From Michelle's first post, it appears as though the pregnancy was an accidental tie and not an intentional "i am going to breed my dogs" breeding. Yes, perhaps it is irresponsible for her not to spay/neuter her pets and allow them in the house together....but even good breeders can have an accidental tie happen. I don't think she planned on becoming a BYB.
There are lots of people who intentionally Backyard breed every day and don't see anything wrong with it and they never see it as making a mistake. Heck, there are people who come on here, read up on things and STILL don't see what they did wrong and never will. At least a. it was an accident and not an intentional breeding and b. she knows she made a mistake and is owning up to it...and not only is she owning up to it, she's sharing her story in hopes that it will prevent others from making the same mistake.
The fact that she is owning up to and taking responsibility for the mistake, IMO, speaks volumes. It's not like she's advocating BYBing. I do understand that everyone is entitled to their opinion....but I think Michelle already understands that BYB'ing is bad and she's well aware of why. I am all for trying to educating people who need to be educated and I am all for trying to change someone's opinion when they feel they should breed their dogs, but aren't doing it in a professional way....but in Michelles case, I think she already understands those things. Just my 2 cents.
It's nice to see so many people stepping up to help her out, btw~~ Hopefully the mamma dog will start to take care of the puppies herself. |