Re: [pyrnet] pet store pups

[Jennifer Carpousis <forgrtpyrs@erols.com>]

Sandy,
It is unbelievable how many farmers in this area think that keeping their
Pyrs intact keeps them more healthy - unfortunately leading to all kinds of
unnecessary litters.

> From: tom@edge.net (Thomas Snyder)
> Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:10:24 -0600
> To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
> Subject: RE: [pyrnet] pet store pups
> 
> We bought one of our pups from another goat farmer here, and a second from a
> goat farmer in MS.  The farmers don't care anything about conformation, and
> many still live by the old rule:  just put the dog with the goats and don't
> touch it again.  These dogs don't get any medical care, and usually die by
> the time they're three or so from worms, disease, injuries, etc.  They breed
> for quantity and sell for $50-100.  I have a small (comparatively) female
> that's fully registered with the AKC that I bought for $75.  She's been
> thoroughly vet-checked and is about 70 pounds at 12 months, and gets good
> food and care.  The male was bought for $350 from MS.  He's registered with
> the CKC and though his conformation isn't great (his head is like a St.
> Bernard's) he's huge (12 months, 130 pounds) and healthy.  It will be
> interesting to see how they age.
> 
> I've considered it a small, private mission to get the other farmers see how
> well my dogs
> do with care.  By the way, LGDs are usually neutered by serious farmers --
> mine are.
> 
> Sandy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Jennifer Carpousis
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:26 AM
> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
> Subject: Re: [pyrnet] pet store pups
> 
> 
> I am in Northern Virginia - right now the puppies seem to be coming out of
> just about everywhere - it is so hard to track - WV is a huge problem as
> well Mid and Southern VA.
> 
> Jen
> Kimba, Atlas, Pericles
> 
>> From: "Robyn Allwright" <ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 9:31:59 -0500
>> To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [pyrnet] pet store pups
>> 
>> Jen, I don't know where your located, but here in the South Carolina
>> region, this is VERY common -- and very disheartening.  We get the South
>> Carolina Market Bulletin, and many of the farm breeders advertise there.
>> I'm starting a list of all the people who advertise there, when they run
>> their ads, and some of the specifics (cost, number of pups, etc).  I
> should
>> have started this some time ago, just never got around to it.  Will be
>> interesting to see the pattern.  Around here, it's these people who are
>> doing the Pyrs the worse injustice, and are the hardest (if not
>> impossible!) to educate.
>> 
>> --- Robyn Allwright
>> --- ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net
>> --- Ziffany Great Pyrenees
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