Whats your most funniest ad you've ever seen? - Page 2

Check out this ad :( it's a sad one. http://www.hoobly.com/0/1781/88551.html "Beautiful, Intelligent German Sheperd is looking for a new home. His father and mother were both Champion show dogs for regional and national competitions. He is very healthy and has had regular shots/check-ups and other nessasary medical requirements. This dog is basically trained and full of fun energy if needed. The only reason I need to find a new home is because i must move into and apartment for my job that is not allowed pets. He was born on Christmas Eve of 96 and has been an absolute pleasure to own since. He must be walked a few times a day or better off with a backyard with a fence to play and go to bathroom. He is great with people and kids. He has great sence of security for your home and your family. He is used to being a family member, not a dog, so he likes couches and not the floor. Will play with you and your family as long as you'd like. The ONLY flaw to this dog is you may not take food away from him unless tricked with other food. But this is with alot of dogs. He may eat anything fed to him without upsetting his stomach, even whole bones. YOU WILL NOT REGRET SAVING THIS DOG'S LIFE!! If not adopted soon, he will to my very dismall dismay, be put to sleep. PLEASE HELP SAVE A LIFE IF YOU CAN.."

Brittany, Why on earth would you email this person about HD and hip replacements? What do you know about hip replacements anyways and why do you care why they bought the dog? It sounds like the dog has a good temperament with their 2 yr old kid. At least they saved it from the shelter so who cares if it has HD as long as they are willing to work with it.

Diore, I think that's a terrible way to look at it. If the dog has hip dysplasia, that's an awfully expensive endeavor. Their 2 year old child will grow up loving this dog, and get attached, only to have to have the poor creature put down if they cannot afford the total hip replacement surgery. I think ignorance of this disease is why it runs rampant in the US (hence, so many American Lines with HD problems). I would not purchase a dog with a known "hip problem", nor would I sell one.

Reading that paragraph, you have NO idea what steps these people are taking to deal with the HD. Maybe they are dealing with it since they knew the dog had HD when they got it from the shelter. Do you know to what degree the HD is? Because I sure dont just from reading that paragraph. There is nothing to suggest it is so bad as to need total hip replacements. I for one am happy they gave the dog a chance. Maybe you would put it down, but I wouldn't.

Kougar writes: A potential buyer wanted a female puppy, who would have excellent hips and conformation. A working pup who would V rate. AND that would have working ability good enough to go to the WUSV - with him training it himself. ANNNDDDD!!!!!!!!!!! He did not want to pay an "inflated American price", but the "same price that one would pay for an 8 week old puppy in Germany" LOL I told him if I could guarantee that such a puppy existed in a litter of 8 week old pups, I would keep it for myself! That is amazing. I have received many many idiotic requests and interesting requests from people - this one takes the cake. Great response, too - so true!

Bad hips does not always require total hip relacement! Many a dog has lived and played and loved thier family with bad hips. I should know, I have kept a few of them, Just becuse I could. You just should be aware of it and modify the dogs activities, instead of Sch or agility, long walks and talks will do just fine. The comment about American GSD and bad hips is uncalled for. I have imported from Germany a few V and VA parented pups with some of the worst hips I have seen and a few other assorted issues. I have been lucky with the breeders standing behind there dogs, on both sides of the pond. awhile back on this board there was a comment for a Sch dachshund for sale on a web site. (not trying to start anything, just belly laugh)

Here's one- A friend of mine was selling a litter of GSD pups, a buyer came to look at the pups and proceeded to open all their mouths and look inside. When she asked what he was doing he said "I am checking for the black spot on the tounge, I heard if they don't have a black spot that they are not pure bred." Another buyer (for a different litter) when asked if he had any other pets, he said that he had a 5 year old GSD but had to "give him up". When she pressed him for more info she found out that it was because he barked too much, so he took him to a shelter! She also found out that he was chained to a doghouse 24/7. She said "don't let the door hit you on your way out F#@*er!" People's stupidity amazes me.

Years ago I saw an ad in the local paper it read, 'German Shepherd big boned pups 42 champions in pedigree'. With that type of pedigree I couldn't imagine who the sire & dam must be, so knowing it must be a con I just couldn't resist giving them a ring to ask the breeding. A woman answered the phone, I explained I was ringing about the pups and asked if she could tell me the names of their Sire & Dam. "Dan & Dolly!" (or some such similar names) was her reply. "Dan & Dolly who??" said I. After a brief silence she blurted out, "Well, just Dan & Dolly we never gave them a surname.!" Trying desperately not to burst out laughing I quickly murmured 'thankyou' and hung up before I choked to death from holding it back. I know I should have been angry but she sounded so bewildered when she gave that reply, I was in such a state of hysterics that I just wasn't capable of giving her any type of coherant answer to that one!! Sue B

Not an ad either but a funny conversation I had on the phone - background info - I own a boarding/training kennel which is advertised as such - my GSD breeding program is not advertised locally nor do I advertise locally for puppies or GSD rescue dogs. "Hello Ritner Kennel" "Hi - do you got any dogs?" -pause for thought- "yes, how can I help you?" "do you got any stud dogs?" -pause for another thought - I do have one stud dog, but he is also not advertised locally - "what kind of stud dog are you looking for?" "well, any kind." "what are you looking for a stud dog for?" "to breed to my female - she's purebred." "you want to breed your purebred female to any kind of stud dog?" "well I'm looking for a small stud dog." "what kind of female do you have?" "Chihuahua - she's purebred, but she don't have papers or anything." "ahhhhhhhhhhhh." "I'm looking for a Chihuahua, or Mini Pincher, or some sort of terrier, to breed to her - what kinds do you have?" -as if I am running a kennel full of "stud dogs of your choice" here.- actually I DO have Sonic, a terrific 7 lb Man-Chi (Chihuahua/Toy Manchester mix) and he's intact, but he's a cryptorchid - but this guy probably wouldn't care, no papers anyway!!!! But, nah. "well, sorry, I don't think I have the kind you're looking for." "you don't have any stud dogs?" "nope, sorry. This is a boarding kennel. If you go on vacation, you're welcome to board your Chihuahua here, even if she doesn't have papers!" Just can't believe some people.

Krieghauser GSD wrote: "Diore, I think that's a terrible way to look at it. If the dog has hip dysplasia, that's an awfully expensive endeavor." So just how many dogs have you owned that were dysplastic, I wonder? It's not an immediate death sentence--my first GSD was mildly dysplastic, and she lived a happy, *active* 14 years. With good management--watching the dog's weight, keeping it in good physical shape (exercised & toned), use of chondroprotective products such as glucosamine/chondrotin--this young dog may very well share a long and happy life with this family. "Their 2 year old child will grow up loving this dog, and get attached, only to have to have the poor creature put down if they cannot afford the total hip replacement surgery." And you know this dog will NEED total hip replacement, how? "I think ignorance of this disease is why it runs rampant in the US (hence, so many American Lines with HD problems)." The North American line GSDs, while not my personal cup of tea, don't have any greater incidence of hip dysplasia than the European lines. "I would not purchase a dog with a known "hip problem", nor would I sell one." The genetics for hip dysplasia are in this breed (as well as in many other breeds), so the potential for this problem is present in every single GSD puppy whelped. Is it really better to sell a dog with an *unknown* hip problem--which is the case in a dog that's too young to OFA certify--as opposed to one with a known problem? Are you suggesting that every single GSD that's found to be dysplastic should be euthanized? I've personally known several dysplastic GSDs that were SchH 3's, and which continued to *comfortably* work until they were well into their senior years. I know of a dysplastic service dog, whose job required him to pull his owner's wheelchair among other duties, and who served in that role until he was 9 years of age. From the sounds of it, the person Brittany contacted has found a dog that fits in well with their family, whose price was compatible with the family's budget for purchasing a companion, and who displays the physical appearance the husband preferred. Who are we to mock them for wanting a dog 'with moles' on it's face? It sounds like a deserving dog found a good home and won't be euthanized when their local shelter is pressed for space.