I have now emailed a total of 25 cavalier breeders (and I only emailed those within a 5 hours drive!). I received responses from 15. I actually emailed many more but their listed emails did not work. This includes my cousin's fabulous breeder, Ricky Gies of Gooseberry Cavaliers. I didn't really plan on naming names of specific breeders on my blog, but this one makes me so sad!
My first email was short and sweet, just asking if they were still active breeders and if they thought they would have a litter in 2011. After I received an initial response, I then responded with a paragraph about us. I tried to include most things breeders want to know about potential puppy owners:
- life style: what we do for a living, what we do for fun
- our pets: Number, what kind and philosophy on our pets
- children: We don't have any (or any immediate plans) but we are visited by our niece and nephew, our friends starting our their families, plus our neighbours' children when we're outside
- our home: yard, space
- expectations/plans with the puppy: no 2 hour-long hikes for us but I did mention pet therapy with children
- experience with dogs
I also included a blurb about my current medical problem (my lack of voice) as it is a consideration for us, both in getting a puppy and in the selection of puppy (timid vs. aggressive).
As well, in my response email, I asked a NUMBER of questions, which I was going to list in this post, but this is already quite long, and I have just been informed, at noon, that my brother-in-law and his wife are visiting this afternoon... no joke.
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