Some of us who use handlers drop the dog off at the handlers on Friday evening or Saturday morning and pick them up ringside on Sunday. Not all of us would let our dogs be gone for even a week at a time much less months at a time. Myra
>From: David McCullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [CKCS-L] General >Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 17:07:53 +1000 > >hello all.... I signed off this list a while ago and recently "came back", >didn't take >long to remind me why I signed off... VBG... > >I'm rather tired of some "holier than thou" attitudes that seem to creep >through >quite often. > >2 that spring to mind are comments such as "I wouldn't let anyone have a >Cavalier >who worked full time" and.... "why aren't your dogs living inside"..... > >well... (flame suit at the ready).... I work and my dogs do NOT live >inside. When >I'm home my dogs run free, enjoying a "normal" life... digging holes, >wrecking the >garden, generally having FUN. When I'm at work they're are in a large run >which >is in my garage (a 3 car garage) of which half is now their "day run" >(yes.. god forbid >.. its UNDER the house!!!!!). They do of course come inside but they >certainly >don't have "free range" - baby gates are so handy!!!! > >Whilst certainly not intending to "tar everyone with the same brush" I find >some of >these comments truely amazing coming from people who reside in a country >where >so many use the services of "professional handlers".... and are quite happy >to ship >their dogs off for months at a time to an environment that surely cannot be >as good >as "home life". Please forgive my ignorance and do correct me if I'm wrong >but >surely a "life on the road" with a circuit handler is far cry from the >luxury of living at >home. > >I have visited many "large" kennel establishments both here and in the UK >and have >been most impressed with the conditions and care given - of course there >are some >exceptions.... as there are with "house" situations... I have visited some >houses that >I wouldn't even kennel my dogs in!!!!! > >cheers >David McCullough >"Caribelle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.alphalink.com.au/~cavalier > >========================================================= >"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. Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ========================================================= "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.
