[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Message to Puppy Buyers
- From: "Robert Dir" <dir@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <GSD0110@xxxxxxx>, <Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:09:09 -0600
WITH YOU ALL THE WAY GARY! Sandi
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Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 3:50 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Message to Puppy Buyers
> Jamie,
>
> I think a breeder has the responsibility to protect the dog that they have
> bred, to the best of their ability, for it's entire life. I guarantee
> EACH
> dog.... show,breeding or companion for life... If for ANY reason a buyer
> no
> longer wants the dog they purchased from me that dog can come HOME. I
> reserve
> the right whether or not to return money.... if I don't want a dog to go
> back
> into that situation then I return money. I don't want someone who is not
> satisfied with my dog to keep him or her.
>
> I provide each new owner with a pedigree, registration (if it is back
> from
> AKC), a shot record, a worming record, and two days supply of food, as
> well as
> where they can purchase the food the dog has been eating.
>
> I require that the new owner can provide: a crate suitable for the dog....
> a
> dog house.... a shaded and covered run where the dog can stay when the
> owner
> can not be with him/her... a fenced area where the dog can run. They must
> be
> provided fresh water at LEAST twice daily (accessible to him/her 24/7) and
> fed twice daily. They must promise me to feed a good brand of dog
> food....
> and to provide veterinary care if the dog is sick or injured. I never
> deviate
> from these requirements.
>
> I never GUARANTEE a puppy to be a show dog.... if he/she doesn't turn out
> to
> be a show dog bring him/her back and I will replace him/her with another
> puppy I will not guarantee to be a show dog either... LOL As Christine
> said....
> if you want a show dog buy an adult.... or like the rest of us... be
> prepared for about 1/2 (an optimistic number) of the show prospects to
> turn out to
> be show dogs. (Also. like Christine I have never signed the BC)
>
> My mentors, Fran and Joan Ford, have three puppies over 1 year old and
> they
> are STILL trying to determine which one (if any) is the show dog..... Now
> if
> Fran and Joan take a year to do that then I can't be expected to be 100%
> for
> picking show dogs at 12 weeks.
>
> A breeders best protection is to ASK the buyer up front what he or she
> expects if the dog doesn't turn out. My had some people come to look at
> show
> prospects a short time ago.... They were very knowledgeable... picked
> the best
> puppy.....and knew exactly what they expected.... I didn't think that my
> puppy
> would grow up to be what they wanted so I didn't sell them the puppy even
> though I could have......My wife is still mad about that one... LOL
>
> Gary Lewis
> Garter German Shepherd Dogs
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>
>
>
>
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