as for your title of this e-mail, Evan (is that a broad hint, or what????) it is exactly what I am currently doing.. thus the reason for 'selling" a perfectly healthy, x-rayed, house trained, obedience trained, well mannered adult dog for next to nothing.. because I THOUGHT she was going to a responsible owner.. It is people like this that make me love my dogs more and like people even less..and they are the reason I am retiring.. because I do not wish to inflict anymore of this kind of garbage on any dog.. ever again.. ----- Original Message ----- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx To: stormygsd@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: CHGermanShepherdShowDogsList@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 7:24 AM Subject: Get out of the business In a message dated 3/6/2010 8:14:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, stormygsd@xxxxxxx writes: I told her all along I would take her back.. but I was not refunding her money.. especially if I was going to have to take on vet bills when she came back.. which is now the case.. Think how much pain, yours and the pups, paying $200.00 would have saved. I have always said if you sell a dog, you have to be able to refund the money you take in. I have often heard people say they just don't have the money to refund. If you are that close in your finances, then you should not be selling puppies, and should find a way to beg, borrow or steal the money to refund what you took in. And, if you steal it, hire me to defend you, but don't steal more for my fees. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================