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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  While I agree with John in a general way, it would have been nice if he had addressed the actual issue at hand. Apparently the person writing to him had not had a litter in 3 years and seemed to have no further interest in breeding but did have a behavior issue due to intact females. I feel it would have been better to comment on the health issues to the girls in leaving them intact, namely pyrometria, mammary cancers or another 'oops' breeding. This should have been stressed more, giving the letter writers the information that would hopefully prod them into doing the right thing. I don't think getting on a soapbox about bad breeding practices accomplished that.
Yes, the letter did remind me of things we see here at YT. Some threads just 'get to me', just like they do others. While some folks do need a good 'dressing down' for their practices, we should try to look for the real question and answer it. Skipping over the real issue usually only alienates the poster and, in the end, does the dogs no good and the dogs are always my focus. |
Very well said! A very good reminder that it is after all, all about the dogs! I for one, needed the reminder as I usually read, get mad and then click off instead of causing more fighting, but that doesn't help the dog either.