<<<<<<<<<<By co-owning my girl with her breeder, I have a direct line to information & support if needed. I don't have to struggle quite so much with the "learning curve" of my chosen new breed - I have a "guaranteed mentor" (if I choose wisely - which I did). >>>>>>>>
Candy - you can have all those things with the breeder of your dog even if it is not co owned - But can I put the other side of the coin here - even though the breeder may be always available for information and support and may have given good advice as to the training, raising, showing and breeding of the dog they have sold, sometimes the buyer totally ignores this advice! They enter the dog unwisely and sometimes breed it to a totally unsuitable dog or bloodline - sometimes they only tell you they have mated a bitch when they ring to let you know she has had puppies and then ask you to assess the litter. they don't seem to want to avail themselves of the knowledge that has taken the breeder a long time to accumulate and which will greatly accelerate their "learning curve". So it works both ways. Jeanie ========================================================= "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.
