[gemy]

I think that if you post and read in the breeders section, and the sick and emergency section, you do need to take a break every now and again.

It can be quite disheartening, and I've only been here a year. I can't imagine those members who have been here for 3 5 7 10 yrs or more.

I do know that there must be a harsh dilemma, if we give advice, help, and support to those clueless breeders, those who don't take the time to learn, those who don't treat their dogs well, am I supporting BYBers, or heaven help me, puppy mill breeders.

And then of course you have the "trolls" I think they are called that, that deliberately come on here to post outrageous stories, to stir up the emotions, to twist our hearts in pain to read about their perhaps true stories of little ones in pain, suffering, through their ignorance. And after the dust is settled, we realize that we have been "had" again. And we hurt yet again. For how can anyone do this to other thinking, feeling human beings.

It is very sad. It hurts.

Everytime I read one of those posts, I want to pick up my little one, hug and kiss him, and say never, ever as long as I have breath in my body, and strength in my limbs, shall you ever suffer in the ways I've read about here. Callous indifference, animal neglect, animal abuse, that posters don't even think that they are guilty of.

I too have noticed and missed some of the long time posters here.