At last, I finally put together a puppy brochure to send out with responses to puppy inquiries, AND I contacted all the people on my puppy list and sent them a copy. Amazing how many inquiries I had in that folder, and most responded quickly when I inquired as to whether they were still interested in a puppy. Some of the people already had pups, several had changed their minds, a few decided to wait, one was having second thoughts as a new baby was on the way. Just need to line up a definite home for one more Lucy puppy, then wait to see what Pauli produces. Lots of show inquiries, but there will probably not be enough available girls for the available show homes.
Why do so many people think they only want a female pup? That's understandable if you are a show person looking for a foundation for a breeding program, but if you just want a dog to show, or a companion or performance dog, why limit your options? Males are generally much showier, enjoy working, are great fun to own, often stay puppyish forever, and are wonderful companions. Given my druthers, I'd take a boy any day, preferably a Brownie Boy.
Have a good inquiry for Letty, and I need to act on it, but keep putting that off . . . I really don't want to place her of course, but it's the sensible alternative. I don't plan to show or breed her, and she's a wonderful dog who deserves a special home. My friend Sue will miss her terribly, as Sue and Letty have had a lot of fun together, going places and doing things, but she can't keep a dog in her apartment, and I can't keep an extra dog. That is a problem living in the city, it limits my options - but it does keep me from "collecting" dogs.
I don't believe a person should keep more dogs than they can give individual attention to. (Oops, bad sentence structure, but it's MY blog!) It's more than just feeding, bathing and exercising a dog. Dogs need individual companionship and attention too, the proverbial "quality time". They thrive on that. Too many show people keep too many dogs. If a dog is not being kept to show or breed, it probably needs a home of it's own, where it can be a special dog, not just one of the dogs. BUT if I were not a city person, I'd probably keep Letty anyway, just because she's such a cool dog!
Why do so many people think they only want a female pup? That's understandable if you are a show person looking for a foundation for a breeding program, but if you just want a dog to show, or a companion or performance dog, why limit your options? Males are generally much showier, enjoy working, are great fun to own, often stay puppyish forever, and are wonderful companions. Given my druthers, I'd take a boy any day, preferably a Brownie Boy.
Have a good inquiry for Letty, and I need to act on it, but keep putting that off . . . I really don't want to place her of course, but it's the sensible alternative. I don't plan to show or breed her, and she's a wonderful dog who deserves a special home. My friend Sue will miss her terribly, as Sue and Letty have had a lot of fun together, going places and doing things, but she can't keep a dog in her apartment, and I can't keep an extra dog. That is a problem living in the city, it limits my options - but it does keep me from "collecting" dogs.
I don't believe a person should keep more dogs than they can give individual attention to. (Oops, bad sentence structure, but it's MY blog!) It's more than just feeding, bathing and exercising a dog. Dogs need individual companionship and attention too, the proverbial "quality time". They thrive on that. Too many show people keep too many dogs. If a dog is not being kept to show or breed, it probably needs a home of it's own, where it can be a special dog, not just one of the dogs. BUT if I were not a city person, I'd probably keep Letty anyway, just because she's such a cool dog!
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