Hello Furever Lexi and welcome back to YT - very glad you've returned
!
The fact you've returned is evidence to me that - 1) you care about your precious Cedric
and 2) you want to learn more about yorkies through being part of a community of other yorkie-owners and 3) though your previous YT experience was upsetting, your mind is open enough to, well, stay open.
And before I proceed further, I'd just ask that you keep that #3 at top of mind please, and surround that with the idea of only good intentions - bc that's truly all I have here.
First, you are more than welcome at any time to air your grievances or feelings or opinions here at YT - but that is true of any member. That's what truly makes YT a real *community* - we have to tolerate all these opinions and differences - some of which can make us crazy at times (lol
).
But as to that sentence above that I bolded in red - I actually have to address that and clarify it for you, bc if I don't you would have very unrealistic expectations of your time here at YT. So, to that point -- just bc you "didn't ask" or mention anything about discussing your breeder - it does not mean
in any way that members here cannot express an opinion about the breeder. If members see red flags about a breeder or about a situation or want to research that breeder -- they are more than welcome to do that here -- bc this is YorkieTalk after all, and we welcome all opinions as long as they follow our rules.
If you do not want to defend your breeder or respond to anything about your breeder - that's totally your decision. Just like it's completely another member's decision if they decide to post about any breeder out there, including your breeder -- and including a fact like whether your breeder releases their puppies at 9wks or such (not considered ethical with yorkies, btw).
It's not disrespectful for a member to state an opinion that is different from your own. It's not disrespectful -or- inappropriate for a member to express an opinion on your thread regarding something that perhaps you did not directly bring up yourself. This is, after all, a
community *discussion* board about yorkies - so all members, including yourself, are more than welcome to discuss opinions.
Hope that helps clarify things a bit
. Again, welcome back to you and Cedric! Please, truly stay and look around with an open mind. YT is so rich with info about yorkies - it's where I've learned about 98% of what I know about yorkies and dogs - don't know what I would've done without it. And trust me, I too have had dust-ups with folks, hurt feelings, high emotions -- all that normal stuff
-- we've all been there.
And we've all had to find our ways to move forward...for our love of yorkies .