I respectfully ask

[Brooklynn]

Oh and by the way..........I don't know everything LOL...

Donna

[BakersDozen]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

That is a fantastic idea. I believe it was you who stated that, "Most backyard breeders do not health screen." Just as you have challenged breeders in the past to talk about their health screening, I challenge you to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that this statement is true. Particularly when referring to YT breeders. From where you sit on the other side of that computer screen, how do you KNOW if someone is ethical or does proper health screening? Presenting opinion as fact is very damaging to a multitude of people and needs to be stopped. The Breeder's Forum of all places should be a place of FACT backed up by credible documentation. Unethical and unreputable is also a term that you use to describe unnamed YT breeders.... I would ask you to do your research on individuals, prepare your cases and then take the facts to the Breeder Review section, and do a proper Breeder Review that is fact rather than opinion.

[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

As I said previously, I do not speak about any individual breeder or group of breeders when I post. I speak in general. So honestly, none of this makes any sense to me as I have already stated that I AM NOT REFERING TO ANY ONE BREEDER WHEN I POST

I would challenge you to stop making general statements and to start doing research on individual breeders and post fact and not opinion.

[peanut]

Its like calling a blonde person dumb...that is a general statement like saying breeders are unethical and byb.

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

I would challenge you to stop making general statements and to start doing research on individual breeders and post fact and not opinion.

What is with certain people thinking I am indirectly refering to any one person or group of breeders when I post? I am not. If someone believes I am refering to them, that is their issues because I am not refering to anyone. Also, personal attacks are not allowed on yorkietalk so we are not allowed to discuss other YT members anyway. Even if that was the case, I refuse to critique any breeder publically on this forum (not that I'm qualified to do that anyway). If someone posts a breeder's website and asks opinions I will post what looks good and bad to me, as do other YT members, but that will be the only time you see me discuss a breeder on a forum. Like I said, I have no issues with 99% of the breeders on YT and don't think much about them...they just don't enter my mind when I post.

[BakersDozen]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

I would challenge you to stop making general statements and to start doing research on individual breeders and post fact and not opinion.

Good idea. Also, perhaps some do not realize that what they mean to present as a general opinion can be viewed (quite understandably) as personal. As I mentioned earlier, if a breeders states what they do....and then a person posts their opinion that a reputable breeder would not do that....how can it be taken anything but personally?

[EmrldShdwQueen]

How did this forum suddenly turn into "let's attack Michelle"?

I don't think she has done anything wrong "JMHO" (oh yeah, I forgot...opinions don't matter )

[MyFairLacy]

Come on now...we all have our own opinions on what a reputable breeder is and isn't. And we all have opinions on what we want in a breeder we buy from. Opinions are opinions...take them or leave it. And like I said, just because I don't agree with breeding practices 100% doesn't mean I can't like the person

[simonandhallie]

I really hate to do this~