[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: puppy mill?
- From: "Linda Ruhl" <hsrsh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 07:35:54 -0500
Just a quick answer on 6 litters per year. You can not assume this makes one
a puppy mill. We have 6 or more litters per year every year. We DO NOT SELL
OUR PUPS. They are all raised loved and cared for by the 4 of us. We sell
adult dogs who do not make our racing team. We have a very large kennel (
aprox 2 acres)on 80 acres of land with a 2 acre exercise yard and my German
shepherd dog runs are 40 x 60. I have 6 German shepherds and average 60 - 90
AKC Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Huskies. We race competitively and have
dogs of all ages up to 15 years old right now. We sell adult dogs all over
the world. Switzerland, Germany, Italy, France, and Canada to name some of
the countries our dogs are in. Does selling adult dogs make us a puppy mill?
We race 8-12 dogs on a team on average. We train teams up to 16 dog at a
time. We spend all day out with a teams. They exercise and are feed the best
foods and have the best care I can think of. We are successful because of
the TIME we spend with our dogs. We have the top Mid distance Siberians in
the world. Does this make us a puppy Mill? I don't think so.
L: Labor
U: Under
C: Controlled
K: Knowledge
Sincerely,
Linda Ruhl
----- Original Message -----
From: <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:21 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] puppy mill?
> >Msg: #4 in digest
>>Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 05:49:07 -0400 (EDT)
>>From: Colleen Donnelly <gsdsforlife@xxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: Re: Interesting legislation....
>
>>I am tired and about to hit head to pillow but I did pick up on this one
>>statement "6 litters a year is NOT a lot!!!!! "
>
>>Whaaaatttt??? 6 litters a year is NOT a breeding facility that has alot
>>of
>>hands on time with dogs.... it is a puppy mill. That is NOT a facility
>>that is
>>breeding for the betterment of the breed.
>
>>If in fact we are speaking of animals that are sentient beings, like us
>>human
>>animals, canines are also sentient beings. NO ONE can give all those brood
>>bitches, studs and pups as much time as they deserve!.
>
> Well, I guess it depends on who the person is and what their obligations
> are.
> I, for example, have no husband, no children, and no close family near
> where I
> live. I can often work from home on my job, and can spend a lot of time
> with
> my dogs. If you have more than one breed (I raise and show shepherds and
> shelties) and if you co-own with other people, it is not hard to have your
> name
> appear as breeder on 7 litters of puppies in a year. If we, as a fancy,
> are
> going to make the word breeder a dirty word and become judgemental of
> others
> without taking into account individual situations, then our sport probably
> is
> doomed. It's a slippery slope, and it looks like the AKC has just started
> down
> it. The laws on the books now are sufficient to take care of those who
> abuse
> their animals - this new law is aimed at getting at the rest of us. I
> certainly don't want more restrictions on what I love to do just because
> others
> aren't as responsible as I am.
>
> Laurie Pruett
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