I was stopped by a man at the petstore the other day who coould not stop complimenting my Rou.
He told me he bred dobies, and when I asked that kennel he was with he told me he wasn't with any kennel, just liked the breed.
Everywhere I went in the store we somehow bumped into eachother.
He was blown away by how friendly my guy was - his old male was aggressive or so he said. He was looking to buy a "tan one"... all tan, no rust (which he referred to as tan as well). I guess when people tell me the rust is tan I have given up and just smile and nod.
He was looking to breed his female blue, and he asked how much a "beautiful dog like him" (Rou) would cost from a breeder... when I told him how much he WOULD have cost he was blown away! Seriously blown... He didn't think dobies cost more than $400.
And he thought all dobies were aggressive... and seemed very surprised by his personality... which I have never met a mean doberman.
Then he asked if he could buy him...
The nerve. Maybe he was joking... but I didn't find it amusing.
When the man finally walked away, I looked to a guy on my left who was looking at collars, and asked him If I handled the situation well. The kid was listening in the entire time and agreed with me- he works for a local rescue and understands how silly some people could be. I looked at him and we both agreed that people like THAT is where his rescues come from.
ugh... the nerve!
He told me he bred dobies, and when I asked that kennel he was with he told me he wasn't with any kennel, just liked the breed.
Everywhere I went in the store we somehow bumped into eachother.
He was blown away by how friendly my guy was - his old male was aggressive or so he said. He was looking to buy a "tan one"... all tan, no rust (which he referred to as tan as well). I guess when people tell me the rust is tan I have given up and just smile and nod.
He was looking to breed his female blue, and he asked how much a "beautiful dog like him" (Rou) would cost from a breeder... when I told him how much he WOULD have cost he was blown away! Seriously blown... He didn't think dobies cost more than $400.
And he thought all dobies were aggressive... and seemed very surprised by his personality... which I have never met a mean doberman.
Then he asked if he could buy him...
The nerve. Maybe he was joking... but I didn't find it amusing.
When the man finally walked away, I looked to a guy on my left who was looking at collars, and asked him If I handled the situation well. The kid was listening in the entire time and agreed with me- he works for a local rescue and understands how silly some people could be. I looked at him and we both agreed that people like THAT is where his rescues come from.
ugh... the nerve!