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Originally Posted by Breny  I thought of something I wanted to add. My pricing is according to overall quality. I get so many requests for babies under 3 lbs I decided to place a price scale , so to speak because I RARELY have anything under 3 lbs and when I do it takes 24/7 care. Two hour feedings either by tube or syringe. 24 hour monitoring. Baby stays at the least until 16 weeks. So that high price is based on my dedication as well. I can count on one hand the babies I've had on that size scale.
That's what I mean. I just hate being judged without someone not knowing me personally and my personal ethics. I post video of my journey with these babies. It's hurtful to be judged. |
Of course it hurts badly if you feel you're being judged in a manner that is incongruous with how you view yourself. But such is life -- and this is something we all face every moment of life: we see ourselves one way and others may see something different - that's not frequently an easy conflict. But I just want you to know, I don't feel "judgy" toward you. I'm not judging you here as a person, as a human being. It's SO much smaller than that, really. But that doesn't mean it's not important in some way. Ya know what I mean?
I've never questioned that you love and care for your dogs and are passionate about what you do. You provided a beautiful, loving home for your kiddos - and I think you take great pride in finding good owners for your puppies. I think you want to do right by your pups, never doubted that.
But, I can't / won't lie and say it doesn't bother me that you use "babydoll". It does bother me. I've already stated why.
I always try to understand where someone else is coming from, and I'm hoping you too will try to see where we're coming from, and why....without telling us that we shouldn't feel like we do.
I don't know anyone here, btw, who has a desire to drive breeders from this forum. It's quite the opposite, in my opinion. There is no doubt it's difficult to be a breeder here though - but let's face it, we're talking about precious little lives here being brought into the world. Of course there will be touchy, sensitive areas of discussion - unavoidable almost. So knowing this, let's just ALL really make an effort to keep our cool about us and stay in the spirit of discussion and support.