FYI, for anyone in California interested in a quality puppy, Ridgeview has a litter of 8-10 pups due at the end of this month. I've met the breeder and she is fabulous. She is taking puppy reservations now. It looks to be a good litter. Pedigree: Roxy X Sonny
Nor should you....I just don't get involved in those kinds of discussions...I will read them and see if there is any information I can get that is useful...but I choose not to participate for various reasons.
You are on quite a high horse, kdowning. One litter where the dam also failed elbows is not "many" litters, where are the others??? (And that is a very poor example, at best. Of course we always blame the sire, right???) And how do you know the breeders aren't discussing this with potential puppy buyers? Obviously the OP had been apprised of any potential issue prior to your inaccurate post, but you assumed everyone was playing hide the ball.
My "touchiness" is that you are putting inaccurate information out there for dramatic effect and it can have a lasting impression on someone's breeding program. How condescending to write that you're sure they'll "make great show dogs!" All this about a breeder you've never spoken to or met, and a breeding of dogs where you had no input in the decision. But you know everything, right??? Of course you do.
Melissa is a wonderful, reputable, conscientious breeder. I know her very well and co-own two dogs with her. I do not appreciate you badmouthing her breeding program or her choice of stud dog based on information you have "heard" but haven't produced the data to back up your statement. You didn't say "hey check out the elbow history in the pedigree" you said "I know of many other litters out of Ryder where the entire litter failed elbows." That is not trying to help potential puppy buyers, that is spreading inaccurate information with no data to back it up. Unbelievable. Just unbelievable.
You know, I think it is safe to say we have ALL been attacked on here. For cripes sake, I was attacked on here when I was 14 years old! You take the good with the bad and simply move on.
Yeah, you don't get to post untrue things about reputable breeders and prolific sires and then request the thread be closed. Saying "many" means many. That is not a typo. A typo is "manny" instead of "many." Let's call it what it was. You making accusations about Ryder when you didn't have the data to back it up. You making accusations about Melissa at Ridgeview without the data to back it up. Both of those things are wrong and are not educational in the slightest.
How do you know that Melissa bred Roxy to Sonny because he is a ranked dog? You keep harping on that fact. You are making a number of assumptions that are incorrect. I know, for a fact, that Sonny's current status in the rankings had NO impact on Melissa's decision to breed to him. If anything it was a deterrent from breeding to him due to potential logistical difficulties of breeding to a dog out being shown. He was chosen as (hopefully) the best dog to compliment the bitch. Again, you are just plain wrong. In the future, if you don't have the facts and are just making assumptions don't POST THEM ON THE INTERNET.
Dana, how exciting! I think the parade continues..... even if one of the floats broke down or a band member stepped in some cr*p! Can't wait to hear all about your lil' one as time progresses.
She's deleting her comments here, and is PMing me, instead. I told her to stop messaging me, and that I would post her messages publicly as a deterent, so here it is.
It is against forum rule #12 to post private correspondence. The body of the PM has been deleted by the moderation team.
Now, I would not have posted this publicly, except that the mods said there is nothing they can do about PMs, so I'm left to figure out my own solution. And since I don't block anyone, deterrent is my choice. Sorry. I know it's distasteful. It is to me, too.
I deleted my posts because this thread is far too personal. I have my opinions, and posting PM's is against the policy of the forum. I PM'd you to clarify my opinion, which you replied with swear words, and very angry. None of this is personal, I think not wanting a puppy from a certain line is not meant to be an insult just my opinion...and I respect your opinion to get whatever puppy you want. I also wished you well and thought the puppy would be lovely.
LOL now two puppies tested now accounts for ten puppies?????????? What??? LOL you guys need to get lives.
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