I’m normally pretty easy going, but to be frank, this posting has really angered and sickened me …
The Winders are currently going through one of the most traumatic times of their lives, and yet this forum seems more concerned with their pricing policy than showing the sympathy that is due!
Do you honestly think that this is what Paul and Mandy need to be concerned with at present?
If any of you have ever lost a dearly loved animal, then you might just understand what Paul and Mandy are going through. Remember how you felt when your animal died? The loss: the anger: the bitterness?
Well, now add to that the 6 years of hard work that the Winders have endured to get to the point they are at now with this breed! 6 whole years of serious slog, battling red tape, procrastinators, recriminations, bureaucrats and scaremongers. Imagine the months of paperwork, telephone calls, and visitation to various authorities, breeders, shows, etc. Add the cost of your home (literally), the loss of your friends and your family whilst you follow your dream…
All for that one, precious goal.
To bring the Czech and Saarloos to people like us!
That’s right, US! The ones who really do care enough to want to share our lives with one of these wonderful creatures, but who are just too scared, stupid, or idle to want to attempt an import ourselves! That’s a lot of time, effort and money well spent on our behalf! Did you honestly expect these puppies to be a few hundred pounds a throw?
Pacino is an established kennel and it’s doing you a service just like any other business. The fee (put in simple terms for the layman) covers an eight week period; from birth to the collection of the puppy. That’s £250 per week for their trouble. Now think long and hard about what services you would need to import a Czech or Saarloos wolfdog from the continent. A vet, solicitor, kennel-hand, MP, trainer? Do you reckon you could get all these for £250 a week?
That £2000 is peace of mind to people like me, it means WE don’t have to jump through the hoops that the Winders have for the past 6 years! They have very kindly put themselves through all the trouble, time wasting, rigmarole and bigotry so that we don’t have to! All the hard work has been done for us BEFORE the pups are born. And it’s Paul and Mandy who have all the worry and hard work to do AFTER the birth too! All WE have to do is feather the nest for the new arrival and play the waiting game till he/she is ready to come home with us!
The Winders are respected breeders. They have spent years researching these breeds so as to offer the puppies the best possible upbringing; and offer US the best possible puppies. Paul and Mandy have striven to put US in the ‘driving seat’ so that we can bring home an eight-week old puppy, not a 10-month old juvenile. That’s a whole extra EIGHT months of quality time spent getting to know your new found friend, and NO transportation / separation trauma to the animal!
Beginning to get the picture?
The Winders need time to grieve over their loss, so why can’t you give it to them?
This should NOT be time when Paul is drawn online to vindicate himself, or his kennel! The loss of Lynx should be the issue here. It’s bad enough losing your companion when you know it’s going to happen, but tragic accidents like this are even harder to accept.
Think how you would feel if your animal was lost through trauma, and SHOW SOME RESPECT!
Gaulirmorn
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