Investigating More Dog Breeds

On May 25, Jamie asked me to be present on June 3, as he wanted more dog breed information. He asked me to do some research before hand on three breeds. His request was for three large breeds and admitted that Saint Bernards could possibly be one of them. I could select the other two and we would bring in a male and female of each breed and do our own breeding since we could not obtain the Saint Bernards near us.

I asked Jamie if he had room for this and he said he would be remodeling the second story of the barn. Insulation would be the biggest concern and he could handle this. Plus, he was thinking about the smaller barn-like structure and remodeling this. He told me not to be concerned about cost as he finally had his wife's estate settled and could now afford to remodel.

Jamie then admitted that his father had passed on Saturday and in a few months he would have the property completely in his name and could expand and remodel where needed.

I asked how much he was willing to spend on the three breeds. He said that my Internet source had really opened his eyes about the different breeds and the health problems with the different breeds. He said he was not in a hurry as he was looking for a veterinary that knew dogs and would work with him. He said that if necessary, he would import a breed. He said that he was changing the operation and would be hiring at least two more dog trainers. He said that I could work as I wanted, but he was concerned about my health and would not force me to drive every week. I thanked him as I said the distance wasn't the problem, just the schedule.

Then he asked me what I thought about several breeds. I said on two of them, they were hard to train, but once trained would need constant refreshing by the customer. Jamie said this is what he wanted to do more of and that was his goal. He said that the 10-month-old puppies we had brought back and the fact that John had all the paperwork done and had given him the names, addresses, and telephone numbers for the organizations had really opened his eyes and made him want to consider raising his own breeds.

Then he surprised me and said he had talked to John and John had asked if there was another breed he could raise that I could use for my business. John said that his one son-in-law wanted to raise some dogs and had been asking him some questions. Jamie said John and his son-in-law were coming down on June 3 to talk to both of us. That is the reason for the meeting and I want you there.

I asked if he would be available on May 29 or 30 to go over the breed information. You may need the Standard Schnauzer or the Welsh Springer Spaniel for PTSD. Jamie said this was his thought as he liked the two breeds for PTSD and then he asked me if I had time to find another breed about the same size. Jamie said he would wait until June 3 and we could look over my find before they arrived. Jamie said that way they could see the breeds and they may have a preference.

Jamie said John had suggested several breeds and you should call him and talk to him as well. Jamie handed me a sheet with the dog breeds and John's telephone number.

Then Jamie said he would also have the two new trainers there on that afternoon and wanted me there for showing them how I worked with the different dogs and he added Tom would also be there. Jamie said he was hopeful they were the ones, but he wanted them to see how we worked with the dogs and then each of them work with a dog or two. He said that he already hired one person that he knows and he is much like Tom and very consistent with the way he handles dogs. He had purchased the Saint Bernard that was the last one Jamie was selling. Jamie said he was surprised at the training he had already done in a week with the Saint Bernard.

I said I would list four large breeds and three for PTSD and Jamie said okay for the large breeds, but only one for PTSD. I said okay and said I would be leaving unless he had other things he wanted to talk about with me. Jamie said if he thought of something, he would call me. With that, I headed home.