By the way, not that it has anything to do with Susan Patterson (well maybe indirectly) but RMH's puppies are on puppyfind.com
Wow. Even when the thread is not about Marie - we just can't stop ourselves from bringing her up in such a negative light. Novel thought - why don't we (collectively) just be honest for once and say once and for all what we really think/feel about Marie as a breeder, as a basenji owner and as a human being since it is apparent we think so poorly of her that we must all be reminded daily of her transgressions, lest we forget and think maybe 'she's not so bad'. We could start a separate thread, dump all our righteous, judgmental BS into it and never again have to bring her up in such backhanded (to this reader) ways - instead referring people to the thread to see why 'we are great and she is not.' It really makes a person wonder if we(collectively) somehow want to see Marie's pups end up in bad homes and needed rescue, just to prove our collective spiteful points. (Now THAT, dear people, IS me DRIPPING in sarcasm!).
@tanza:
Not sure what your point is…. All I said was that there is a reason, I never stated that I had any idea why, be it good, bad, indifferent... It was RMH that assumed that I was saying there was a "bad" reason they have not been submitted... not me. And I think Honey is very much Basenji Type.
I never said you specifically stated anything. However the implications were certainly there, in many of the postings not just yours, for people (sans Marie) to fill in the blanks and think badly or negatively about the reasons why they have not been submitted. I know how I read it and know from several private exchanges I was not the only one. Therefore I personally felt the need to find out vs just taking said implications as being based on any kind of fact.
And to email her and give her "your" impression of what was implied is improper at best.
I disagree. Whose impression should I give but my own?? How else does one start a conversation or query if not to give a bit of background based on my thoughts? Would you rather I send her a 'copy and paste' of all the posts and let her judge for herself? I would be more than happy to - folks just need to give me permission to do so and it is done!
Again, I point out, I said nothing about her bitch, her conformation, her health testing, etc… only that "obviously" there was a reason that she had not been submitted... it was others that put words in my "mouth"... making it look as if I thought there was a "bad" reason.
Again - I never gave her particulars of who said what only what this readers overall impression was. And while I agree you never "said" anything per se, IMO, writing an open ended statement such as "obviously there was a reason she was not submitted" leaves much for the reader to fill in - which is of course where implications et al come in.
In the end, I really have no interest in these particular imports and if submitted they would be judged as all the others have.
And THAT is the beauty of living in a world we do - interest is not forced on those who have none. I think that was KathyB's point - if they are not your cup o'tea - then you never have to use them but don't take away or make the decision for someone else who might have an interest.
Thanks for your reply Lisa. I will send along what you have written. Good stuff to know. I did not take her questions re: offspring to be "putting words" in anyone's mouths but I know we all read things how we see things.
And Andrea - I will send along your good wishes too. Thanks.
