[Yorkiemom1]

I have NO tolerance for abuse of our most vulnerable members of society....ie. the elderly, children, the disabled, and animals. It is not the "stupid questions" that offend me, as I do not think there are ANY stupid questions. It is uninformed people that are profoundly ignorant with regards to breeding, whelping and ALL the dangers therein for the bitch as well as the puppies, that rather than seek education and advise, instead go tripping gaily along, totally clueless and "just gonna get it hands on, learn as I go, damn the torpedoes-full steam ahead, let the chips fall where they may, never done this before but by golly I can do it now" attitude....... ESPECIALLY when the cards are clearly stacked against the bitch from the outset! That to me is a person that IN REALITY, could care less about her bitch or the babies she is carrying. It seems to be getting to a point where you can not post ANYTHING that disagrees with that persons actions or decisions because they "will get their feelings hurt"...not from snarky or snide or cruel comments, but from anything that does not answer ONLY what they ask...no intelligent, politically correct advice, silk lined and delivered with "just the facts, ma'am" accuracy. Responsible, ethical breeders will look at the WHOLE picture in front of her, and if it is not as clear or precise or good as it possibly can be, for the bitch and the litter, decisions are made....TOUGH decisions...NOT for the breeder's wants and desires, but for the breeding female. To do less, to ME, is abuse of the bitch, and that very thing goes on all over the country at every puppy mill around. My integrity as a human being, as a responsible breeder, and as an ethical breeder, does not allow me to accept such behavior. I post, try to show the person in question the reasons WHY the decision they have made, is not the best course of action,....NOT from "opinions" but from PROVEN, EVIDENCED BASED OUTCOMES......... and if they are unwilling or unable to accept CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS or learn from outcomes based on years of experience, I just stop addressing the issue with them. They obviously have no intention of changing their course of action, just as I have no intention of accepting the choice they have made for their bitch as one made for HER best interest....decisions made out of inexperience and ignorance. To think that a bitch is possibly going to require an emergent c-section in the middle of the night, and the "breeder" has no contigency plan to get to an emergency vet at that hour, or they dont have the finances to meet the demand of the emergency clinic, or they end up with a litter that needs to be hand fed and they dont have the supplies or the equipment or the knowledge base to keep them alive....I am sorry but when someone closes their eyes, crosses their fingers, and just hopes it all works out just fine....I simply can not condone that. Please feel free to delete this post if you think it is going to hurt some ones feelings. I will add I think this is why experienced breeders are reluctant to post....you can not try to educate people without being considered disrespectful, inpatient, and devoid of understanding. There ARE people that come here and they read and learn and research and ask questions and these people are an asset to our pets and what they need.....and then there are those that dont really want advise or "educating"...they just want their question answered, and if you drift from that narrow path, they become hostile, beligerant, hateful and insulting....which is apparently acceptable if it is coming from them to us trying to help them. Perhaps time to step back and just watch, because as hard as I sincerely do try not to, I am bad about "I told you so...." and I feel I am watching several train wrecks hurtling to their end......