[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Suspicious puppy calls
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <brittaleahnasa@xxxxxxxxx>, <ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:48:50 -0700
We had the Sheriff's Dept. come to us years ago looking for a dog for their
program.
They had spent a fortune ( approximately $5,000 a dog ) for 5 black Belgian
Sheepdogs
from Belgium. NONE had passed the sound test.
They asked if we had any young males. We did.....but we also had a female
that we knew would
be excellent for the job. The male was barely 6 mos. old and they came and
tested him.....he
passed the preliminary testing.....but they wanted to leave him with us to
raise till they felt he was
old enough for more serious testing. I placed him as a wonderful pet as I
wanted him to have a home
and not sit here waiting......
They would not even consider the female .....although the time they spent with
her they felt she would be
excellent. ( she was about a year....strong and athletic ) They liked
her a lot, but their head trainer
in command of dogs for training would not even consider a female no matter how
good...............??
Their loss.......
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Mariano To: ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc:
thelist
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Suspicious puppy calls
I occasionally get those calls/emails asking for a "police" discount, because
they are an
officer.
I do not give discounts, since I actually have several police officers as
clients for their "pet"
dogs, and met canine cops who tell me about the large amounts of money their
departments
pay for dogs.. According to the officers I have spoken to (and of course not
looking for a discount)
the departments generally import their dogs, pay two to three times what most
people charge for
pets, and receive extensive training and if a dog does not work out or xray,
or when they retire
the dog is placed with either the handler, rescue, or shelter.
My current nightmare puppy person did this as well since he is an officer,
and thought police should
get a discount. I also had another dog I placed and his owner wanted to do
search and rescue, since
he was professional fireman. Later, he told me had to put him down to Lymes
at 3, due to kidney
failure....only for me to learn through Facebook, on his handler's page that
the shed in which he was
kept in collapsed on him during a wind storm!!!!! So as you can see I am a
bit leery of officers who
ask for discounts, and would check them out very thoroughly before you make
your decision.
As far as a service dog, I would ask them about their past service dog, and
where they got him/her from, and what organization they are using for training
so you may speak with them before you make a decision since a true service dog
usually needs extensive training and testing prior to being placed.
Ann Marie
www.amarigsd.com
============================================================================
POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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.
Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its
administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in
any post.
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@xxxxxxxxxxx
VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org
SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html
NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
============================================================================
Other related posts:
