Yeah...umm.. I am completely lost on the 'other' topic that people are refering to...
In this day and age everyone is sensitive to being ripped off, misused, betrayed, etc. The sad part it happens everyday to many of us, in so many parts of our lives. It hurts us even more when it occurs in situation as sensitive and close to their hearts such as breeding for the better of a breed. They are not out for money, not greed, but to do something that will make better dogs, a breed better, healthier in the long run and then some comes along and betrays them...
And then there are people like me...half way across the country (or in another country) who emial for information, maybe I started the email the wrong way, maybe I wrote the email using the same wording as someone who betrayed them before and it stirs old emotions? WHo knows.
I do know that people are very cautious regarding newcombers like myself asking to join this privledge little club of breeding. (I do not mean to offend anyone with my working, just trying to place into words how I feel)
I cannot imagine how many requests breeders must get from people of, Can I buy a puppy..oh yeah I wanna breed her...and the breeder KNOWS these people do not have a clue, and that is dangerous on so many counts.
I do not intend to stir up trouble
, I was just shocked by the letter, it hurt.
DO you know what is sad? Is when people tell you need a thick skin to get into showing and breeding yorkies! That hurts because has it really come down to that? I cannot believe that people are so mean, maybe I am overly sheltered...and yet i am learning that people do not mean to be rude, they mean business and they are protective of their yorkies, almost feral.
I was lucky to learn early on it would be VERY dangerous to say to a reputable yorkie show breeder that I thought my yorkies were really cute and I wanted to breed them...so how do I get started?? (Could you see the look I would get, now it makes me smile!)
I have learned that it takes YEARS (I am still not near showing/breeding but it has been 3 years since the idea popped in my head) to get close, tons of reading, listening and you will learn soemthing everyday about yorkies, if you want to...and I do.
It is not an easy road because very rarely is there someone there to guide your hand.
But I am going to resond to this breeder, in a very nice letter, many years from now. Telling her thank you, thank you for showing me the way, I want to prove her wrong and finish my dogs, I want to raise yorkies and then finish my pups. I want to be the type of show/breeder that when someone squeals and says they think yorkies are sooooo cute! And they wanna breed too, I will smile and say, "It's a long road but you will want to do it right, so you can sleep good a night", I will answer the ignorant questions politely because, once upon a time even the very best were the very ignorant.