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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy   Exactly! If you are comfortable with your breeding program and believe you are doing the right thing, you have no need to defend yourself or justify it to others. If you are happy with yourself, why do you care what others think? I guess I am one of those people that just doesn't care what most people think of me - I am who I am and I won't change just because someone doesn't like it or doesn't agree with me. So I guess I don't understand why so many care what others think so much... if someone doesn't like you, who cares - that is the problem of the person that doesn't like you. I don't let people bother me - it's the ones that put their energy into disliking me that have the issue... I just don't care what others think because I am happy and confident with myself. So like I said, if you as a breeder are confident, that is all that matters....shouldn't matter what others think of you.
So far as a buyer....everyone has different opinions on what they want in a breeder. And we know there are plenty of breeders out there...so everyone has the right to choose who to buy or not buy from. |
I try to have this mentality as much as I can, and for the most part I put on my "tough skin" when it comes to criticism, but PMing me or talking behind my back (or emailing from the site as was done to Sugar's mom) is just crossing the line. What bothers me is that someone is going to say ONE thing that sends a flurry of rumors to god knows who, and then the next thing you know I'm listed somewhere as a "bad breeder" by someone who doesn't even know me. That just gets under my skin a little. As a breeder, all you have is your reputation, and if people are slandering your name with untrue statements, the only thing you can do is stand behind your dogs and say, "that's false." Sometimes it's just a little much...
And for the record, I'm not directing this at you Michelle, just responding to the general idea. I think your posts are always very informative and not so much "rude" as "to the point." I agree with 99% of your posts, and I think you're an asset to this community. I'm referring to those who go OUT of their way to make remarks about an INDIVIDUAL as opposed to a general idea. Am I making sense at all? lol