[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Fwd: here is the rest of the story: would you sell a puppy...
- From: Terry Cochran <tinky91147@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 08:38:35 -0700
I totally agree
TC
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 5:38 AM, Redacted sender Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx for
DMARC <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nope. He wouldn't get a puppy from me.
>
> What some are missing (maybe didn't read your initial post) is that this
> buyer dictated HIS conditions TO you. In other words, he wanted to be
> present because he didn't trust you and your vet.
>
> My experience is once a pain in the ass, always a pain in the ass. When I
> have tried to make things work in the past, I am reminded ALWAYS A PAIN IN
> THE ASS. So...let him be someone else's pain. I think he is controlling
> and manipulative. Now you get the sticky-sweet apology. My
> pain-in-the-ass radar is off the charts on this one.....you be sticky sweet
> in your response. "Oh, I'm so sorry, the puppies are spoken for...."
>
>
>
>
> *Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC*Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd
> Champions
> visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/
>
> In a message dated 2/19/2015 7:57:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Hi List,
> remember the other day I asked you all a question that a prospective
> buyer insisted on accompanying me to the vet for the litter's first vet
> check? Well, I told him to take a hike and that I wouldn't be held hostage
> to his 'conditions', and he wrote me an apology and now wants to buy the
> puppy.................my question to you all is: should I forgive him and
> sell him a puppy, which of course, will be at a higher price, because he
> equates quality with price? Please, your opinions are very helpful to me.
> Here is his apology:
> *Hi Cheryl...Oh boy...where to start...I spoke with a couple of
> breeders, and they assured me that I've behaved badly, not unlike a
> paranoid 1st time parent. Thought you'd get a laugh from that. Perhaps I
> don't need to tell you that I care so very much about my family and about
> making a good decision. What must seem like over-bearing and demanding
> behavior came from a place of love and commitment to doing the right thing.
> Anyway, I was encouraged to reach back out to you and see if we can salvage
> the relationship. I'm agreeable to purchasing the male puppy and will
> gladly pay you what he's worth, which assuming good health and OFA, would
> be $xxxx. I'm a fair person and would insist on a price more representative
> of the puppy's pedigree. I would not seek to accompany you to the first
> veterinary visit. *
>
> *I'm sure you can tell that my family will provide a great home for your
> dog. In preparation for having a puppy by early Summer, hopefully yours in
> the Spring, we've had the entirety of our property surveyed and are
> installing additional fencing in order to include a wooded area on the back
> of our property for our dog to run and play with my son. Also, we chose a
> name for your puppy, which at this point I realize may have to be saved for
> another. Anyway, this email is written with hat-in-hand, if you will, in
> the hopes of reconciliation. *
>
> *Please let me know if you're open to moving past this, and let's do it.
> If not, I understand. Please let me know and either way, thank you for your
> time.*
>
>
>
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