[txshopper73]

I've been a member of this forum for a couple of months now. I've learned a great deal from a lot of people...both good and bad. I've met many friendly and sweet people. I've also noticed that there are cliques on this board. What I mean by cliques is if one member says one thing, several will go along with whatever they've said.

I've only had one litter of yorkies, but that doesn't mean that we've never bred dogs before. Growing up my parents bred and raised Basset Hounds. From there, my husband and I had German Shorthaired Pointers. So, I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to dogs.

I've noticed here lately that the people that used to post on my threads, or just responded to my posts have gone down. Once, I had responded to a thread...I did not realize that the person that made the post only wanted one other member to respond. The title did not give that. So, my comment was completely ignored and the conversation continued between these two persons.

Just yesterday, I pm a more experienced breeder with questions about my Gracie. This person has been online today and has completely ignored my questions. I thought that this person would give me some advice since I've seen her do so on many other threads. It really hurt my feelings since obviously I've upset her in such a way that she didn't have the courtesy to respond...and I don't even know what I've done wrong.

I get the feel that if you are just a hobby breeder, you are treated like an outcast. Since you don't own show quality dogs that you aren't worth giving the time of day to.

Please correct me if I am wrong. Since I've been here, I've got an idea of who I can be friendly with and who I need to stay away from. If I have done something wrong, I would appreciate someone to pm me and tell me. I'm not a hard person to get along with by any means.

I don't know how much longer I am going to stay in this forum. I just get the feel...with the exception of a couple of people...that I'm not welcome anymore. I know that I am not the only person that feels this way.