Yesterday I decided it was a good day to replenish my dog toy stock and stopped into the local pet store. While in line with my arms full of toys I stood right behind a woman with an EB - all white male. While I was staring at him I noticed he barely had any fur, tear stains, hotspots/yeast around his tails and some area on his body. I know nothing about this dog so I kept my thoughts about maintenance to myself - for all I know this is just an issue this particular EB has. Who am I to judge.
The owner looked at me. I smiled and said I have an all white one too. She asked how old he was. I said about 10 months. She said hers is 11 years; they're a lot of fun. I agreed and mentioned that Curls is 70 lbs. She was shocked (like most people are) and I explained that he is just bulkier. Then - this is the part that made me sad - she said that her EB's son was bigger than him and then his daughter is really small. I asked when the last time she bred him. She said his last litter was 9 years and she hoped that she would be able to bred him one more time. All I could think about was his skin issues and how irresponsible it was to continue to breed that EB. I didn't weigh in my opinion. What was I suppose to say - give a moral lesson to a complete stranger? It was her turn in line and she left the store and invited me to go to the dog park with her the following day with a bunch of other people. Needless to say I didn't go but I haven't stopped thinking about her since.
I really feel like I should start stalking that park and find out her information to warn other people about her. Unfortunately, I just feel that too many people don't do research so she will still win in the long run (i.e. she will still be able to sell any future litters). sigh.
The owner looked at me. I smiled and said I have an all white one too. She asked how old he was. I said about 10 months. She said hers is 11 years; they're a lot of fun. I agreed and mentioned that Curls is 70 lbs. She was shocked (like most people are) and I explained that he is just bulkier. Then - this is the part that made me sad - she said that her EB's son was bigger than him and then his daughter is really small. I asked when the last time she bred him. She said his last litter was 9 years and she hoped that she would be able to bred him one more time. All I could think about was his skin issues and how irresponsible it was to continue to breed that EB. I didn't weigh in my opinion. What was I suppose to say - give a moral lesson to a complete stranger? It was her turn in line and she left the store and invited me to go to the dog park with her the following day with a bunch of other people. Needless to say I didn't go but I haven't stopped thinking about her since.
I really feel like I should start stalking that park and find out her information to warn other people about her. Unfortunately, I just feel that too many people don't do research so she will still win in the long run (i.e. she will still be able to sell any future litters). sigh.
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