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jsnider said:
Yes Manchester, the hips have been checked. I find your statements insulting about these dogs lineage. Would you look at a picture of my daughter and tell me that her hair was red so obviously she had poor breeding? Because that is basically what you are saying by insulting a person's new baby...
MANY red chows start brindle. Look it up on the internet.
I do believe the entire point of the thread was to share the joy of having a new puppy. I realize you are not trying to be combative, but you are coming across poorly and taken some of the joy of sharing.
MANY red chows start brindle. Look it up on the internet.
I do believe the entire point of the thread was to share the joy of having a new puppy. I realize you are not trying to be combative, but you are coming across poorly and taken some of the joy of sharing.
All I said of MY OWN words was that I had never seen a pure brindle Chow and called Sarah to see if she had ever heard or seen such a thing. If you would like her email addy, she said I could give it to you or Becca or Kitcat. Your sister is NOT a breeder. Otherwise, her two dogs would be set up for spay/neuter surgery as soon as possible.
It costs as much to raise a quality dog as it does to raise one of lesser quality. It seems that Tracy has not been schooled in the facts concerning Chows. If she wants to know all she will ever need to know about raising, training, temperament and such, she would be delighted with what Sarah can teach her. Those here who like Chows have the golden opportunity of having a guru available to them.
And not only that, but Sarah is not breeding anymore, and is NOT in the market looking for people to sell puppies to. Plus no one here could afford one of her puppies, rofl.
I personally feel that there is a big difference between being a "Breeder" and being a "Puppy Producer". Breeding takes years of education and exposure to the breed. There will always be backyard breeders who might fool us into thinking they are someone worth listening to, and emulating..........BUT you can recognize them, because if they sell you a pet puppy, you won't get papers until you show them proof the pup has been neutered! And what they consider show quality puppies will start at about $1500 up to about $3000!!!!!!!!!!!
Plus, Sarah is attempting to recover from horrid back surgery, and would probably enjoying having someone to talk to to take her mind off the pain!!
The majority of my dogs would not burn down the show ring---but I love them anyway, and they are spoiled beyond rotten. And any of the few puppies I did sell over the years were sold as pets at a very reasonable price in spite of the rarity of the breed.
I just hate to see someone who has been so looking forward to getting a puppy......and then they get it and post a picture and it is one big glaring disqualification!!!!!! Tracy should have been given this pup just for giving it a good loving home. Now of course that is my own opinion.
And please realize that there are just some things that cannot be written out and come across in a non-confrontational way. I sent Sarah the link to the page here, and when she saw Leo, she said "NO way-----that dog is brindle, period!" It ain't gonna change color!
I am exhausted. Was out weedwacking in 92 degree temps. Must go slack off for a while.