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queenmother wrote:
From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. But, a vet cannot generally give out this amount of information unless you give specific written authorization to them. Most people don't. Most rescues don't ask for anything beyond 'Are you the vet of so and so and their pets?' and 'Are they UTD on the vaccines and health checks?' Suja |
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queenmother wrote:
From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. But, a vet cannot generally give out this amount of information unless you give specific written authorization to them. Most people don't. Most rescues don't ask for anything beyond 'Are you the vet of so and so and their pets?' and 'Are they UTD on the vaccines and health checks?' Suja |
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queenmother wrote:
From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. But, a vet cannot generally give out this amount of information unless you give specific written authorization to them. Most people don't. Most rescues don't ask for anything beyond 'Are you the vet of so and so and their pets?' and 'Are they UTD on the vaccines and health checks?' Suja |
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"sighthounds etc." wrote in message
No. I don't ask that either. I am simply trying to say that generally, IMO, veterinarians do not have that much personal information on their clients. My first thought was that my vets would not be a great source of information. From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. I wouldn't bet that they would actually remember me or my dogs unless we had been in recently. But I guess the above is still a lot of important information. ~~Judy |
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"sighthounds etc." wrote in message
No. I don't ask that either. I am simply trying to say that generally, IMO, veterinarians do not have that much personal information on their clients. My first thought was that my vets would not be a great source of information. From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. I wouldn't bet that they would actually remember me or my dogs unless we had been in recently. But I guess the above is still a lot of important information. ~~Judy |
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"sighthounds etc." wrote in message
No. I don't ask that either. I am simply trying to say that generally, IMO, veterinarians do not have that much personal information on their clients. My first thought was that my vets would not be a great source of information. From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. I wouldn't bet that they would actually remember me or my dogs unless we had been in recently. But I guess the above is still a lot of important information. ~~Judy |
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"Bethgsd" wrote in message
... Suja wrote: Some say there must be fences and yet they are willing to adopt to ppl in apartments, thus there is no fence. There are leash laws in this part of the world, Gwen. Ones that do get enforced. Apartment dwellers are perfectly capable of owning dogs, And I was one of those people. For four years I lived in an apartment and at least four times a day my dogs went out for a walk on leash. And one of those dogs was a high drive working lines shepherd. My living in an apartment didn't stop any of the breeders I spoke to from thinking I might be a good home for a dog. What I have heard from breeders is that they are also concerned about what will happen to the dog when you have the flu. Or when they need to be walked at 3AM. Spenser and Sassy's breeder refused to sell a dog to an older (much older) woman who refused to fence in her yard and also was not willing to consider and present a back-up plan for those times when she would not be able to take the dog out for walks. The breeder was willing to place a dog with her but wanted to hear at least that there was, perhaps, a long-time neighbor who not only checked on the woman daily but would be willing to walk the dog during emergencies. Or that the woman would buy an X-pen and set it up when needed. Since she didn't ever hear that back-up plan, the woman didn't get the dog. I can certainly understand the thought behind that decision. We did not have a fenced yard when we got Spenser. But there were two of us to walk the dog. (Side note - the first week we had Spenser both of us got SICK. Flat on our backs. In January. We were not fun people for a little puppy. But he got walked by whichever of us could manage to stay upright long enough.) And even though we live way out in the boondocks, they are never outside our (now fenced-in yard) without someone in control of them. I love the fence for those times when I'm sick and the dogs need to go outside, for the times when one of them decides that they need to go out at 3AM and dang-it's-cold. But if I lived in an apartment or could not fence in the yard, we would still manage to get them outside. But it does require some thought and a back-up plan or two that are easier with a fenced yard. I think having the back-up plan is more important than the fenced yard - which can become just too convenient for some people and is just impossible for others who would still be great owners. ~~Judy |
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"Bethgsd" wrote in message
... Suja wrote: Some say there must be fences and yet they are willing to adopt to ppl in apartments, thus there is no fence. There are leash laws in this part of the world, Gwen. Ones that do get enforced. Apartment dwellers are perfectly capable of owning dogs, And I was one of those people. For four years I lived in an apartment and at least four times a day my dogs went out for a walk on leash. And one of those dogs was a high drive working lines shepherd. My living in an apartment didn't stop any of the breeders I spoke to from thinking I might be a good home for a dog. What I have heard from breeders is that they are also concerned about what will happen to the dog when you have the flu. Or when they need to be walked at 3AM. Spenser and Sassy's breeder refused to sell a dog to an older (much older) woman who refused to fence in her yard and also was not willing to consider and present a back-up plan for those times when she would not be able to take the dog out for walks. The breeder was willing to place a dog with her but wanted to hear at least that there was, perhaps, a long-time neighbor who not only checked on the woman daily but would be willing to walk the dog during emergencies. Or that the woman would buy an X-pen and set it up when needed. Since she didn't ever hear that back-up plan, the woman didn't get the dog. I can certainly understand the thought behind that decision. We did not have a fenced yard when we got Spenser. But there were two of us to walk the dog. (Side note - the first week we had Spenser both of us got SICK. Flat on our backs. In January. We were not fun people for a little puppy. But he got walked by whichever of us could manage to stay upright long enough.) And even though we live way out in the boondocks, they are never outside our (now fenced-in yard) without someone in control of them. I love the fence for those times when I'm sick and the dogs need to go outside, for the times when one of them decides that they need to go out at 3AM and dang-it's-cold. But if I lived in an apartment or could not fence in the yard, we would still manage to get them outside. But it does require some thought and a back-up plan or two that are easier with a fenced yard. I think having the back-up plan is more important than the fenced yard - which can become just too convenient for some people and is just impossible for others who would still be great owners. ~~Judy |
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"Bethgsd" wrote in message
... Suja wrote: Some say there must be fences and yet they are willing to adopt to ppl in apartments, thus there is no fence. There are leash laws in this part of the world, Gwen. Ones that do get enforced. Apartment dwellers are perfectly capable of owning dogs, And I was one of those people. For four years I lived in an apartment and at least four times a day my dogs went out for a walk on leash. And one of those dogs was a high drive working lines shepherd. My living in an apartment didn't stop any of the breeders I spoke to from thinking I might be a good home for a dog. What I have heard from breeders is that they are also concerned about what will happen to the dog when you have the flu. Or when they need to be walked at 3AM. Spenser and Sassy's breeder refused to sell a dog to an older (much older) woman who refused to fence in her yard and also was not willing to consider and present a back-up plan for those times when she would not be able to take the dog out for walks. The breeder was willing to place a dog with her but wanted to hear at least that there was, perhaps, a long-time neighbor who not only checked on the woman daily but would be willing to walk the dog during emergencies. Or that the woman would buy an X-pen and set it up when needed. Since she didn't ever hear that back-up plan, the woman didn't get the dog. I can certainly understand the thought behind that decision. We did not have a fenced yard when we got Spenser. But there were two of us to walk the dog. (Side note - the first week we had Spenser both of us got SICK. Flat on our backs. In January. We were not fun people for a little puppy. But he got walked by whichever of us could manage to stay upright long enough.) And even though we live way out in the boondocks, they are never outside our (now fenced-in yard) without someone in control of them. I love the fence for those times when I'm sick and the dogs need to go outside, for the times when one of them decides that they need to go out at 3AM and dang-it's-cold. But if I lived in an apartment or could not fence in the yard, we would still manage to get them outside. But it does require some thought and a back-up plan or two that are easier with a fenced yard. I think having the back-up plan is more important than the fenced yard - which can become just too convenient for some people and is just impossible for others who would still be great owners. ~~Judy |
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"Suja" wrote in message
news:Qzldb.22055$sp2.12260@lakeread04... queenmother wrote: From my file they would be able to report that I pay my bills, that my dogs are seen annually, that my dogs are on PM, that my dogs are speutered, that my dogs are reasonable weights, that my dogs are sometimes taken in when I am concerned about something (that so far has been nothing important) and that my dogs have not been seen for anything that indicated the slightest neglect on my part. But, a vet cannot generally give out this amount of information unless you give specific written authorization to them. Most people don't. Most rescues don't ask for anything beyond 'Are you the vet of so and so and their pets?' and 'Are they UTD on the vaccines and health checks?' Suja Then basically all they're doing is checking to see if you lied on your application. I guess that has some value but it's pretty limited. Hardly worth the phone call if it's long distance. ~~Judy |
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