I got a phone call from a lady last night who wanted to buy a female puppy. I only have males available. I think I talked her ear off and offered to have her come to my house so we could talk more. She wanted a female puppy to go with the others she had recently bought so she could start breeding. I talked to her about pannus, toxic gut, bloat, torsion, hips, elbows, etc., hoping that she would realize that it's not about tossing two dogs together and waiting 9 weeks. She said she had never realized that there was so much involved. I wish I had mentioned refunding money when an animal is returned and a few more things. I'm hoping she'll call back and want to come over and do more talking. CandyZ > > > In a message dated 1/19/2005 11:27:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > targa50@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > And, a good mentor stays by your side when things seem tough, keeps your > spirits up when you feel like giving up, and always finds ways to make you laugh > when you want to cry, and listens to all your fears and worries about > breeding and showing dogs. > > > > > While I agree, the one thing I have not seen said yet, is that you can do a > lot by the example you set. I have always tried to show a positive attitude to > the shows, and encourage new people to see it the same way. I don't try to > go out of the way to bring new people into the sport, but I try to show them > how much I love it, and hope they will want the same. > > > Evan > _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > ================================================= =========================== > POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ================================================= =========================== > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================