[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Fwd: here is the rest of the story: would you sell a puppy to this guy after all?
- From: "cinosamgsd" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC)
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- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:52:41 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Cheryl....
I should qualify the following opinion by saying I know longer breed
puppies...can't handle dealing with people LOL....
Its possible that gentlemen was just doing his due diligence. Puppy buyers
are alot more educated than they use to be, or at least they think they are.
They are taught from both the media and good old Google that one must always be
suspicious of breeders....breeders are only in it for the money, they will hide
health and temperament issues and so on and so forth. I've had people ask me
if they could my camper to see if I was hiding puppies in there
(seriously)..assuming I guess, that I was a puppy mill that keeps all my dozens
and dozens of puppies hidden away when potential buyers showed up at my door.
In this day and age, one has to assume that a puppy buyer is just naturally
suspicious of dog breeders. Shoot nowadays buyers want references from the
breeders.
Will he be one of those buyers that ask too many questions, call you
constantly, and just naturally a pain to deal with....maybe,...but I'm sorry, I
think its the breeders responsibility to be there for the puppy buyer even the
ones that have to have their hand held every step of the way.
Bottomline, unless he gave you the weird vibe from the get go....I could
forgive him....no one likes to be dictated too...but its awfully hard to write
a letter like this when you think you are so right....and unlike what others
have said, I don't find it manipulative at all.
Good LuckCindy
From: Cheryl Olson <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 6:56 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Fwd: here is the rest of the story: would you sell a
puppy to this guy after all?
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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