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Personally, I don't think it matters how people said things...Either way,I don't think it's going to make one bit of difference in the way the OP conducts her breeding business. She says she's not new to YT or to breeding so I am pretty sure she is already aware of the things people are pointing out to her.


I, for one, am glad that people responded on the open board instead of in a PM....because while it may not change the way the OP conducts her business, it may actually have an impact on someone who's thinking about buying a dog from the OP or the Burgundy Wee line. If people commented on her breeding practices via pm, it's not in public forum where the potential buyers who can and will actually benefit from this thread, can read it.

It's virtually impossible to stop bad/irresponsible breeding practices, but if buyers are educated and stop buying from the bad breeders, eventually they won't be able to make money off puppies.

ColesMommy01, I do understand what you are saying about running people off by attacking them when they post...but in this case, I also feel like the OP should know better than to do some of the things she is doing. If she was brand new and had no idea what she was doing, and was asking for information....it may be a different story....but even then, there's a part of me that also believes that ignorance is no excuse when you've decided that you are ENTITLED to play God with other living being's lives. Most people come here after the fact...after they've bred their dogs JUST because "they can"...and then they want to know the things they should have already known. It's no fair to the dog being bred....it's no fair to the future owners...it's no fair to all the dogs suffering in shelters due to overpopulation. While I've only been here a short time...whether things have been said nicely or not...NOT ONCE, have I seen someone say "you know what, I am going to do what's right and terminate the pregnancy and spay my dog. Not once, has any of them said "boy, after learning all this, I don't think I am going to breed my dog." or "Geesh, I sure feel bad that I put my dog through this unnecessary risk and I'll never do it again." Nope....they think because they've got an intact dog, they've got the "RIGHT" to breed it and they do. Heck, that's like saying ANY women who has intact ovaries should be able to have kids, because she can regardless of her situation!!

What I have seen is people coming here to learn who good breeders are...and what to look for in good/bad breeders. I've seen people trying to educate themselves before they buy a puppy or sometimes after they've got burned by a bad breeder.