[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The real shame here.
- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
- To: osmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:21:03 EST
Oak,
You post is absolutely dead on. Excellent post.
One of my favorites quotes of all time (thanks Abe).
Ileana
In a message dated 1/30/2007 11:58:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
osmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
"You have to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything".
The shame here is to all who try to do the right thing by our dogs, who sign
our Breeder's Code of Ethics, who are the ultimate victims of dealers from
puppy mills. We sell all of our pet dogs with limited registrations and
strongly urge or require spay/neutering. All shelters that I am aware of
will not sell a dog that isn't spayed or neutered. So where are all the dogs
coming from that are causing municipality after municipality to enact
breeder restrictions and limitations? There are not enough of us small
breeders at 1 or 2 litters a year to cause 10's of thousands of unwanted
dogs. They are coming from the dogs purchased through supersized pet stores,
supplied by puppy mills, registered by the AKC. Generations of these dogs,
millions of these dogs. These draconian laws will not put an end to the
dealers in wholesale puppies but they will, by shear economic weight, put an
end to the small breeder who cares, who tries, who signs his or hers' breed
clubs equivalent of the "Breeders Code of Ethics".
It's not just AR groups, it's the very real problem of too many unwanted
pets, disposable lives. Dealers in wholesale puppies are as much a threat to
all caring breeders as is any AR group. Just as much of a threat.
"You have to stand for something or you'll fall for anything"
To the eight who stood, thank you for trying. Please continue to stand, now
more than ever before.
What does the GSDCA stand for? What did it fall for?
Oak Smith
Oak Ridge German Shepherds
Dedicated to the German Shepherd Dog
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