[Belle Noir]

I unfortunately, have a way of making a huge splash. It isn't that I mean to, I just do.
I am only here to learn more about Yorkies, and if I have a chance to pass on some of what I have learned in my years of breeding, showing and rescuing, as well as things I have found researching and learning things for the fun of learning, I will. And if I have an opinion, I will share it.
I am not about breeding anymore. That aspect of my life is, as far as I can see, over. Even though today, Pixie got a VERY good conformation evaluation from a Code of Ethics breeder, she will not be bred, as she is charted to max at about 3 lbs. And also, even though she may have the phenotype to win, she IS a puppy mill dog. That precludes the likelihood of her having the GENOTYPE to breed.
I am likened to Red Brucie, the oogly father of the modern Cocker Spaniel. Very much not standard, but he had the PEDIGREE of champions, and produced dogs that made their stamp on the breed. Pixie is much the opposite, even if she was a winning dog, she doesn't have the pedigree to reproduce herself, even IF she were of size to breed. Why take the chance?
I never bred for a pet market, I bred knowing that this litter could be a litter of champions, because the full potential was there in the pedigree.

However, I am well versed on general dog knowledge. Long before I loved Cresteds, Yorkies, Beaucerons, or any one breed in particular, I loved dogs in general, so one day may find me reading about Salukis and Afghans, jumping from one site to another.. 20 tabs open all about sight hounds, reading, cross referencing.. And other day may find me reading up on BSL.. The day after I may be reading on genetic diseases.. I find all aspects of DOG fascinating.

I also have an open mind. Someone once said don't have too open a mind, or your brain will fall out, and that made sense to me.. so I do try base my reasoning on logic. I myself have a knee jerk reaction to certain things. But aside from my emotional response to something, I try to see it from an intellectual, a logical and rational point of view. (and no my RL don't call me Spock, I am actually too volatile for that, lol.)
But tone can be difficult to ascertain by words alone. So much of our language clues are tonal, and conveyed via body language and facial expression. The lack of that in a written medium can cause misunderstandings that can set the stage for later interactions.

And yes, I talk too much sometimes, lol. I know this, but I seem to have two extremes. One sentence blurbs that have little heft and substance, and severe wall 'o textitis, lolol.
It's not so much that I enjoy a debate, I enjoy engaging with people and talking. A phone call from me meant to be 5 minutes long can easily turn into a 2 hour conversation about 40 different things, lol.
This IS a social medium. I am being social.. Even if I have a minority view. Please don't misunderstand me. But I have gotten the distinct impression that BECAUSE I am new, I should not have an opinion that is different from those that have been here longer, even though I have been involved in dogs for quite a while and have as much reknown in MY breed as some others here have in theirs. It's almost as though because I don't have a large post count and no one knows me in this community, I should not be taken seriously, or I have an ulterior moment, or I'm just here to troll.

I'm not. I am here to learn. If I can share some of the things I have learned over the years, I'm willing to to do so. If I have an opinion, I feel like so long as I am respectful in my expression of that opinion, be it in line with the general community, or one that is of it's minority, I should be able to share it without feeling as though I am wrong because I don't have the post count that says this person has been here for a long time, they know where of they speak.
And if I wall 'o text, it's because I have much to say. I try to talk dog with my boyfriend.. But he's not a DOG PERSON.. He doesn't GET it. And I can't go to my former dog places to talk dog. OMG for almost 8 years I have not talked dog to ANYONE. My whole LIFE was dogs and I miss it. I miss talking to people that understand how puppy breath is the best smell in the world. That walking 3 groups of dogs, three times a day for a half hour each, and a total of 4 and a half hours of dog walking a day isn't a chore.
I miss talking about bloodlines and pedigrees and what breeding will likely click with this dog or that bitch, and how someone should cross to this line, because their line is getting a little fine boned, and did you see the head on that last litter so and so produced? They should never repeat that because the HEADS on those dogs...
I miss talking with people that don't flinch when explained what a bully stick is, or turn into a 13 year old when hearing about catching a squirt right in the eye the last time you helped with a breeding and the stud missed his mark.
If you're a dog person, you GET IT, if you're not, then you won't.
Dogs aren't just pets, they are a passion for me. I realize some people are exasperated by me, that most people don't know what to make of me. What you see, is the outburst of nearly 8 years of suppressed PASSION exploding. And all explosions are rather messy, even if that wasn't the intent.

I would like to thank everyone for this exchange. If I misunderstood some of you, I apologize. If I have made some of you feel uncomfortable, I again, apologize. I am here for the long haul, and I hope in time you will come to see me for who I am. I am kind, funny, intellectual, giving, blunt, passionate, honest, and stubborn..
And I confess, even to my real life friends, a bit of an enigma, lol.