In Canada we are required by law that every puppy HAS to be identified by microchip or tattoo before it leaves the breeders property. if not done you are in big trouble. fined and a suspension from the CKC. I think this is a good rule. Emilie C.Woodruff Windvane Kennels 5877 Gardi Road Kamloops,B.C. V1S 2A1 Canada http://www.geocities.com/windvanekennels ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erynbrook1@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <CLOVERLEIFE@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 8:45 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Pet puppy buyers In a message dated 12/28/2004 9:14:13 AM Mountain Standard Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:From: CLOVERLEIFE@xxxxxxx Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:44:13 EST Subject: Re: Pet puppy buyers > the one thing a > lot of buyers dont like is the spay/neuter requirement for the pets that are > > required...if they dont want to, let them go elsewhere... Thank you Natalie. That is the responsible thing to do. We especially have a hard time with men buying a male pup. Do you? But then, they can go to a commercial breeder and get one without the spay/neuter. And that's ok. If they dont care enough, we dont really want them to have one of our pups anyway. Breeders would be surprised at the quality dogs that come thru rescue. If the dogs are owner surrenders, we ask if they have contacted the breeder. Often, they dont even know who the breeder is. We have starting microchipping our pups before they go to their new home, and we are the second contact. Nancie Erynbrook German Shepherds Front Range German Shepherd Rescue ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================