it's a tough one. you want every to be able to participate.. but i know that no one wants a buddy that never writes... especially if you are like me.. very excited about this.. and just itching to get started.. anyone have any other ideas?

it is isn't it:confused: You want everyone to have fun but you want to make sure their commited and no one who participates goes without:(

Me and Lily are so up to it!Her mommy love's to send and get mail.:D

I am excited!! Cant wait to get my buddy!

ok, I am not sure what has happened, somehow I missed this thread. But I only wanted to start this in hopes to help other yt'ers get to know each other. If there is a gift exchange program that is raising money for YT, then I really think we should just let this be the puppy pal program I had originally inteded, because if we start requiring people to donate in order to be a part of it, it will keep people from doing it. and I simply want us to have pals and get to know each other.

I am working with hubby to create a custom database on my computer that will keep track of everything, everyones information, who their puppy pal is, and wether or not they are actually participating. I don't mind heading it up, which is why I started the thread. If we have too many of these going on, people will get really confused.

I will PM everyone that has sent me their information and let them know that I am not requiring a donation, that they can donate if they would like to, but it is not required. And I will be letting everyone know who their puppy pal is this weekend. I should have all of the info in the database by tomorrow evening. (friday)

there have been several people pm me because this thread has confused them and they do not know if they are now signed up for 2 different puppy pal programs. I hope this helps clear it up???

I completely understand the meaning behind the donations...to help ensure that everyone is participating. but I don't mind taking on the role of making sure that everyone is. and if you do not receive a package one month...at least a card in the mail, then I would want to know about it so I can assign a new pal. I will work out a system that will keep up with this. as far as rules..there has to be some guidelines in place. I think once a month is very fair. I think that it would give someone a sense of how often and I dont think that once a month is too often.

Even if people donate $5 to YT, they can still fall off the face of the earth. I "donate" $35 a month to a local gym and haven't been in 3 months :) so I really don't think requiring a donation will ensure that someone will stick around and participate. there is no fail proof plan, but I will keep in touch with everyone involved.

While we think this may be a great idea, we at YorkieTalk do not feel comfortable with someone outside of the YorkieTalk team handling anything that may involve money or gifts. We have experienced problems with non YorkieTalk Staff members handling YT events in the past, and we will not let it happen again.

For any events that are related to YorkieTalk or its members, we can not just allow anyone to start activities or events on our site that may damage our reputation or cause problems for our members. We are not going to allow an activity that may involve a YorkieTalk member not getting something while they do send something.

Since this idea was never approved by YorkieTalk directly, we are unable to let this thread continue. We may look into this idea in the future if there is enough interest.

As always, you are always free to give any gifts or send any emails to anyone you would like, we have no problems whatsoever with that. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you.