In follow up to Myra's post, I feel that referrals between the "oldtimers" and so-called "newcomers" could be improved. I sometimes get the impression that those who have been established in the breed since before AKC acceptance are somewhat prejudiced against those who have become breeders after acceptance. As a result, these people tend to tell you they don't know anyone who has puppies even though there may be many ethical, caring "new" breeders with puppies out there. I think I would encourage anyone looking for a Cavalier to get on this list and then make personal contacts with list members. What do the rest of you think?
Susan Jackson >From: Myra Savant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Advice to Parents seeking pups for their children >Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:21:24 +0000 > >I think that the better wording would have been: wait a year or two to get >a puppy from a BIG breeder rather than a GOOD breeder. We consider >ourselves 'good' breeders. Our dogs are nice, well cared for, do well in >the show ring, have good pedigrees, and are fully health tested. We are >'good' breeders. We are also small, unimportant breeders who are not well >known. We don't even have a waiting list, much less a two year wait for a >puppy. We've only sold three pups to show homes and two of them have won >Best Puppy in Breed, and Best Puppy in Show multiple times, so I know we're >on the right track, but a one or two year wait just doesn't seem feasible. >I don't know about the big, name breeders. Myra > > >>From: Susan Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Advice to Parents seeking pups for their children >>Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:08:57 +0000 >> >>Patti wrote: >>> >>>The thing is that I know adults who think this is the way it works >>>too. They aren't bad people, they just don't understand why you have >>>to wait for a year or two to get a nice dog from a good breeder. >> >>A year or two? If I had to wait that long for a Cavalier puppy I probably >>would have found another breed, or gotten another boxer. I've been in >>boxers >>for 20 years and when I lost my home-bred 7 year old Ch to cancer I and my >>10 year old Ch bitch were devastated. Several weeks later I started >>looking >>for a Cavalier as I had wanted one for years. I found the perfect puppy >>(in >>my eyes) in the first litter I looked at. He's now 14 months old and has >>gone a long way to filling the hole in my heart left by Archie's death. >>He's >>a very nice representative of the breed with super temperament and I very >>happy with him. IMHO asking someone to wait 1-2 years, especially for a >>pet, >>is just telling them to go to pet shops or internet sellers who are >>breeding >>for the pet market. Or to buy another breed that is more readily >>available. >> >>Susan Jackson >>Reward's Boxers & Cavalier >>Sylmar, CA >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>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. > > > > >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. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ========================================================= "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.
