If it makes you feel better, I have been "fooled" everytime i have purchased a dog! I have done everything you are not supposed to do...Bought dog thru newspaper ad, meet folks at truck stop on highway,did'nt get registration papers, bought from backyard breeder,took puppy home at 7 weeks blah blah blah.... But i have got to say it has not diminished the love i've had thru the years from these dogs!! I also have never had a pet that "meets breed standard"! Would i have loved them more if they were picture perfect examples of their breeds? Nope. Does it bug me that i've fallen for every trick in the book ? Yep. But such is life. So i say just love em for what they become not what you expect em to be! Not all of us are show dog quality! Me included!!! lol! |