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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Many of you have pointed out my rudeness, and believe I could better change the breeder's mind if I had used more tact. While I hate to hurt someone's feelings, I hate unethical breeding practices even more. Let me just say, my post was never an attempt to change the breeders mind, as it is clearly made-up. As others have pointed out, she's a" featured breeder" on Yorkietalk, this means she pays Yorkietalk for advertising privileges to be listed on the Yorkietalk featured breeders page, it does not mean Yorkietalk endorses her. I'm sure she lists here, because it helps her sell lots of dogs, so I don't think anyone is going to be changing her mind. I am livid at her post, and that was the very most I could tone it down. I also was afraid to post anything because I don't want to get into trouble with Yorkietalk. However, her post is clearly implying the propaganda of "If you want a "tiny" yorkie, don't go to a show breeder, go to a tiny breeder specialist, as she knows how to safely breed tinies". Is she the only one; are all the others on the web telling the truth too, and the mother club who pays for all those scientific studies wrong? Why does the YTCA frown on breeding tinies, is because "they don't know how to safely do it?" I truly believe if it were safe, the mother club would endorse it. If you want a tiny yorkie, you should ONLY go to a show breeder or other ethical breeder, because they won't be breeding them; they know they are ONLY suitable as pets.
Again, I repeat I hate posting on these controversial threads, and opposing the breeding practices of certain breeders. I do believe that there is a safe and unsafe way to do certain things, not just different opinions, and when it comes to breeding and living creatures, we should always error on the side of safety. I also know so many people want tinies, and posts like hers is just want they want to hear. My love for Joey has extended to whole breed, and I really want to encourage people to only support those breeders who are doing the best for the breed. |
Nancy -- I appreciate your candidness and your intelligently-worded posts. You have stuck to the issues and not attacked the individual. What people fail to see is there is a difference! When you disagree vehmently with someones actions, it is your responsibility to speak out against those actions. It is not attacking the person. It can all be done without personal animosity and name-calling, just as you have here.
I also think if people want to be taken seriously they need to work on wording their posts so people can read them easily. Punctuation, paragraphs, and short, succinct posts can go a long way in making a point. Long rambling, non-punctuated, posts show a lack of attention to detail and quality that might be more telling than you think. Don't get me wrong, I have as many typos as anyone, so I am not talking about being perfect. It is hard for me to take an uneducated-sounding post very seriously. I view many of the posts here as a learning source. If a reference is to have any credence, it needs to be intelligently put together.