Folks--you are so responsible for those little guys that you bring into this world! Yes, it takes time to check all the prospective buyers out or do home visits. BUT PLEASE stop selling your babes to the first guy that comes in answer to your ad in the Review or newspaper and agrees to the price. Jane Kerner could elaborate on what she does with prospective buyers--very extensive. We have to stop taking the $$, giving the papers and send these darlin things off to god knows what. Did any of you see GSDs in terrible trouble (Amboy dogs for example) and wonder if you bred them. No you didn't sell them to Ms. Mccoy but she got some really nice animals--they all did not come from someones backyard. The temperaments on ALL the GSDs and most of the Belgians (sp) were awesome. The " so called dutch GSDs??? were very afraid of being blown dry--not a big deal but they really were afraid. I would afraid if I had lived like they did. I will no longer go on with the Amboy dog situation unless you want me to and please send me a private email. All I ask it that you all take care of who you sell to and if shipping--please check these folks out--ask for a reference. Sometimes what seems to be a wonderful situation turns out to a a life of hell. Please folks take care for your babes-. PLEASE. Breeders are the only ones that can try to help placing the little ones in a horrible situation. NOW, likewise I feel your really close friends in dogs are probably the only ones that can help you place a dog. If they are referring--they must know the people--hence if things are going bad--go back and get the darn dog! I hear a dog of mine that I bred was chained to a picknic table for serveral days and no one saw his water being refilled. I had several calls about this in 18 hours. FINE! At 2:00AM--I stold the dog. We got him cleaned up and went out of state. There was never a police report the dog was stolen . ----- Original Message ----- From: <Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx> To: <GSD0110@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 9:48 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Message to Puppy Buyers > In a message dated 12/23/2006 2:50:51 PM Mountain Standard Time, > GSD0110@xxxxxxx writes: >> 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. >> > Gary and all.... > In this statement lies the entire purpose of the Breeders Code. The > code > is there to list, for buyers and sellers alike, the MINIMUM steps that > should > be taken to care for the welfare of the DOG. > Protection for the buyers and sellers must fall within the individual > CONTRACTS that are executed between the parties. The BC is concerned only > with > protecting and caring for the DOGS. Contracts are instrumental in that > care > because they SHOULD, if written adequately, keep the dogs from being > shuffled > around, ending up in the pound or mistreated because someone is > disgruntled that > it didn't turn out to be a super star. > The Code addresses only points that protect our dogs. I really don't > care how much anyone wants to grapple or fight over their contracts.....so > long > as the DOG is guaranteed a good life. > Jamie > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================