[pyrnet] Rescue, Chat: Fw: yahoo pyr auction.

["Barb Bowes" <bamb@monmouth.com>]

(sending this back around with a topic! See, I'm no Know-It-All!
LOL)

> Jan, this is the one I received. Not as bad as yours, but since
> he asks me to pass it one, here we go! Evidently someone
> forwarded him my post to the list. BTW, what he does not seem
to
> grasp, is that is a puppy miller bids and wins on a pup, they
> have no choice to sell it to them, and how would they know?
Were
> the parents of these dogs OFA'd, had their thyroids checked,
etc?
> Since I'm sure that this will be forwarded, I've decided not to
> reply directly.
>
> Barb Bowes (the know it all)
> Bo, Molly, Chelsea (Pyrs) & Flopsy (Pyr Shep)
> The more people I meet, the more I like my dog!
> bamb@monmouth.com
>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 2:09 AM
> Subject: yahoo pyr auction.
>
>
> Although I can understand your side of the story. Let me say
that
> regardless of how noble you belive your action may be, you
still
> just an ill informed know it all, I myself was also ill
informed
> on the yahoo auction terms but once I knew about it did intend
on
> removing the auction. But my view is that there is no wrong on
> placing puppies on auction why would it be ok to place ads on
> yahoo regarding animal sale and yet not placing auction?
> The truth of the matter is, money. Yahoo do know that the pet
> market is a lucrative market and they want their shares.
> As far as myself, I was doing a friend who himself is a private
> breeder and only breed a pair of chocolate labs and a pair of
> PYR. The way I met this person was that myself bought a male
PYR
> from him and prior to do so did go to his home, checked the
> father and mother carefully(medical records, their wellness
> appearance, environment and the facility(a family home in town
in
> in Las vegas).
> I took the pup home and love him so much that because he seemed
a
> bit lonely I purchased another male. I know some of your people
> say that they will fight. Well I have them both here and yes
they
> do play rough but when it get one sided I cut them off and calm
> them down and reward them when they obey the commend to cut.
> they sleep together, eat together and so far have not fought.
> I do plan on neutering them when they are of age to be
neutered.
> So as you can see I am a dog lover and my friend definately do
> not run a puppy mill.
> I am as sick as you are when I see reports on those places.
> I was so angry when I watched a report on dateline about these
> puppy farm that I wrote msnbc and told them what should be done
> to the people who run such place.(same punishment than child
> abuser gets).
> And bythe way I did not get to name my pups, my 3&4 years old
> did, Pongo(because of the dots on the belly and Dino ( he barks
a
> little more than the other)
> Perhaps you can pass this along to all your chat menbers and/or
> group.
> Just a guy trying to help someone else.
> Pat
>
>