[Teresa Ford]

Read that Again, then touch post .....This is a good post.
I have blurted out a knee jerk response a few times myself. I really do, and most of us do, want to help people not just blast our own opinions. It is not always easy to keep emotion controlled.
I think the written word is much harder to 'read' than a face, or voice tone. When we are looking at some one we can see them frown, smile, smirk, or grind their teeth. We can hear in a voice sadness, anger, joy, shock or sympathy. Not every one can convey the nuances of the spoken language when they write. So misunderstandings happen frequently.
I think a good teacher should be kind, well informed with facts, polite and very good at listening. When teaching it really does work best if the teacher has a soft way of presenting ideas. Compare Two Examples:
Teacher # 1 "All puppies should stay with their mother until they are 12 weeks old ! Read what the studies say. Adopting puppies too young will put them in danger and would be irresponsible."

Teacher # 2 " Most puppies out grow the risk of hypoglycemia by 12 weeks. Puppies learn social rules and to bite softly when playing. Bite inhibition, greeting, their place in the pack, is learned from litter mates and mother during weeks 8, 9, 10. Puppies also learn to follow the leader and about keeping the bed and nest area clean from their mother. Many studies show that Puppies that stay with their mother and litter mates until week 12, have an good learning attitude, are easier to potty train. What do you think ? Are there good reasons to adopt puppies a 12 weeks ?

Sometimes I get tired of repeating the same thing over and over. But, I realized that it took me a while to learn how to use Yorkie Talk's library. So I try to be better about sharing how to do this.