[Judy in Waco]

Originally Posted by judyeve

No - please don't take what I'm saying is that we shouldn't express our opinions. Your posts are great and always valuable. They just aren't nasty.

That's what I'm trying to say. We all have to learn to keep it nice, but we also have to be honest.

I also think breeding is a particularly touchy, but very important part of YT.
A lot of people aren't going to hear what they want to hear there. I do think breeders need to be told not to breed 2 pound females, etc. I think they need to be told in a way that they'll listen to it, and not just get angry because they're being attacked.

For example, I bought Max from a pet store that deals with puppy mills. I don't think I was ever attacked since I've come onto YT because I went the puppy mill way first. I learned the right way to approach buying a dog. I then began pming breeders, posting threads, reading the Breeding forums, and so on and got tremendous help and support in buying Gracie Leigh. I am so grateful for the help and support I got. If I had been attacked, I don't know if I would have stayed on YT and learned all that I did.

I agree!

I didn't make some of the best choices early on with Gizmo, and I only felt attacked once (very early on). Most of the users on this site were helpful and understanding. I try to be the same way now. And YOU have always been one of the people I try to emulate in terms of how to word a response. You are very valuable to this site.