Originally Posted by MyFairLacy (Post 2019616)

I read her posts on the other thread, and while I don't agree with every bit of the advice she gave, I don't believe she was rude in her posts. And I believe most of her postings came from HER personal experience with her dog and what SHE would personally do if she was in the OPs situation. I also believe she was showing sincere concern for the OP's dog. Other than that, it seemed like she was having to defend her opinions because some didn't like them.

I've seen a pattern in this forum today too. Please remember everyone that you can not read a person's tone online. Just because someone doesn't write something long and drawn out with 100 :) doesn't mean they are being rude. Some people just get to the point..doesn't mean they are being rude. I think a lot of potentially helpful threads have gone sour because of unneccesary accusations. I don't think we should ever have to fight about someone's tone as no one truly knows the tone but the poster...it's not fair to the poster to accuse them of having a certain tone when you don't know. Instead of fighting about tone, just stick to the topic...

There are breeders here with a lot of experience that are so helpful and do so many good things. But most of the breeders' attitudes lately have really put a damper on the word "breeder" around here.

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 2019757)

While this is a 'breeders forum', I don't think it should be exclusively for breeders only. There are threads here where anyone's opinion is welcome as part of the discussion. There are some, however, that really should be handled by those with real experience that can offer meaningful advice. I've whelped and raised 10 litters of Yorkies but that doesn't make me an expert by any stretch. So far, I've been very lucky never to have had any major whelping or newborn issues so I can't offer any advice to anyone having problems I've never dealt with. Frankly, I'm just getting to the point of knowing what it is I don't know and am trying to broaden my knowledge here to better prepare myself for any future problems. It seems like almost any possible issue has been dealt with before by someone here and there are times when anything other than advice based on real experience only confuses the issue. There are some VERY knowledgeable breeders here and I, for one am grateful for them even if I don't always agree with them. Even when I don't agree, it makes me re-think my views and I do respect their opinions. Here at the breeders' forum, I know I've taken much from the table and hope that, from time to time, I've brought something to it. :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :)

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 2019757)

While this is a 'breeders forum', I don't think it should be exclusively for breeders only. There are threads here where anyone's opinion is welcome as part of the discussion. There are some, however, that really should be handled by those with real experience that can offer meaningful advice. I've whelped and raised 10 litters of Yorkies but that doesn't make me an expert by any stretch. So far, I've been very lucky never to have had any major whelping or newborn issues so I can't offer any advice to anyone having problems I've never dealt with. Frankly, I'm just getting to the point of knowing what it is I don't know and am trying to broaden my knowledge here to better prepare myself for any future problems. It seems like almost any possible issue has been dealt with before by someone here and there are times when anything other than advice based on real experience only confuses the issue. There are some VERY knowledgeable breeders here and I, for one am grateful for them even if I don't always agree with them. Even when I don't agree, it makes me re-think my views and I do respect their opinions. Here at the breeders' forum, I know I've taken much from the table and hope that, from time to time, I've brought something to it. :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :)