No, I'm finding it harder already to get up and down all day from the puppy pen and more difficult to manage. I think another 5 years will just about do it for me. I hope not, but somedays, I sure feel old and creaky. Maybe with really good kennel help, I might last longer. Caring for the dogs and the puppies is very physical. Myra
>From: Susan Cochran <[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 16:54:52 -0400 > >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. >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. 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