.......boy, this should definately make people in this particular situation want to post to this list and find homes for their puppies instead of leaving them on the side of the road.
I am feeling awash in grace and courtesy...... Petruccio >From: Rita Linck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [SCA_Coursing] greyhound puppies >Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:12:30 -0800 (PST) > >Can I also point out that 8 weeks is too young to pull sighthound puppies >away from their littermates? These are NOT herding dogs, guys - the 8 week >rule is based on totally different maturation rates. Sighthound puppies >are NOT the equivalent of labs, shepherds, and toys at 8 weeks. > > I know quite a few top notch greyhound breeders (racing and otherwise). >I don't know a single one who would part with a pup at 8 weeks. > > Our pups leave at 12 weeks, with a very few going to homes with siblings >or playmates after 10 weeks. If you weren't willing to keep them until >they're mature and healthy enough to go into the world, they shouldn't have >been bred or whelped. Raising pups is NOT for the average sighthound owner >- and especially pups that aren't properly prepared for their new lives. > > If these are rescues, I'm more than happy to help raise the litter for >the extra 4 weeks, with appropriate socialization - I'm in Ft Worth, TX. >If you bred this litter intentionally, and this is your method of >recruiting homes - well, the pups have my sincere sympathy, and I'm sure >they'll cross my way eventually (most gh rescues in this area do). > Aria > >angela streadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I AM LOOKING FOR HOMES FOR 12 GREYHOUND PUPPIES. THEY WERE BORN JUST >YESTERDAY,SO, THEY WON'T BE OLD ENOUGH UNTIL FEBRUARY 12 2006. IF YOU KNOW >ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME. I LIVE IN TEXAS. MY >E-MAIL IS [EMAIL PROTECTED] THANKS, ANGELA > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Know an art & music fan? Make a donation in their honor this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/.6dcNC/.VHMAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
