[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: references & reputation

  • From: "Giselda" <scotties@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <EJDegen@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:43:35 +0100

Hi
That is really helpful information, considering people like myself are 
trying to learn all I can.  I love visiting other peoples kennels, it is 
really helpful, and informative. However I work so much that it is 
impossible to always do so.  Its positive things that help newbies out.  I 
know dog showing, breeding, owning etc. do have many downfalls, but there 
should also be a lot of positive things to.

And for the record, I contacted the golden retriever club to inform them 
about the girl from this morning,  I so hope she finds her owners!

Giselda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <EJDegen@xxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:27 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] references & reputation




I feel that Christine hit the nail on the head.  I would have no  problem
with giving references & asking for them.  We want to ENCOURAGE  new people 
to
our sport and even if these are people just looking for a nice  family pet, 
we
want to encourage them to buy GOOD QUALITY dogs from good  breeders.  Maybe 
we
can get them hooked on this obsession of dog sports!  :-)

When I give advice to people looking for a pet, I recommend that people ask
for references AND what the breeder has done in dogs and why they're 
breeding
that particular litter.  If a breeder takes offense, I would wonder  why.


Julie  Degen
_www.caissonkennels.com_ (http://www.caissonkennels.com/)
"A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both  ends!"

In a message dated 2/26/2008 11:00:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Msg: #7  in digest
From: "" <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: How  would you handle this?
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:33:05 -0600

The  below is how I feel as well. If someone wants a reference, big deal.I
even  offer to give references and encourage prospective buyers to visit 
and
contact other breeders to make certain that there is no doubt that  they
want to buy a puppy from us!! I let them know that I will ask my  puppy
owners if they mind my giving out their contact info, most don't mind  and
are happy to share good experiences. There is nothing that makes  a
prospective buyer feel better about buying a puppy from you, than a  good
testimonial, especially if they are contacting you over the Internet,  don't
know you, can't come visit. They are simply trying to ease their  minds as I
am sure they have heard about many puppy scams, especially over  the
Internet. One simply has a choice, you can be a helpful breeder, and  work
with the prospective client, or you can force them to buy from a back  yard
breeder, because they were treated tersely by a "reputable"  breeder.
Christine

hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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