their family, I'd be happy to send them more info. I also volunteer to check >into any > other breeder for them if they locate a puppy elsewhere. When I quote prices, it's always > to "approved homes". Most I don't hear back from, some I do. If I don't think a >Cavalier > would be appropriate, I tell them why and try to suggest other breeds that may be a better > match for their situation. > > Deborah Meyers / Queensview Cavaliers > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brigadune Cavaliers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 10:39 PM > Subject: [CKCS-L] Prospecting buyers? > > > Leaves > > We receive non-descript E-Mails like this everyday. > > "Hi, > I'm interested in purchasing a puppy. Do you have any and what is the price. > Thanks, > Kathy " > > I am sure you all get these inquiries also. How do you respond, or do you? > > I was following the comments regarding education of buyers. This does take a lot of >time > as the responses are custom and not caned. However, 100% of those we spend so much >time > with, and some even come to visit us, are soooooo urgent to 'have' a puppy, they >usually > comment to us within 1 - 2 weeks later they ". . have aquired their puppy and thanks >for > all the help!" Only two of them have told us which kennel they purchased from, the >rest > seem to have forgotten where/who instantly. > > The two that we were told about just happen to be quality breeders that we know > personally--that even we could not get a show dog from! let alone, get a puppy >within a > week. :-0 > > Whether or not these two puppies are indeed show quality as they told us, as we have >not > seen them, when they first inquired, they wanted a Blenheim bitchs for pets. Now >both > couples are talking about their Tricoloured bitch and B&T bitch that they are going >to > breed and show, and both think they will have no problem getting a Ruby bitch of show > quality also. > > I recall Mary McHenry's comments, ". . .I can't believe how easy it is to get a >Cavalier . > . . with no screening!" > > Ok, I have vented, and now would really appreciate the feedback. Thank you. > > Edward > Brigadune 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. > ========================================================= "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.
