[cheryl19]

Originally Posted by jrsygal37

You address what the YT agenda is:
1. Educate
2. Promote healthy relationships among yorkie owners and/or those desiring to be owners
3. Find homes for yorkies
4. Support each other


Well, I'd like to address the education part. In #2 you are complaining when members tell other members that they got their pup too young. Isn't that educating? Many times posts are made here regarding health problems and nine times out of ten the pup they are posting about is very young. Being sold younger then reccomended. YT policy in itself if that a pup cannot be even listed for sale until 10 weeks of age. By bringing to the op's attention that the pup was sold too young will hopefully prevent the op and others from making that mistake.

In #5 you speak about USDA Breeders. Well, USDA Breeders are commercial breeders. They breed in mass production and there is NO GOOD in anyone who is a USDA Breeder. If you have proof to prove otherwise then please, I'd like to see it.

In # 6 you address websites. Members posts sites they find while looking and they ask for insight on the site. There are red flags to look for such as the breeding of many different breeds, mixed breeding, terms used as teacups, micro, mini. etc. It's educating when other members bring these red flags to attention of the person asking as well as those reading.

In #7 You address puppymills and rescuing. You cannot compare buying a dog from a mill or petstore as a rescue. Too many people make the mistake of thinking this. It's nice to think but in reality what you are doing is opening up that cage for another pup to fill. It's a vicious cycle. You buy a pup from a bad place, thinking your saving THAT pups life, but then what happens when the breeder or petstore realizes that he can sell that dog and then replaces it with another. It just goes round and round. And, many members on here have walked in others shoes. They've bought from bad places because they did not have a place like YT to learn from. I was one of those people. My first Yorkie came from a small mill. Had there been a forum like this I would have known better not to buy.

I am very happy for YT and for the mods who volunteer their time here. yes, occassionally some posts fall through the , but not for long. The mods do a great job. I think that you should think about what you've written and reread some of the answers given on these posts. Maybe, you'll see that the complaints you have made were for people simply doing what YT is here for and that is education.

And, I can't tell you how many times I've seen YT members support each other. Cookie who is missing her dog, many members here are donating their time looking on the internet for dogs found and sending them to her, donating money for flyers to help etc. An older man whose dog died and a breeder and members donated a puppy to him, YT train that has brought many rescues to new homes, myself when my Yorkie passed and two wonderful YT members sent me a card with a beautiful picture and poem hand painted of my Newman. This is just a few. I've seen more support here then negativity and I think we are all lucky to have this site and the many good members we have here.

And quite honestly no offense but I think you should stick around YT because some of the things you said in your posts show why sites like this is needed.

Elaine

Very well said!!

YT is a learning tool, not everyone will agree with everything said but with the large number of members that YT has for the most part their is NO problems. Sometimes if you keep you mouth shut (or your fingers at rest) and just read the posts, you will learn a lot. With shelters overflowing I don't think you can say to many times all the bad that puppy mills or BYB do. If one person learns something today it's a good day.