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Adopting our Carmspack GSD! :-)

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#1 ·
Hi folks,
I would first like to thank the members here that made us discover Carmspack. We have visited Carmen Duggan (owner) last Saturday to meet her and her dogs for the first time and we were just amazed by the experience!
Based on my numerous emails and conversations with Carmen in a very short period of time (thanks Carmen for being so patient and generous!), she had identified two puppies that would be a perfect match for us and which displayed Genetic Obedience in spades.
I will post a longer thread later to describe our experience but in the meantime, here are the two candidates (I was so busy interacting with the dogs that I only thought of taking pictures once they fell asleep lol)!! J
Interestingly, the two that Carmen had identified for us came right at us when she brought the 6 puppies in the living room. One of them initially displayed amazing interest in my girlfriend, and the other in me. They would just come straight as us, sitting down in front of us and looking at us in the eye, just like saying: ‘‘Okay, I’m here for you, what do we do?’’ lol
We would make a point of getting up, walking around in the living room, and these same two would follow us everywhere! It was pretty awesome!
We spent over 4.5 hours with Carmen and the puppies and were amazed at how much maturity there seems to be already in them and how calm, stable and un-rattled they are despite their very young age (6 weeks). At one point as we were sitting on the floor with the puppies, Carmen slammed a metal box full of pictures on the floor in the middle of them (which made quite a bit of noise) as well as a large plastic crate (those used to contain milk bags in grocery stores) full of papers and not one of the puppies even reacted). Amazing!
We are going the see them again in two weeks and decide which one will be ours. This will be a heart wrenching decision because both are simply outstanding!
More later! J
 

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#2 ·
That's wonderful news! :)

The best part about choosing a good breeder is no matter which puppy you choose it's going to be a great dog :)
 
#3 ·
That is great! Love the photos - typical puppy photos - the only time you can even take them is when the pups have crashed!

I am sure you will be happy with whichever one you end up with.

Lee
 
#4 ·
very cute puppies:)

When one says "adopting" tho, I think of rescuing a dog from a shelter or rescue and paying an 'adoption fee'.. No shame is saying you are purchasing a puppy from a breeder:)

Just think with all that genetic obedience you won't have to do any training!:)))

Good luck with your new puppy and have fun:)
 
#5 ·
very cute puppies:)

When one says "adopting" tho, I think of rescuing a dog from a shelter or rescue and paying an 'adoption fee'.. No shame is saying you are purchasing a puppy from a breeder:)


Just think with all that genetic obedience you won't have to do any training!:)))

Good luck with your new puppy and have fun:)
:thumbup:
Congrats to you on your new puppy!
 
#8 ·
Rush, I didn't realize the word "adoption" was used in any other way, thank you for explaining:)
 
#11 ·
What?? All right listen. Nobody here wants to use any euphemism or mislead anyone.

All I wanted was to share our good news!

I think my post clearly establishes that we are BUYING/GETTING/ACQUIRING (or any other word you want to use) the dog from Carmspack, not a shelter.

Sorry if the use of "adopting" offended or mislead any members here, that was not the intent. What would I gain from this, for God's sake??
That is the only expression I have ever heard when referring to welcoming a pet in one's family, in my mother tongue. Bad translation to English, my bad.

Now, can we please move on?!
 
#13 ·
Adopting is when you take over the legal guardianship of a child and make it one of the family. You become the parents, and in most cases the child is given your last name and shares in all aspects of life as though it were a biological child.

My sister's girls are adopted. The process of purchasing a dog from a pound, rescue, or breeder is really not comparative to that process AND money changed hands.

But if you are obtaining an individual who is to become a member of the family it should not matter if the dog was purchased from a rescue or a pound or a breeder. You are taking a critter in, being responsible for it, and loving it like a family member. If you want to use the term adoption, where you got it should not matter AT ALL.

It is actually a slight on breeders when people who run rescues or pounds suggest that animals from their organizations will be adopted family members, while animals purchased from a breeder will be what? Slaves? Owned livestock?

Now if you buy a dog from a breeder, from a bad breeder you should not call it a rescue. A rescue ought to have been rescued at some point. Buying from a BYB may rescue the dog that you bought, but condemns many other dogs to remain in the situation because you have rewarded the abusive individual with money. So calling your BYB dog that you purchased from a BYB a rescue isn't cool.

But I am sick to death of people attacking people who buy puppies from breeders with this nonsense about them not being adopted. It's AR talk and its incorrect and it is mean.
 
#17 ·
It's not just dog folks, I've heard the same stuff from bird people. I have to admit I was a bit confused at the title, also. I'm sure you're going to be happy with whichever pup you get! Genetic obedience rocks! Those are some seriously gorgeous pups. :wub: Do you have a name picked out? Is "Rush" the name? Please update with pics, etc. once you get your pup home.