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Originally Posted by MindieRose  I am not talking about the way it is talked about daily, but rather when a new person comes in looking for information, they are bombarded with how expensive it is. |
Well, it IS expensive...wouldn't you agree? And if the main concern seems to be 'how much money' they are going to make because that is why they are breeding in the first place...seems like maybe they
need to be bombarded with the truth.
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Originally Posted by MindieRose I know people need to be informed of what they are getting into, but some of it (not all of it, many are nice about it  ) is delivered so catty and almost accusingly. |
You are right. (And I know I am guilty of this quite often.)But I don't think anyone here means to be catty or accuse anyone of anything (unless they are making it evident themselves). There are many who simply give the honest answers to the questions asked, no sugar coating. It's just part of us all being different--but all the same, the love for these dogs is something we all have in common and that should be the main concern for everyone, regardless to how someone comes accross.
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Originally Posted by MindieRose I thought I would love this forum because it's what I have been around much of my life, but perhaps if I could just keep to the positive posts and less negative, it wouldnt be so bad. Sometimes it just seems like some (once again, some, not all) people are saying "If you arent as smart as me, have as much time or money as me, then you have no place breeding anything". Now I understand what my mom meant when she had told me long ago not to get into dog breeding and showing, not because of the dogs, but because of the people (again, not all people, just the few that want to jump down your throat).
Thank God its a free country is all I have to say! |
Don't you just hate it when Mama is right?
True, the world of breeding can be a very political place, but it is also very rewarding and fulfilling. If it's the same few everytime that are discouraging you when you read their post, put them on your ignore list and you never have to read their negative responses again.
In all fairness though, I can't think of anyone here who comes accross to me as "If you dont' do it my way your wrong." All in how we percieve things I guess.
I think though that there are some issues in breeding that most of us can agree on that are obvious areas of concern. It seems to be that when this aspects are treated with disregard by someone, that is when people get upset and feathers get ruffled.