All good ideas....thank you....I don't have puppies (now or in the very near future) BTW. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 8/23/2011 2:10:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Kathy, When people want to come and meet the dogs, I will let them IF we are going to have a litter and "the family" wants to see the good temperament and positive qualities of the dam. Since I don't have litters very often (3+ years and counting), it hasn't happened at all recently. Like you, I have a real life and real work, which includes horses as well as dogs. When I AM having a litter however, I screen people. And when kids don't listen to their parents, they don't get a puppy from me. I will NOT tolerate bad behavior in children OR adults--LOL. When I lived in NY, I would invite prospective "clients" to dog shows, to see my dogs in action. I thought I might be able to interest them in buying a show prospect, becoming a member of the GSDCA or just introducing them to the world of purebred dogs. Penny in NC The Farm Dog On Aug 23, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > ....request from people to come over and visit, chat and meet the > dogs? > > Here's the thing, I know the AKC site says "go and see the breeder's > facility" and "meet the dogs", but quite frankly, I am busy w/ > "real" work > during the week, busy w/ family and friends, maybe a dog show etc. > during the > weekend, and when I do have a moment's peace I LOVE my privacy and > I can't > stand the thought of people I don't know, didn't invite with > (perhaps) ill > behaved children who will trash my well cared for NOT CHILDPROOF > home? I > don't have a kennel...I have a home. AND I love to entertain...but > not > strangers. AND I don't WAN'T a bunch of strangers coming and > going.... > > Pet peeve of mine, children who can't stand on the two feet God gave > them > and want to put a foot against the wall or on a cabinet, and oh yes, > the > dear ones who hang on the cabinets or think they can wander in the > house or my > fav...the child who threw a dog's ball and hit the freshly painted > ceiling (which then needed to be REpainted). > > Don't get me wrong, not ALL children act like that, but it's all too > frequent, and I don't usually have 1/2 a day to spend chatting dogs > and playing > the entertainer. > > Now, plenty of times I'll explain that weekends are jam packed and > give > them my show schedule but when that doesn't work.... > > ....how do you all handle the requests? > > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC > Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions > > visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) > > = > = > = > = > = > = > ====================================================================== > POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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