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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I wasn't suggesting it, I really meant it, to those who disapprove of her. My comment was addressing the imperative generalizations that were posted. I said "even those who disapprove of her" (meaning her, and/or the partis -- of which, she is one). I know for a fact that people here *do* disapprove of her, specifically, bc I've read the specific comments that were about her directly. It may not be on the open forum, but they've been shared with me. And btw, I don't include you in what I'm saying here...you and I have PMd about this privately, and it has always been an extremely positive exchange  .
I can't really believe you just said that, but okay  . I'm 'playing a card'? I meant what I said, and believe me - I don't consider it a game or a 'card' that I like to throw down, when it suits my whimsy. If you do genuinely feel I'm playing some sort of card, then I respect your feelings - as I won't disrespect you by implying your feelings are somehow wrong.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When someone calls parti owners "SUCKERS", I'm confident and peaceful in expressing [I]my opinion regarding that statement.[/I]
As in all cases, opinions about these kinds of subjects are welcome here at YT as they add to a lively and educational discussion.
Anyone is welcome to disapprove of partis, Biewers, labs, morkies, shorkies, dorkies, yorkies, lemurs, whatever. However, imperative generalizations like the one I was addressing don't often lend themselves to a discussion, *in my opinion* .
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NO ONE CALLED PARTI-OWNERS SUCKERS!
I am sorry if those really are your feelings and they are hurt. I can't see that anyone insulted your dog or you. You didn't pay over $6,000 for your dog did you? That was what someone's "sucker born every minute" comment referred to -- not just buying a parti but paying HUGE SUMS OF MONEY for them. I think it is ridiculous for some of the standard yorkie breeders to ask that sort of money for theirs too!
Maybe you don't see it as "playing a card," but it just seems like everytime we have a discussion about breeding off-standard dogs (of any standard -- size, shape, color) someone tries to insinuate -- or as you said in your case
you actually meant it -- that those who believe the breeding of off-standard dogs is wrong, somehow have something against the offspring themselves! Nothing could be further from the truth. Many who are against the
breeding of mixes/off-colors/out of standard sizes ect. actually have a dog in one of those categories that they love very much but NEVER intend to purposely breed for. Like I mentioned before -- I loved my curly haired yorkie. She was a great pet, sweet and lovable. But she was not to standard and I had her spayed. I believe that is what all non-standard dog owners should do. It is not my say what they do with their dogs, though, and many choose not to spay & neuter the dogs that do not meet color, size, structure, color placement, or even temperment. They just don't care if they pass on the off-standard traits to future generations. I can speak up about my opinion, but they will still do what they want. When they do, I will have NOTHING against the dogs themselves.
To reiterate -- the "sucker born every minute" comment was NOT about someone buying a parti -- it was about
paying HUGE sums of money (the figure of $6,000 was mentioned) for them. It just seems like people want to pick out specific little lines, twist them and make them into some insult that was not meant. This is a tough enough subject to discuss as it is. I think personalizing and twisting comments into saying something never meant makes it EVEN HARDER. Just asking for a little temperance.