PLEASE email this person

I found this on craigslist...

"looking for a female bull mastiff to mate with my male

--------------------------------------------------------------------------Reply to: xxxunlquexxx@aol.com
Date: 2005-06-28, 11:02PM EDT


i have a four year old bull mastiff that is very healthy and it ready to mate,,, i feel bad cause he is getting older and hasnt got mated yet,, if anyone has a female that is looking to mate we can make out a deal on how much or how many puppies, please contact me A.S.A.P, my name is richard, and i would love to meet your dog and im sure you would love to meet mine,,, my dog is named rocky and he comes from a champion blood line, my dog is a show dog and got all his shots and papers to prove it,, thanks, please contact me with any questions...."

I wrote a letter explaining how this was not a good idea- even forwarded him the Sam post. He wrote back "get a life"... these things get me so mad! What a low life!

I am sure his dog feels like he is really missing out because he hasn't mated yet. I personally am not against breeding of purebred dogs if the people are knowledgable and doing it for the betterment of the breed. Not because their i feel bad cause he is getting older and hasnt got mated yet I wonder how much this person actually knows about breeding in the first place.

That's exactly what I wrote to him. I said, if he has a known healthy dog and is breeding for the bettering of the breed, etc. that is fine, but otherwise..yadda yadda yadda.

He wrote back "get a life"... how about get a brain cell!

I wrote him with a copy of this website, lets see if he responds:

To Whom It May Concern,

Hi. I’m looking to breed my 3 year old pug, Jake. He is papered. I’m looking
to have him fixed soon, but I would like one of his namesakes to carry on
his name. I’m not looking for money, but I would like one of the pups.
Please get in touch with me. Maybe we can talk. Maybe you can put me in
touch with someone who can.

Thank you.

Gossimer

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Hi, Gossimer:

This proposal sounds intriguing. I’m currently looking for a fawn stud for my BISS Ch. Larimar’s Stardust CD, CGC (BIS/BISS Ch. Larimar’s Chip Of The Old Block ROM x Ch. Jill’s Win-Chimes of Lil Mite ROM).

What line is Jake from and what is his percentage/ratio for linebreeding/ inbreeding/cofactor? I apologize; but I’m not familiar with his call name. I’ll need to know Jake’s CERF, OFA patella luxation and OFA CHD certification numbers, T3 & T4 test results, number of occurrences of hemivertebrae, PDE, and cleft palate through the fifth generation. Just to be on the safe side, I’ll need a negative brucellosis and bordetella licensed veterinarian certification from you. It’s not a bad idea to get a VetGen phenotyping either.

For the future get, I’ll also need copies of Jake’s titles and his AKC and/or CKC registration number(s). I’m especially interested in copies of his PDCA ROM and additional stars awards.

Since there’s no stud fee involved, I assume you’ll want pick? Dog or bitch? Will you be willing to agree to pay half of the cesarean if the cause should arise? If the whelps are larger than 6 ounces at parturition, it will be necessary. This seems only fair. Last time I got a good break and it was only $500, but unfortunately that vet retired this year and the new owner has raised everything to almost double! It’s hard to find a good pug vet!

Will you be doing a natural or artificial? If artificial, I’ll need you to send the frozen semen Overnight Express Mail. I’ll be willing to split the cost; $500 should cover it unless you are on the East Coast, then I’ll send $750. Please let me know where to send the check. I think it’s only fair that you take care of the semen analysis expense, since I will be doing the whelping and training. You should be able to find a Canine Semen Bank and Collection/Storage in your area. Be sure to get at least three vials. The last time I looked into having it done, it was about $900.00 – a lot less than before since more and more people are doing it.

If Jake does natural, let me know which airport to ship to (if you are outside of CA).

It doesn't seem that this person wanting to breed his mastiff is too mature. If I were considering breeding the post by mocking cat would certainly make me reconsider. There is so much involved most of the info in that letter I am not familar with.

Breeding is a very involved process in my opinion. I think people that are not aware of the involvement are only going to create future problems for any purebred. It is sad when people just think it would be fun to get their same breed dogs together.

Just to clarify, that part of my post wasn't one that I made, it was forwarded to me by my mother in law, she knows a breeder of pugs who'd been sending that out as a form letter for years. ;)

Thanks guys... just my letter alone wasn't going to make him think. I try to teach people in a nice way...but that doesn't always work.