About a month ago one of my puppy people is on her way to work. (She works at my Mom's pet store) Anyways, she sees this man sitting beside his tent under the overpass in our crummy part of town. Beside him, a very skinny GSD puppy.. Angela feels bad for the dog and pulls over...she thinks he found a stray. But nooooooooo...this man owned this dog...and he was from a local breeder. The man tells Angela he had no dog food because he doesn't work or have a home. Angela brings him 40lbs of Eaglepack later that day and tells the man to call my Moms store when he needs more. When my Mom got wind of this, she called the breeder...apparently the man had been sold the dog on a payment plan and wasn't heard from since taking the pup. When asked WHY the future welfare of this dog wasn't considered...the answer was..."Well, he seemed nice." I seriously wonder what is wrong with people sometimes... I am not judging this man(dog owner) as I am unsure of what led him to being homeless. I am however wondering what would possess a breeder to give a puppy to someone without ensuring it's future welfare! I mean c'mon, how can you let one of your babies go to a tent with no possibilty of eating? Uh Duh.... Sincerely, Karen kmorrill@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://visualartgsd.homestead.com/home.html Don't let your past dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you become. ----- Original Message ----- From: Penny & Bill To: Show List Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 8:39 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Sell to renters? SELL TO CHARACTER After extensively interviewing people for puppy placement, I have come to realize that it doesn't matter as much whether they rent/own as it does to their character. Case in point: a doctor, his wife and 2 kids came to the house (in their Mercedes-Benz) a few years ago. The were millionaires--told me of their gated home, yada-yada. The kids were unruly. When we went outside so they could see the pups, I told the children NOT to pick them up until I was there to supervise. The 10 year old daughter ran ahead, grabbed a pup, swooped her up, and she dropped her on her head! I was furious--told the parents they would most likely get a puppy from someone, but it sure wasn't going to be from me. The doctor was mad (at me), turned to the daughter who was crying and said something like, "Don't worry. Let's go get an ice-cream!" Yeah, jerk--reward BAD behavior!! SOOOOOO, it isn't always the money a person has or the home he owns or DOESN'T own. It's his character. Penny in NY ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================