> However, not everyone could do this hobby if they were unable to recoup at > least a small amount of their expenses. I don't think many hobby dog people > come out ahead. By the time you count food, vets, entry fees, motels etc most > people are lucky to stay afloat. I think most people just want to be able to > afford to continue doing what they do without filing bankruptcy. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Glenn Fulton > Cincinnati/Mason > permission to forward granted
It is not generous (although thank you) but I feel our hobby gives us so much and when we place the retired ones, or the ones we feel aren't competitive, we are potentially taking away a home for a stray, thus the donation, rather a 'conscience' fee or penance. And we can't afford dogs, every spare penny goes for the related expenses. You would be horrified to see the outlay on our tax bill every year. This is the reason we have The Royal Spaniels!!! We can't afford it in reality (ask our tax person) but we scrimp on other things. The bitch in whelp that went to England to our good friend there was a gift (and look at what he spend in airfare and quarentine fees!) but the rewards? Great...we are so pleased at the success of the puppies that we smile (as we eat tuna helper!). To each his own. Another perk is that the animal activists can't touch us as we don't sell. Again, we all do things that work for us and our conscience. Michael Allen ========================================================= "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.
