Kate, When I get a puppy call and the first thing out of their mouths is................."how much"...........I answer with "it is according to what you are looking for". That gives me a chance to explain the differences........Mo > Enquiries about price don't bother me... It's a shop and compare world out > there. I do it with everything myself. The problem with some enquiries is > that they have talked to so many Breeders who dismiss them because of price, > that the not-so-great-dog-owner, LEARNS what questions are taboo and what > questions are good. I've turned down many a visitor to my kennels (as they > pull out their wad of cash), because they seemed afraid of the breed. Or, > because the gsd had to perform some kind of task in their home. Baby sitter > guard dog... and, should the dog fail at whatever perceived job they were > purchased for... it's dumped. But, price enquiries don't bother me... it's > a big chunk of change. > > > > Kate > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================