DDR": Same cynerio of people in the almost sale that I was involved with...Jonathan Richards name was on the ownership of the dog , we were given a sale proposition of buying and the dog had no ofa , but was listed on base here as Excellent..and a lot of other inconsistencies, but we had to get him from Chicago before he went back from some Nephews training place.. Oh yeah, if your pay upfront , I assure you , the ofa will be done and the paperwork in your hands..
Yeah right//// There but by the grace of God.......phewwwww//
YR
Oh my, what a bunch of cow patties this year is starting with... so very database. Its off to a good 'bitchin' year it seems.
My phone has been ringing off the hook. Not sure how that happend?? Because apparently no none has my number or knows how to get a hold of me. Lets see, how about some facts. I have not bothered to read much of the above, who has the time. But I have been told a few things, so I will address a few issues from the few excerpts I have read, and been told.
Lets start with Yellow: You mention Tammy and Victor. Intersting that you should mention any OFA issues, especially since you still owe this message board an answer to the question why you breed with GSDs that are not even OFA'd. Maybe one day you will actually get around to that. My guess is not. And no one here will fault you for it either.
Some of you may recall posts around this time last year regarding not being able to make changes to OFA ratings on the pedigrees in this db. Who ever had entered the dog in question, Victor vom Ausland, entered OFA excellent, based on the dogs prelims. Rightfully saying that there is no option for prelims, and with the intention to ammend that once the dog had proper OFA certification. Then it turned out that such changes were not possible. That has since been corrected by Oli. The dog is now listed with his proper OFA certification.
During several tiring phone calls it became apparent that Tammy was looking for the Wish-Dog, that does not really exist: handsome, healthy, super temperament, ok, no problem so far. Watchful and protective but not mean, still ok. Good with small children, still ok. Will stay on the unfenced property (neutering or invisible fence was not an option), and be a model canine citizen in that setting - love thy neighbors (and of course know who to love and who not to), but if things get dicey, has the built-in Lassy instinct to know when it is time to grab a**, no longer kiss a**. Well, I could not promise the latter part. But up to the ok with kids we were fine. She requested various vet tests, blood work, EPI test, though she could not tell me why she wanted all these tests, had just heard it was a good idea. All fine, as long as she would pay for it, in advance of course. If any test failed there was no obligation to take the dog, but the cost of the tests were still her responsibility. At first, that did not seem to be a problem. As to x-rays, the dog was prelimed, plus we gave the option to properly OFA him, and that instead of waiting a couple of weeks for the OFA results we could forward her the new x-rays to have them reviewed by her own vet first. He would know if the dog would pass or fail. This was going to be a pet, not a competition or breeding dog, so passing hips that had already prelimed very well should have been ok in any case. She apparently talked to Jan (Yellow) a lot and was convinced that something was wrong about that option, though there was no obligation at any time, just that it would give a clear indicator to us if she was just another flake or actually serious. We also offered to bring the dog to her so she could view him, but only if she expressed serious interest. The rest is explained in the actual eMails I sent to Tammy. Draw you own conclusions re how much I was up to 'scam' Tammy from the actual exchange as it took place.
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A bit prophetic that eMail.
But certainly these are not the comments one would expect from Nando's new 'owner'.
Again, hardly the comments that would be coming from the dog's owner.
No, these are questions addressed to the owner, asking the owner for permission. Asking me.
Also note the comments regarding Esie, a female I had sent to Kim at the same time as Nando, without asking for payment upfront. I offered that Esie could be paid out of her first litter. There will be more on that later. .gif)
Repeat scenario, Kim is asking the actual owner, c'est moi, for permission regarding all sort of issues.
Also note, Esie is not paid for yet. Elly (Eilin vom Haus Gremm) is not her dog.
I am quite clear that the objective of Nando being there is to stand at stud. I am sure you will scroll back to this in a bit.