Rebanne

Not my intention to do myself any favours. My intention to get some breeders to understand where the majority of buyers are coming from, but it seems that just wont happen. Once again, I will not be calling this breeder, because I do not wish to give away a non-refundable deposit on a pup I have not seen, and has not even been born, so can people stop telling me to call them. and it's been pointed out that that might be a way to weed out the undesirables but you will never know what might have actually happened if you had actually spoken to them. Some breeders, who are ethical, do ask for deposit's on unborn litters. It's not uncommon.

your email was replied to with an invite to ring. You chose not to ring. You do yourself no favours with this rant

He hasn't. He just changed his name! I'm a bit slow, need more chocolate Welcome d22 to DOL

I thought it was against forum rules to have 2 login's?

is Dexter going to eat my stuff when he comes to visit ?

My FB is mainly used for greyhound people to keep in touch. I love seeing all the oversea's pups growing up and what dog did well at what show. Greyt way to keep up with the breed.

I don't think she did all the right things, I think she dumped the puppy back onto the breeder without much thought, then when she found out it wasn't the pup making her sick she wanted it back. Or she decided she missed it after all and the Dr story was just that - a story. I would be thinking, as a breeder, that she was just looking for an excuse to return it, then changed her mind. I wouldn't give the pup back to her either, would be too worried it would happen again. And I very much doubt it would have taken her months to react to the pup health wise if she was going to react.

I think his halo crown has slipped

me too, to stay at my daughters so I don't have to cart so much stuff down

so sorry to hear of Kuga's passing

1. I think all showing should be fun but the dog should be a good speciman of the breed, that, if it wasn't neutered, could be shown entire. 2. Dog should be in peak condition. 3. In my breed that is pretty rare anyway but no it wouldn't bother me. It happens if you are showing an entire dog why should it be different for a neuter? I think neuter classes are great as long as the dog is up to show standard. Not everyone wants to deal with an entire dog so it's a way people can get involved, as long as the dog is suitable.

no blood test? there was a thread not long ago about people being told it was too late for their bitches based only on cytology but when the actual prog test (blood) was done they were fine. I think you might have a good chance here!

sorry for your losses Bartok, it's never easy at the best of times but to lose the 2 It's not that greyhounds run away but they love to run and sometimes that can mean running straight into trouble, best to only let them off lead in a fully fenced area and in some States they are not allowed off lead even in off lead parks

no harm in trying,

Because I dont want to hand out a non-refundable $100 deposit on a dog that hasnt been born yet to dogs that I havent even met! and you have no idea if that is the breeders way of sorting out the tire kickers, who knows what may have happened if you had of taken up the invite. The only thing I disagreed with in the breeders response was the selling without papers.

Oh my, that's a bit harsh, isn't it? perth-girl - I'm sorry you got that response. the OP was invited to ring and chose not to, what more do some of you want?

a friend has GAPDOG

Is that your personal opinion or a philosophical absolute? If it is the latter, I would love to hear the logic that leads to this conclusion. No matter how passionate we all are about our animals, human life should always take precedence over animal life, always. naw, I can think of a few people I would leave to their fate and rescue the animal first.

Is everyone choosing to ignore this comment To me this comment explains Chewy's reaction to the OP's frightening situation Why, we should feel bad cause Chewy feels guilty :rolleyes: It could have been thrown in to get the heat off her for her very insightful comments. If I was Super Rebanne I too could have saved someone, a 3 year old child, but I am just an ordinary person.

You don't need to explain yourself or justify your actions to 98% of the people who have read this far. It would have been horrible for you. I would have done the same. Seems Chewy needs another holiday, she appears pretty stressed out.

.Ummm...most people just want to buy a puppy, not a lifelong relationship with it's breeder. Mentoring for show puppies, yes maybe, but mentoring for pets? Why? to make life easier for the dog and the owner, particularly if they have never owned the breed before. You don't have to live in each other's pockets or even speak on a regular basis. It might only ever be if there is a crisis but you want your puppy buyers to be comfortable enough with you to ring you if there is a problem. And if there is never a problem you may never speak to them again.

I got my 1st choice in 2007 or 2008

your email was responded to and you were asked to phone if you wanted more info, what more do you want

wow .. you're keen ... LOL ... doesn't close till 29th April Should be more people entering early instead of after closing :D

I had no idea who you were. Yes it was our yearly get together, last year Sydney Royal, this year Tumbarumba. Though Shantiah told me she is coming down for the Melbourne Royal later in the year so we will have 2 get togethers! Shantiah's Pickle - Whirlaway All Time Classic went Junior In Group today Paige was runner up BOB and Fern was last making way for the next generation.