[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Most Titled
- From: Fran Henry <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx>, showgsd <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:01:59 -0600
Dave wrote:
> I was curious as to this post, so I did a search and stopped at 10
> pages.....
> There are a lot of claims out there - aren't there.
> Maybe that is the end result of free speech.... Not that there's anything
> wrong with than - as Evan would say.
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> Here's some of the lines.....
> Dave
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> 1. - and we have had the most titled Schutzhund Dog in the country
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> 2, & 3 - TAS IS THE MOST TITLED GSD IN THE WORLD
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> 4. - One of the most titled
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> 5. - She was the most diversly titled working
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> 6. - the most famous German kennels in the world
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> 7. - top kennels in the World
The really sad part of this is that the novice puppy buyer will be fooled
and disappointed and have a much lighter wallet.
Years and years ago, we bought our first gsd by looking in the want-ads. An=
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yes, we got royally taken!! She was a sweet dog, but in NO WAY was she a
pure-bred gsd.=20
The next time, having learned my lesson, I called breeders, looked at
puppies, and eventually ended up with the soundest, most amazing dog I've
ever owned. He had conformation ribbons, though I only entered him for a
lark. He had a CDX, a TD, was a search and rescue dog, was fearless and
incorruptible. He found bodies in the Big Thompson Canyon flood, and
protected me *twice* in truly scary circumstances. I was VERY, VERY LUCKY.
I wish we did more education to the general public about "How to find that
AKC pure-bred dog to be your companion." Think about it -- most big GSD
kennels don't even advertise in the Review - in the back! And the Review is
inaccessible to most folks. Is everyone's kennel listed in the yellow pages=
?
How would a complete newbie with sense and discrimination find your puppies=
?
The newbie who is taken in by the posts above doesn't want to win all those
titles. He/she wants a *good* dog -- he/she buys into knowledgeable breedin=
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and concern for the breed. And -- it's a complete rip-off.
All of *us* know how to find a puppy.
But if all you know is that you love GSDs -- how in the world will you find
your way to a reputable breeder?
And in the past, I think we've been dismissive of these concerns. "Oh, well=
,
if they have a brain, they'll find me."
NOT necessarily. How do we help these good folks find us and our puppies?
Fran
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Fran Henry
Denver
Whoever said money can=B9t buy happiness forgot about puppies!
Gene Hil=
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