KLJ77 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:59 pm
I was going to relate my story & experience I had with rescuing a GSD that was 4 years old and what it took to gain his trust. But now, I'm not so sure I want to get into a "debate" about whether I did things right, wrong or indifferent.
LA...from reading this thread, I can tell you are very educated and experienced with handling dogs, training, knowledge of their temperaments, etc., etc. However, your aggressiveness toward relating to what others say or feel about a particular K-9 topic appears to have turned off several members.
I get what YOU'RE relating to and how YOU understand dogs, but for the most part, you're also responding to 90% of other's comments like they're some kind of 'dumbed down' dog owners and only you are qualified in making sure everyone becomes as smart & educated as you are about dogs. Thats how I interpret your comments anyway. The average dog owner on here doesn't want to debate dog behaviors or get into a long drawn out condescending conversations. This thread is about 'pets'...family pets. Okay...I understand some people asked you particular questions, and you were trying to answer them according to your expertise, but It's not about the knowledge you were presenting, it's the way you are delivering the message.
You don't need to verbalize in a condescending manner. People very much appreciate what you have to say and how you can educate them, but don't treat them like they're stupid, ignorant or uneducated just because they are not at your level of expertise.
I really do respect your knowledge about dogs. Please respect our lack of knowledge...and how we love our pets just as much as you do.
Off my rant...
Thank you for the kind words you spared me. But 90% ? That's an absurd exaggeration. Please go back through the thread beginning from my first post and you're going to see how amicable I was with the people who kindly interacted with me. So that proves that I'm not the problem, I simply reciprocate.
But....There is a stench of bigotry in here.
Everyone who couldn't be kind and say something nice about any of my healthy, happy and wonderful dogs could've just stayed quiet. Instead they injected themselves into the conversation with a slew of passively-aggressive opinions regarding pit bulls, backyard breeders vs 'good' breeders, fad breeding, popular breeds, bad owners, diluted bloodlines, negligence, greed, reprehensible business, puppy mills, etc.
That turned me off.
They could've just said Ron, we don't fancy your breed but we sure do appreciate that you're setting a good example.
Even your statement that this thread is for 'pets' (specifically) "family pets" can be construed as being derogatory.
My dogs are my family.
As for rescuing individual animals, I do not view this as a reprehensible act but it is also not a solution to the problem. I'd love to hear about your GSD rescue.
*Me stating that it's difficult to debate with your feelings is true, it's an observation. We're entitled to our opinions but not our facts.
"One man that has a mind and knows it can always beat ten men who haven't and don't." - George Bernard Shaw