Are you Judging Dogs, People or Opinion????????? - Page 1

Hi, Last night I posted a request on the 'Are you judging dogs etc....' messageboard. I asked people to contribute their views which they would allow me to use in an article I intend to write for the U.K Breed Council - National German Shepherd Dog Magazine. Some more people came into the debate, offering their very valid contributions and stating reasons why they did, or did not agree with previous suggestions. These views and sentiments were helpful and encourageing in that people had made the effort and taken the time to post their views. I am very aware of the personality clashes on this site, as they seem inevitable there are a couple of suggestions I can make, ignore them whilst continuing with your own thread of debate, or answer them in a polite, professional way. I have come across many rude, antagonistic and pure antisocial egotists in my time, but my afternoon visit to the original forum was more than equal to the worse I have encountered to date. David, we have crossed swords many times in the past, you of all people know I DO NOT FEAR YOU. I respect your right to an opinion, sometimes you even offer an opinion which I respect. BUT today you have more than CROSSED THE LINE! Having myself being both physically THREATENED and actually VERBALLY ATTACKED this year at one of our Breed Shows, your mere thought of you Issuing a financial reward to anyone who would be prepared to give you the name of a person who by your Threats you appear to intend HARM to is an absolute disgrace. I do not know who the person is and personally I don't care, there is no excuse for the message you left. Furthermore, you then went on to sabotage that messageboard by continually posting someone elses article in such a repeated fashion that it virtually rendered it unobtainable to anyone who wanted to visit. I had trouble myself, needless to say I persevered as I wanted to check if my request had been answered. You indeed nearly succeeded in preventing me from obtaining the messages which were left. I certainly hope you feel ashamed, because what you said on and then subsequently did to this board is nothing anybody could be proud of. Not suprising so many are leaving our breed, after the diabolical things I have witnessed this year, notwithstanding the fact that the actions of the perpetrators have been brushed under the table, I often wonder why I am still here and have not already joined those who saw fit to leave. Sue Belfield