Among the few dogs she owns she has a young female German Sheppard. She got her from a well known Canadian champion breeder. So far so good. Now about last night.....I was browsing on Facebook when I saw her ad, she's looking for a male stud to mate with her dog!!!, she wants her to have 1 litter before spaying her!!! and her only requirement is that the Male German Sheppard be a 'handsome' specimen!!!!
...this woman dedicated the first chapter of her book on puppy mills and backyard breeders!!!!
In 1 second I lost all respect for her.........am I overreacting?
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You aren't overreacting, there are several concerns. She may not have the right to breed her dog, many reputable breeders give out spay/neuter contracts unless its an agreed upon show dog. Now her ***** may be a great specimen, especially if she got it from as good blood lines as you say, but she should have it compete in Conformation and some other trial (a GSD can do it all, from agility, to obedience, to tracking, to herding, to backpacking, etc). She also should have it tested for numerous genetic ailments (especially hip dysplasia). Not to mention, advertising on Facebook isn't exactly going to get her the cream of the crop for her breeding.
Is she an evil person? Probably not. Is she a hypocrite? Could be. Are you wrong for being upset? No.
As for whether or not of lost respect for someone, sure. A colleage of mine at the local animal shelter either didn't know to, or forgot to clean the folds on one dog's face. Sure you can't see it, but there was junk caked in the cracks under her eyes. She was there a few weeks before I even knew she was there and that she needed to be washed up. When I was 11 I saw my aunts Plott lie down next to the baby, the baby yanked on the dogs face and the dog mouthed her hand (not a direct bite or attack, but a really bad thing for your dog to do to your baby). I thought, okay, so they'll just have to seperate them and either work with the Plott or surrender her to a shelter that will find her a home. My uncle stood up so fast, he reached for a long metal rod that when you swing it it extends (like a toy light saber) and he charged up to his Plott and beat her until she was on her side, screaching and bleeding. I couldn't believe my aunt let him do that! I was a kid, I didn't know what to do. They had the dog put down, never tried to find her a new home, nothing. I thought that was the most unfair thing ever. I'm not saying that they should have waited for the dog to seriously hurt their daughter, but they didn't have to beat her like that. They could have put her in the spare bedroom and taken her to the shelter the next day. I still don't understand.
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- Are you overreacting? Not in my book. I would ask her about it. She will probably tell you she doesn't consider herself a backyard breeder.
- sure
- didnt the woman ask to see papers on the male sheppy b4 she breeds with the female? she seems a little ditzy to me just to make money mostly.
i would confront her and ask her why wouldnt she want to see purebreed papers for that make shepherd?
I would..good thinking your part
Good Luck - That's why I feel that animal rescue shelters are more reliable than breeder/trainer/handlers.. Yes I would have no respect for her and would be sure to let people know by making her sites available to the people you inform. (By the way, I don't use trainers or handlers, etc. I train my own...and 3 of the 4 I own are rescue dogs.)
- Not at all, the woman is just another clueless byb -
- Just because she is looking for a stud does not mean that she will take the first comer or for that matter any one that doesn't met the testing etc. that she might require. She also could be "fishing" for slobs that would answer that type of garbage - so that she can try to educate them.
Losing respect for persons when you don't know all the story is a very sure way to end up with respect for now one. - I think I would have to ask her if that ad was some kind of joke. And, being the opinionated bull I am, I would have to tell her that I had always respected her. Then I would point to the chapter in her book. Then... I would ask... WHAT THE H*LL ARE YOU THINKING?
Obviously she has had a major brain fart that is lasting way too long or she has killed some brain cells along the way, and I would have to ask her which it was.
I totally understand your loss of respect. - Well the thing is there are a lot of handlers out there, I here them all the time wanting to breed there female once, usually it takes the puppy out of them. It don't sound like she want to start a puppy mill to me. Sounds like she just wants to get the puppy out of her, and calm her down. I think you are overreacting just a little bit, now i can see if she goes and breeds her again then i would be loosing disrespect and calling her a hypocrite. Specially because she is only looking for a good looking dog not registered threw the hilt male.
- Over the years I have lost respect for dog trainers and more often horse trainers. I do not think you are overreacting and I would confront her on it after I emailed her a copy of her chapter in her book on byb and puppymills. I always confronted the ones I had issues with maybe she may have a good explaination.
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