From another group and worth sharing: BREEDERS A Breeder ( with a capital B) is one who thirsts for knowledge and never really knows it all. One who wrestles with decisions of conscience, convenience, and commitment. A Breeder is one who sacrifices personal interests, finances, time, friendships, fancy furniture, and deep pile carpeting! She gives up dreams of a long, luxurious cruise in favor of turning that all important show into this years vacation. A Breeder goes without sleep (but never without coffee!) in hours spent planning a breeding. Or watching anxiously over the birthprocess, and afterwards, over every little sneeze, wiggle, or cry. A Breeder skips dinner parties because that litter is due or the babies have to be fed at 8.She disregards birth fluids and puts mouth to mouth to save a gasping newborn, literally blowing life into a tiny, helpless creature that may be the culmination of a lifetime of dreams. A Breeders lap is a marvelous place where generations of proud and noble champions once snoozed. A Breeders hands are strong and firm and often soiled, but ever so gentle and sensitive to thrusts of a puppys wet nose. A Breeders back and knees are usually arthritic from stooping, bending, and sitting in the birthing box, but are strong enough toenable the Breeder to show the next choice pup to Championship. A Breeders shoulders are stooped and often heaped with the abuse of competitors, but they are wide enough to support the weight of a thousand defeats and frustrations. A Breeders arms are always able to wield a mop, support an armful of puppies, or lend a helping hand to a newcomer. A Breeders ears are wondrous things, sometimes red ( from being talked about) or strangely shaped (from being pressed against a phone receiver) often deaf to criticism, yet always fine tuned to the whimper of a sick puppy. A Breeders eyes are often blurred from pedigree research and sometimes blind to her own dogs faults, and are always searching for the perfect specimen. A Breeders brain is foggy on faces, but can recall a pedigree faster than an IBM computer. Its so full of knowledge and can sometimes blow a fuse: It catalogues thousands of good bonings,fine ears and perfect heads...and buries in the soul the failures and the ones that didnt turn out. A Breeders heart is often broken, but it beats strongly with hope everlasting....and its always in the right place!Oh yes, there are breeders, and then, there are BREEDERS! -Author Unknown
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 14:43:52 +0000
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