Let's all be considerate and let Junescrater enjoy her puppy in this thread. These types of comments would be less personal and easier discussed if they were in the breeder discussions.Originally Posted by borzoimom
At one point in my life, and for several years, I had many dogs in my house that were past showing, and breeding age- and they lived out thier lives with me. To the outsider- it would look like " alot of dogs" but the fact is- what was I supposed to do- just because they are too old to show etc- THROW THEM OUT??? No- they stayed with me as loving companions- and deserved their retirements. You could come into my house- find 25 shepherds, all but 2 females and two males were of retirement years... And at one point I had 35- and in one year, I had 7 deaths that year. ( It was heart breaking) from old age.
All of this is why I have 4 spaced out in age- but the fact is- they really are not- Hottie is the oldest- but femka is right behind him.. Zubin and Galina are brother and sister- However- it will take these two well into age before facts are- we will loose Femka. ( And that is if we do not loose Hottie in the next year as the vets say...).. Having alot of dogs doesnt mean they are being bred- it just means you have ALOT OF PETS.. And anyone that knows me would also know- when Galina is bred- it will be Borzoi number 5 that stays here- as a loved companion, well cared for and deeply loved. My mother still has her last cavalier- having many at a time over the years- same thing- they each lived out their lives with her.. Old dogs or not. People think I am an idiot to spend so much on Hottie every year- the fact is- I can not see him not being in my life- and he is AFFECTIONALLY CALLED- THE 10 GRAND DOG!!! NEUTERED AND RETIRED! And if the money wasnt there for the next scare- would I borrow the money- YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!! IN a heart beat- no questions asked! And he is not even of my breeding- ... Actually- none of them are- ( yet..).. In fact- the only impact I had other than having them come here, is I waited for the breeding of Zubin and Galinas parents for a puppy- but that was it! And- as anyone that breeds dogs knows- they keep a puppy out of a litter, but they do not come out as nice as you like. However- they still stay here...
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