[maggiesmom_2007]

Originally Posted by scrapindee

Maybe it would be a good idea for a newbie or an oops breeding to start with searching the website on YT and reading some of the old threads. Every day there is someone here loosing a puppy. a dam, or a litter because they weren't prepared; hadn't gotten the dog neutered or some other reason for an oops breeding. Even experienced breeders loose a dam or litter and it hurts.

IMHO the breeders who are willing to help the beginners, newbies, and oopsies should be thanked and not bashed. And those that experience this kind of situation should own up to it, and not take it so personal when someone tells them they should've, could've, would've prevented this breeding. JMHO.

I so agree with you Dee. I am a fairly new breeder and am also showing my female. I do alot of research here on YT and on the internet and i have amassed quite alot of books on breeding, genetics, whelping and several vet books. If you look at my posts you can see I rarely ask questions about these subjects unless something comes up that I don't understand or I am trying to help someone out , or there is just not enough info on a certain problem. Now i don't have alot of posts because most of the time I am doing research and reading other posts. I do speak up when I think I have something to say. Other times I get frustrated by newcomers who ask questions that can be answered with a few words in the search engine. I just think maybe if instead of posting the same things over and over just give them a link to a previous post that may help them. and for the people coming on with questions and thinking the person giving advice was rude or harsh, try putting yourself in their shoes and you could understand the frustration. My mom used to always say you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. I also want to just add that religion should play no part in what people say or how they say it.