Myra, the average time in a breed in 5 years. Just hang around and you'll quickly outlive the others.
All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Myra Savant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Advice to Parents seeking pups for their children > Yep. I can tell you for a certainty Susan, that I will be referred to as a > "newbie" until the day I die. I don't have enough good years left to gain > the respect of the people who have been at it even as long as 3-4 years > longer than I have. I actually find it amusing....breeders who have been > breeding cavaliers for 10 years or so, but have never bred another mammal in > their lives have the nerve to discuss me as a "newbie"....after a life time > of breeding just about anything that could reproduce including other breeds > of dogs. In addition to that, I am a well-experienced Labor/Delivery Nurse > with several reproduction specialities. I've taught "long time breeders" > how to AI, and tube feed newborns. I suppose I should be flattered. At 58, > it's been a long time since I was a "newbie" to anything. 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 19:30:49 +0000 > > > >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. > > > > > Myra Savant Gardengate Cavaliers > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.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. ========================================================= "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. 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