i guess you are right about that DonnaRod. I just struck my nerve when she cursed her mother to all of us....Thanks for calming me dowm...Lissette

I'm 22, I am not young and I wish to call my mother a bitch for her disrespect towards me, when I have nothing but respected her in regards with MY dog in OUR house (do you know if I help pay the bills, the mortgage? I think not, so before you open your 'matured' trap, I suggest you know a little more than uh... absolutely nothing).

Secondly, DonnaRod is correct, perhaps I may not call my mother a bitch to her face, but doing here so is hurting no ones feelings.

Thirdly, I have seen this forum lose people before due to the rude behavior of the OLDER bunch here and to be honest, it's disgusting. However, I am not as soft skinned as the rest and you may have a harder time flushing me out.

I know that I stuck my nose where it shouldn't be, and one thing that always makes me upset here is when the original question does not get answered while people come down on the poster. You have received good advice about the change of food. I don't know what your mother's actual problem is with the food you are feeding, but using dry food is also better for the teeth of these little guys. However, I know they really like the canned, and they also like real food. So, using dry along with the other may be good for your baby. However, these foods need to be introduced carefully. Mine had some problems when we switched foods. even dry brands. So, use all the good advice, and I hope that our motherly advice can be overlooked and be chalked up to just what it is, mothers seeing their own daughters and wanting to see that they make good decisions.;)

I don't mean to be rude, but I find this place as a place to rant. This is my dog, and although I am in a house with her and my father and sister, I expect to be respected in regards to what I want with my dog, at least have some input. If I did, she wouldn't of came home with Nutro Natural Choice when we all know how many problems and deaths those have caused.

She is enjoying the slow transition, I will keep everyone updated. The problem I kept having with the dry food is that the smell wasn't appealing to her at all, and it seemed like she was having a hard time chewing the hard foods with her small teeth. As she has matured a bit from when I first tried dry food, it seems she is having less problems with it!

I think I fall in the "in-between" group...I'm 34, which isn't too young, and isn't too old...I hope!

Since we are talking about observations of posters attitudes/comments with respect to their ages, this is what I have observed just in the past week: alot of the younger ones come here and post for advice/or just to vent. There is nothing wrong with that, I have done it myself.

The difference in the ages of the posters is always apparent in the way the advice is received. I never have to look at a profile to guess an age when I read a snappy, rude, or confrontational reply. I immediately know it is a young person.

It would be asking too much for you to respect the feelings of others in your replies though, since you obviously don't respect your own mother, or at least not enough to call her bad names.

and I am sorry, I was typing my response while you posted an apology.

I don't think that's exactly fair generalizing all young people like that. I have seen some "older" people on here get really snappy and fight. Just because someone is older, doesn't make them perfect. I'm 21 and I kind of take offense to that statement... sorry, but I do.

If you look at the first paragraph it says "ALOT" of...alot is not ALL. You can tell by the word choices the age of the writer. There is no need to take offense if you don't post this way, and I have never noticed you doing this, even when I thought once that maybe some posters were being a little harsh when you posted about being upset with your husband, you handled it well. It is a maturity issue, too.

I must have misunderstood. Sorry.

This is also a PUBLIC forum, and about YORKIES. You, original poster, should have just posted questions about the food. It sucks that people are bashing you about it. But i do see both sides of it. Be careful of how much of your personal life you are posting on here. And you did hurt some feelings by beings disrespectful.

Other posters, just leave her be. Who knows the person behind the monitor... She may have gotten where she is by other means. Or is just getting attention. Whatever reason it is lets be civil and keep it on the TOPIC and not bash people for non-yorkie related topics. Please go to another forum that allows such behavior.

And OP, just switch little by little and your furbaby will adjust fine~!!

I respect everyone and I say yes mam and yes sir to people younger than me. Its the way we are raised. And yes you can be 21 and be mature. I truly believe this. But You need to read what she said about her mom. You only have one mom....It sound like she is working it out with her mom.Thats nice.I hope the Innova kibble works out it is a great food and a good choice....Lissette

Well said.

Just mix the dry dog food with some water to soften it, if it's too hard for your puppy's teeth. Lessen it as she get's use to it. I'm glad the transition is going well.

Frankly, I don't think your mom is as bad as my father. When I was your age, I paid the mortgage, utilities and the groceries and he never respected any of us. He was an abusive parent (physically, mentally, psychologically).

I've had dogs almost my entire life. Way back when, my boyfriend (now DH) got me a puppy and like all puppies get excited and follow you around and want to play and you have to be careful not to step on them, right? Well, my father got into one of his moods and decided that he didn't like that and kicked him down the stairs! Broke his hip! It cost me a fortune for his operation! He didn't care.

Twenty years later, my sis and her family moved back into the house with my father, while they have their home remodeled. From time to time, there's a litter of stray kittens in the bushes. My niece coaxed one to come out and the kittens would look forward to some food, of course. Well, one day, my niece came home to find something wrong with the kitten that she had tamed. It was bleeding and walking odd and eventually passed away. My sis asked my father what happened. He admitted that he took a brick and threw it at the kitten, as it came out looking for food. It was a shame I wasn't there. I would have loved to report him to the humane society or something.

My father finally passed away last year...altho it wasn't soon enough.

Be glad your mom isn't like my "dad".

You sound like such a strong woman and I am glad you shared your story. I bet you are such a good mom to your Yorkie. God Bless You.....

I think you misread my post...I was talking to another poster who got offended by what I said to her in a previous post. I agree with you 100%