What!? I sneak a peek at YT while at work, see this thread (so long after you posted it), and then even still have to wait til I get home to post my reply.
I too understand your hesitancy in speaking up, having seen many of the not so nice posts (putting it nicely) about puppy mills and so-called byb. Everyone has their opinions on those issues; some people agree, some do not. But everyone is entitled and should not be bashed or judged for it.
I do hope that you feel much better now that you have poured your heart

out to all of us, but I also feel bad

that you felt so much guilt in holding back the whole story about Max. You have nothing to feel guilty about! So you bought Max from that evil lady…..no you didn’t…..you
SAVED Max from that evil lady and then turned around and got her shut down!

So where is it that you did something wrong???? Where does it say that you have to reveal every detail about everything to us in order to deserve to be here? If that was the case, none of us would still be here IMO.
I still say “Hooray for
YOU, Bless
YOU,…..and I’m still sending
YOU a

now, not only for saving those dogs, but also another

to reassure you that you
DO deserve to be a member here on YT and I am still happy and proud to call you my friend. I just hope I deserve to be considered your friend too.