I cannot resist getting involved in this topic although I should know better and when I have had my say I will retire to the air raid shelter VBG Let me hasten to add I am not responding to any particular post but to all of them in general! As with all generalisations there are exceptions - there always have been and always will be unscrupulous, unethical breeders who will take a newcomer who has done no research for a ride, and at the other end of the spectrum and I think by far the majority of breeders who try their best to produce quality puppies and if a problem arises try to be as helpful as possible but.......
1 How can any one say they are buying "show quality stock" unless that Cavalier has been shown and has won (even then the judges opinion is subjective) The most that can be said about any puppy is that it has "show potential" and not even that until at least 5-6 months old. What happens to it in its new home can make or mar that potentially show quality puppy. If it doesn't come up to scratch is the breeder still liable?? I don't think so What is "show quality" anyway? For example "I" might consider something I have bred as being "show potential" but another breeder might think "ye gods that is only suitable to be sold as a pet" Dare I suggest also that someone who has not been breeding very long perceives "all " the puppies in the litter as "wonderful"! VBG I know I did!! 2 Re health problems - is the breeder supposed to have a crystal ball? Cavaliers or any other animal for that matter are livestock - how can you guarantee anything about what that animal will or will not develop in the future? so much depends on environment, diet etc etc All any breeder can do is know the lines that she is breeding from and the health (one assumes by testing) of the parents. However with MVD in particular that in itself is no guarantee - as we know MVD is in all lines to a greater or lesser extent and as yet there is no genetic test for it. It is also recognised that some puppies in a litter may never develop MVD but will die of some other condition like kidney failure, a percentage may not develop a murmur until late in life whereas other unfortunately may develop early onset. I suppose what worries me is a) is breeders giving guarantees for something that they have very little control over b) new owners expectations based on those guarantees c) the length of time that guarantee could be viewed to last from the purchasers perspective- is it 1,2 5 years or for the lifetime of the animal? Distressing though it may be to the owner if the dog or whatever animal it is, if it becomes ill I really don't see how a breeder can be held responsible if she has provided at the time of sale the health testing results on the parents and other antecedents if available. Even so the breeder is at the mercy of the so called professionals (vets) and their testing can be variable!! Off now to do some work!! Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee Bruns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:31 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] question on warrantees > > ========================================================= > "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.
