Bordercolliemom
Posted : 8/5/2009 10:20:43 PM
Hello everyone! I am very apprehensive about posting a reply here, but here I go. First let me state that I am totally against puppymills, backyard breeders and people who not spay and nueter their dogs. Truthfully I am tired of defending where I got my two wonderful Border collies. I researched many breeders, I fell in love with this breed when we were showing horses. I called numerous references from where I bought my BC's, they were very happy and great dogs. So I am a lucky one, however; with that said, we basically had a "planned parent hood", what I mean is we planned for our boys, I was working from home and we knew what it would take to raise "well-balanced Border Collies". Anyone who owns a BC, knows that they need OUR attention.
A quick background, my husband and I left corporate America a year and half ago to start our own company. After the dog food scare I started to really pay alot of attention on what we were feeding our dogs for treats. It's very scarey! So I created my own all organic, natural, fresh frozen dogs treats! We are doing very well! The reason I added this is that I want you all to know that we are people dedicated to "the spirit of dogs".
With our company we were heavy supporters of changing the PA Dog Laws! We are a wholesaler, with retailers and grocery stores. When not making and delivering product, we support all the rescues that we can! We recently raised 1700.00 in a few hours for CPAA.
As for my breeder where I got my boys, he has called and has always been the nicest man, he did not try to sell me a dog I did not want, but listened to what our lifesytle was and what I was looking for in a BC. He recommened certain pups from different litters and helped me to make my decision. According to my vet he did a very good job in recommending two that had different personalities! That was a new one on me, but now I see that was very wise. No pressure and when I got them he called the nest day to make sure they got there ok. I was not interested in titles,etc. Trust me in the horse world you can have a Dam and a Sire with wonderful titles, pedigree and get a dud. I go on personality and the look in their eye. I can only judge someone by my own experiences and of those I know. All the dogs that I know that also bought pups from my breeder (which are quite a few) are healthy, happy Border Collies in very good homes. They had the ususal 72 hours check plus a six month health policy and I signed that I would not put them in a shelter if I could not keep them. So, I only go by my experiences, I am not saying he is perfect, but my experiences have been very posistive and I could thank him everyday for breeding two wonderful puppies that make our life such a joy! Great Disc dogs, great family members and our best friends. But anyone who owns a BC knows they have their quirks, but that what keeps us on our toes. That's why we love them!
I support you all in bad breeders who breed sick puppies, etc. I have seen first hand what these dogs look like after helping a rescue. So the above paragraph is why I defend my breeder. Truthfully I once again apologize to the MOD, but had never seen her post, I only got the first post from tncowgirl thru notification in email and truthfully wondered "what's up with this"? I toss it up to someone always has an opinion, whether it is right or wrong or indifferent.
So to all of you go HUG your dogs tonight, they are the one thing that will always love you and be there no matter what!
Sincerely,
Linda Myers Drei