[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by lolassister

I'm not responding to this post to argue with anyone, I have no reason to. I'm not a breeder and I don't show dogs - I'm simply someone that bought a pup from Deb and was happy with the transaction. When asked if the original post were written about someone I didn't know would I be upset, that's a silly question - of course I wouldn't be upset, why would I? I wouldn't know either of the parties and would have no opinion about the matter; BUT I do know one of the parties and had an exceptional transaction with her.

Furthermore, we don't know what Deb's "promise" was to the OP or vice versa. Was there a time limit promised or even discussed? Was there a certain type puppy promised? Was there a contract that speaks to any of this? We weren't told about any of the details that might make a difference in how this was interpreted. Nor were we privileged to any of the conversations that went on between these 2 women. To say Deb has damaged her own reputation is a little presumptuous without knowing all of the facts. I, in fact, had to wait several months for my pup from Deb and he was only pet quality, certainly not "show" quality or "breeding" quality, which I assume is something specific to strengthen lines. I'm no breeder, so I'm not sure how all of that works, but I would assume those dogs that are to be used for breeding and showing are certainly not easily produced in every litter??? I also know from personal experience, to import a quality German Shepherd from top lines in Germany the MINIMUM wait is 3-5 years, so 2 years just does not sound THAT long. I'd wait 2 years for one of Deb's puppies now that I personally see the difference.

When I talked about other avenues, I guess I was referring to common human decency - understanding that people go through hard times and oftentimes by no choice of their own. I would have to look at their past track record and their intent; and before I publicly shamed or bashed them, I would have to stop and think about whether or not doing so was going to accomplish the goal I was setting out to accomplish, and if so, what exactly was that goal. Obviously, this is not a recurrent theme of Deb Siller's and perhaps the "end doesn't justify the means".

Wow...what an awesome post!