In a message dated 12/15/2004 5:17:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > the cost of titling a dog has nothing to do with the quality of > the puppies...finishing a dog..and taking it to multiple select titles > isn't chicken feed, either..nonetheless..a pet is a pet....and a pet is not > determined by the titles of the parents or what it cost to attain > them Ok.. let me think about this.. maybe we are misunderstanding one another. the original quote about the import pet puppies being so much money and how wrong it is etc... the reason i responded with the price of titling, and showing is because i was thinking as a RESPONSIBLE breeder of import lines... its understandable to charge 2000.00 for a showline puppy or even a pet and like 1500.00 for a companion home puppy... the said breeder put money into proving temperament.. that is the NUMBER ONE area for any companion puppy home, right? there is money spent to prove this temperament and show raiting or championship, right? so dont you want to get that back? scumbags who take advantage of innocent people through means of imports sounding more glamorous etc.. yes they are scum and should be hung.. but just because an import "pet puppy" is sold for even 2000.00 does not mean the breeder is a dirtbag, there was money spent to prove that sire/dam so they are just trying to get it back.. is that wrong to do? just curious. Dawnmarie ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================