I undertand what you mean about peoples noses being sensitive, but this was not just that. The floor of her kitchen and family room, which is tile, was sticky with urine. It was bad, not just a little. The dogs were not just dirty, they were filthy and smelled, but the worst was the fear. I know that if you raise your voice to some dogs they will roll over and act scared, but this was so bad they rolled over and peed on themselves, and she was not raising her voice. They tried to hide from her, no dog should react that why to their owner. And this was her Champion stud, he should have been very comfortable with her and just about anyone else. There were so many red flags, you could have painted the whole place red. Debarked females upstairs, the males in cages in the garage, dogs that had not been bathed in a while. Not wanting to show where the puppies our actually kept, not wanting to show any other puppies, always having only for sale a pup that she was keeping but changed her mind, so of course she or he is show quality. I have never heard of a breeder that only has show quality pups. This was not a nice person, and that showed in every aspect of this visit. I know people have off days, but this would have to have been an off several months. As for my nose being to sensitive, I have raise 5 human children, and I can tell you my nurseries with full diaper pails never smelled like this, yuk. My 20 year old son went with me and he does have a sensitive nose and stomach, he through up in her trash can in her front yard. He can't take any strong odors. I recommend anyone who has doubts go see for yourself, if you can get by the ruddiness on the phone.
QUOTE=kjcmsw;3396720]Things are different now-a-days --- I would never assume someone would want me to come to their home to see a pup. Like it or not people have to be more careful these days. At least for people that work outside the home, you're setting yourself up to have all your dogs stolen or worse as soon as the person has cased your place and dogs.
Now this Sandy person does sound like a less than reputable breeder, but I seriously think some people's noses are just too sensitive. I can't imagine having a bunch of dogs in your house --- puppies with their occasional accidents --- regardless of how well you've cleaned up after them, the house not at least having some odor. I think a lot of people are "house blind" - meaning they don't notice their own house odors but smell it when they come into someone else's house.
But dirty pups knowing someone is coming to see them is another thing. But things come up and maybe she didn't have time to bathe them. I know I was planning on bathing all my dogs today, ended up in the ER for 5 hours due to a kidney stone. So now I'm recouping laying in bed with the computer. The best laid plans... of course they all had baths (except one) last weekend, so it's not like they're "filthy" or something...I just love a freshly bathed and perfumed dog!
The point is there is always more to the situation than initially meets the eye...though the dogs being afraid of her is quite an issue to be concerned about. A pup needing a bath would be the least of my concerns.[/QUOTE] |