"Let's hope they are never "the breed to have." Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jennifer Kathi wrote: > Never the less we have ES that are being sold from pet stores. NESR has > rescued some of these puppies that end up in the wrong homes. They are > paying a lot of money for them too. We also just rescued 2 ES that were > being auctioned (breeders) at a puppymill auction. Let's hope they are > never "the breed to have." > > Kathi Tesarz > www.tesarzservices.com > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Farm Collie Breed Conservancy and Restoration >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jana lashmit >> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:35 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [FARMCOLLIE] warning for breeders >> >> I have to wonder though, why would ES be an enticing breed for a >> puppymill? Most of the dogs in pet stores tend to be small - poo mixes, >> maltese, poms, dachshunds. If it's a large breed, it's likely a >> labradoodle, boxer, lab, golden - something common (or unique, like a >> dogue de bordeaux). But most people don't even know what an English >> Shepherd is. They aren't exotic or glamorous. You'd think that would >> make them safely under the radar of the puppymiller. >> >> Jana >> > > >