As a breeder, you decide which one of your pups you are willing to sell into pet homes and which ones you want to hold back for potential show homes. If I was breeding a bitch to "Joe Smoe's" dog down the street and was just looking to produce a pet litter, than maybe they could have the pick of the litter. But coming into my home looking for the pick of the litter after I just bred to a top stud dog with a top bitch?...............it's not going to happen. Also, the people who come to buy from me, have to pass MY inspection first. So these people that are VERY DEMANDING to begin with, would be met with a VERY DEMANDING seller. I just don't sell my puppies to just anyone. I have to feel good about the people where my puppies are concerned or they stay with me until I find the right homes for them. I brought them into the world, and it's my responsibility to get them into the best homes I can find for them. Even then there's no guarantee. They want guarantees the puppies temperaments are going to be good for the first two years of their life. How do I know what these people are going to be like for those first two years that they own my dog? Unless they can prove to be that they are everything they say they are (and they can't), don't ask me to prove something to you two years down the line, because I can't either. Matching the correct puppy with the correct owner is the first step in the right direction. Everything else is chance from then on in. That's why I've been known to cry when selling some of my puppies, because I KNOW the love they get from me. No one can guarantee me anything and yet they want me to guarantee them everything. I don't think so.......in fact I know they can't. In life there's too many variables. Best, Barbara Galasso Edwin Hill wrote: >I love folks that know what they want...lol.....FB ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================