Re: [PyrNet-L] Dog Fancy Advice

[Joy Mccarron <joym@monmouth.com>]

WOW  63" tall!!!  Was it a dog or a baby giraffe????????
   Joy (Maggie's Mom)


----- Original Message -----
From: Charlotte & Jack Perry <pyreau@erols.com>
To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 1999 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] Dog Fancy Advice


> I was the GPCA Secretary and Breed Info person the first time Dog Fancy
> featured the Great Pyrenees.  The number of requests from people wanting
> puppies tripled and continued to come in for the next 4 years. The GPCA
> sends out a letter with a list of all the regional club contact people,
> a number of pamphlets about the breed, i.e."Is This the Breed for You"
> and the GPCA Code of Ethics, and a list of GPCA members who have signed
> up to be on the "breeders list". Probably the most important thing was
> telling people why they might not want a Pyr (they roam, they bark, they
> shed and they are big). I would have loved to write a book about some of
> the funny things people said in those many phone conversations (at one
> point I was getting up to 20 calls per day). One man told me his dog was
> 63 inches tall.
> Charlotte
>
> PyrMom@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Several months ago, Dog Fancy magazine did an article on the Great
Pyrenees.
> > The July 1999 issue has a feature on the Tibetan Spaniel.  The Tibetan
> > Spaniel Global Village breeders are searching for advice.  We are hoping
> > breeders of other breeds that have been "featured" in Dog Fancy can shed
> > light on the increae of inquiries; questions you asked of suspicious
> > inquirers to weed them out, and any other advice you may have.
> >
> > Many of the Tibbie breeders come from a background of other popular
breeds
> > but there is always good advice on this list and I am hoping you will
share
> > some on this subject.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Stephanie and Paddy
> > pyrmom@aol.com
> >
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