| judyeve | 09-29-2007 06:26 PM |
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Originally Posted by Judy in Waco
(Post 1402346)
Congratulations on Gracie Leigh! :) I love her name. :D
Even though someone may upset me with a post, I try to form as unemotional and tactful a response as I can. If I can't find a way to do that, I don't post. I can predict almost 90% of the time which post will become heated, and I tend to avoid those posts. If I avoided ALL controversial posts, I wouldn't talk about...
accidental pregnancy
definition of "good" breeder
medicine or controversial medical treatment for yorkies
food: raw, kibble, homecooking
breeding in general
chocolates, parti, nonstandard colors, yorkie mixes
size
training methods
clothes/grooming
This doesn't leave a whole lot to talk about does it? People are going to have different opinions, we can't avoid all controversy, but we can be civil or try to be civil. IMHO
| No - please don't take what I'm saying is that we shouldn't express our opinions. Your posts are great and always valuable. They just aren't nasty.
That's what I'm trying to say. We all have to learn to keep it nice, but we also have to be honest.
I also think breeding is a particularly touchy, but very important part of YT.
A lot of people aren't going to hear what they want to hear there. I do think breeders need to be told not to breed 2 pound females, etc. I think they need to be told in a way that they'll listen to it, and not just get angry because they're being attacked.
For example, I bought Max from a pet store that deals with puppy mills. I don't think I was ever attacked since I've come onto YT because I went the puppy mill way first. I learned the right way to approach buying a dog. I then began pming breeders, posting threads, reading the Breeding forums, and so on and got tremendous help and support in buying Gracie Leigh. I am so grateful for the help and support I got. If I had been attacked, I don't know if I would have stayed on YT and learned all that I did. | 