[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Puppy Mills..We help create em!
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:18:06 EDT
In a message dated 10/10/2006 10:07:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Puppy mills exist and are thriving because there is a need for
them.....yeah I know, there are all types of advertisements that say buy from
a reputable
breeder...please define that term for me...as for buying from a so-called
breeder how many screen their clients, make them fill out applications, do
home visits, make them sign ten page contracts.. I don't do any of that, and
it's Okay if you do but many folks including me don't want your approval of
their life style, and it is your right to refuse to sell to them, but when
they
go to Mr. Puppy Miller everyone gets all pushed out of shape.
You are right Ed. I had a call last week from a lady looking for a male
puppy; the family consisted of her, herself and nine year old daughter. Mom
and
dad worked different shifts, so for most of the day and adult would be
around, BUT, the only fence they had was around their pool. I have no
puppies,
but still, I spent the better part of an hour telling her what to look for in
a
breeder, her rights as a puppy purchaser in PA, patiently answering her
questions (food, crate training) BUT also suggesting she strongly consider
fencing a section of her ground. Why? Because in her mind, nine year old
daughter
(unsupervised) was going to walk the doggy. (The image of a nine year old
trying to hold onto one of my males who had another idea flashed through my
mind, followed by the image of her neighbors, nice neighborhood BTW, when
puppy
then dog was allowed to defecate on THEIR very manicured lawn). So, we
spent some time discussing a safe, fenced in play area. You know what the
lady
learned? To say "yes" re the fence question.
I'll still make sure, with very few exceptions, mine go to a home with a
fence. But there will be BYBs and millers who will gladly sell a puppy to
those
I'd never consider. And you know what? So be it.
Kathy
member GSDCA, DVGSDC
three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here!
visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_
(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/)
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