Hi Alona, I don't have a problem helping people...in fact if you look for my posts you will see I have offered good advice a couple of times...what I object to is people breeding willy nilly, without knowing what they are doing and in doing so increase health problems..i.e one testicle?? Luxating patellas, do some of the people that breed a LOT know about these problems? Do they all offer to take back every pup bred, regardless of how old it is, when problems descend or circumstances change! Do they know how to breed out problems? Do they know about lineage and choosing complementing lines? I doubt it! The help they ask for is how to sell the pups they've got! If any one wants help from me or anyone else that has some knowledge they only have to ask...if you phoned me for a puppy I won't have one available! BUT you will have a choice from the next available litter...and I only breed when I want something else to bring on for the showring!
With regard to the people you've phoned and got short shrift from...well that only means one thing...they are NOT nice people anyway, as we find in life! and have no regard for the breed or potential adopters! I can't tell you the number of people I have spoken to who have wanted a Newfie from me...I have an advert on the Our Dogs site, under Newfoundland Breeders if you want to check me out! (Dawn Jenkins)But NONE have I ever sold a pup to as I haven't bred my Newfie willy nilly either! My best and prize winning bitch has a MILD stenosis and according to the rules of the Newfie clubs to which I belong, I can't breed from her...so I haven't...I know a few breeders that would regardless!!! BUT NOT ME! I have spent hours giving advice about where to buy a healthy pup, about genetic health testing that should be done, from and the trials and tribulations of owning a big slobbering lump of a dog! delightful though they are! But never ever have I put a phone down on anyone or not spoken to them, regardless of the time of day or night! I am not that rude!
My philosophy is to try to educate and get people THINKING about what they are doing and the motives for their actions! If people don't like it well, so be it, I am not RUDE, I do NOT call people names! They don't have to answer to me or my posts...but at least I haven't kept my piece and ignored things that I think need addressing. This is a public forum and as such should be treated as one...if people don't want to be judged then they shouldn't post their business on a public forum! I haven't broken any terms of service on this site, as far as I know...
It is also important for people to know that the Powers That Be! i.e Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise
DO monitor sites like this and other dog forums...to keep a check on who is making money and not declaring it! Any one that breeds for profit MUST inform said powers and complete a self assessment form...those that don't(at least in the UK) are breaking the law as they are NOT declaring income!
Ohh and finally...an answer to another poster...I think you'll find that there is an abundant supply of Yorkies in the UK, providing you want well bred ones and are happy to wait a while for a lovely puppy! They are not commodities to be bought 'off the shelf' like a supermarket...I waited over a year for my first...and am STILL waiting for the right bitch...only 3 years...but hey whose counting!
Here's hoping for a happy, healthy thoughtful 2007
