Ed Hill wrote: "but dealing with puppy buyers over the phone drove me to the point of open hostility..." Been there, done that, more times than I care to remember. Like the guy who wanted "The Meanest Pup in the Litter." Or the guy who wanted a big strong female that he could breed to a Wolf Hybrid that he had. Or the woman who wanted an exact duplicate of the Black and Silver she had lost a year before (sorry, ours are all Black & Tan). But the one that had me shouting obscenities was the woman who told me my puppies were "too expensive" for what she wanted the female for. And what did she want the female for? "We want to breed her and get rid of her." I hung up on her after using a few choice phrases I picked up in the Middle East. At least she was honest with me.... Steve ===== Visit Two Feathers German Shepherds online at http://www.wmj1944.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================