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3dayz wrote:Obvously I now know that my e-mail was a bit too much. I was just surprised at his response since the other breeder I had been talking to responded so favourably to my questions. The other breeder told me over and over again how she liked buyers that cared that much and wanted that much info and she would be happy to answer my questions.So my perspective on the e-mail was a little off.Next time I'll start off a lot differently.
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Valo wrote:I totes googled it. While on campus in a public space surrounded by students. Balls. I haz them.
Timid Wild One wrote:^Balls. You saw them.
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hellycat wrote:3dayz wrote:Obvously I now know that my e-mail was a bit too much. I was just surprised at his response since the other breeder I had been talking to responded so favourably to my questions. The other breeder told me over and over again how she liked buyers that cared that much and wanted that much info and she would be happy to answer my questions.So my perspective on the e-mail was a little off.Next time I'll start off a lot differently.Honestly, I bet a lot of this was a man vs. woman communication style thing. A woman breeder might get an email like that and think "How nice!This person is thorough and really cares." A man (and Trinity's owner is named Dave) might think "What a ball-busting bitch this chick is! Screw that noise." (Note- I don't know this guy, I'm just imagining the voice in my head.). Clearly, since some of the women posters here felt it was overzealous, this isn't completely going to split along gender lines.
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goflippr wrote:I wouldn't really consider a chessie a high energy dog. We had all kinds of hunting dogs - several german shorthairs, labs, english setter, gordon setter, a chessie, some kind of spaniel. I'd say the chessie was at the low end of the energy scale of these dogs. More like a lab but a little more hard headed. The german shorthairs were psycho.
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Selah Cowgirl wrote:Never heard of gundog obedience, gonna have to look that up!
Dec 11 11 1:51 AM
mangopie wrote:goflippr wrote:I wouldn't really consider a chessie a high energy dog. We had all kinds of hunting dogs - several german shorthairs, labs, english setter, gordon setter, a chessie, some kind of spaniel. I'd say the chessie was at the low end of the energy scale of these dogs. More like a lab but a little more hard headed. The german shorthairs were psycho. I tend to agree with this, Flip. I bred them (as showdogs) for over 15 years, and wound down because they paced, and whined, and cried all the time. Bored to snores when not actually DOING something. I was not interested in going hunting, although I did dosome obedience, and Gundog obedience with them. Not enough. We want to HUNT. Whippets were so much easier, and laid back and QUIET.
Dec 11 11 2:14 AM
Jordie0587 wrote:Geeze, I've never even met a Chesapeake lol. Guess they aren't that popular here. Selah, I did a lot of homework and spent time with dogs I knew. I knew what I wanted in a dog and researched breeds until I found one that by all accounts was the closest fit to what I wanted. I like my dogs, they're needy, energetic but not the kind that needs a billion hours a day, a few short sprints will usually tire them out (because they are FAST sprinters, not distance dogs), protective, short haired, clean and intelligent. I knew I didn't want or need a terrier, gundog, guardian or anything else so it was pretty much down to the few "non sporting" breeds and a few working breeds. In the end it was between pibble, dalmatian and doberman but the dobie is the best fit by far (I also like animal social dogs so the possibility of having a pittie without that trait was a tie breaker for me). NMFD.... stay away from craigslist dobies. They're one of the breeds that something can go BADLY wrong with a crappy dog It's why I prefer adult rescues to puppies. You never really know how a puppy will end up... adults are safer. Plus I've always heard about dobermans from my mom and dad who had them before I was born and my cousin (now grandfather) has an amazing female that I adore so that was pretty much the clincher lol. She's why I got a fawn female since my grandfather wouldn't let me have her lol.
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