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Originally Posted by brunie's mom  I don't spend my time here trying to retain members. If they want to be educated they stay and learn...if they don't...that's fine too....don't let the door hit you on the way out. 
If you own a Rottweiler you must grow a thick skin and learn to roll with the punches. We are not here to sugar coat...what you want to hear.
I think most people are polite, and if they are not then the thread will be edited or deleted.
We are in real trouble with this breed and may lose the right to own one in the near future...it's happened here in Ontario with Pitts. 
I hate the idea of our breed being touted as some bad, tough breed...and the image of spike collar does it.
It seems some people have been educated on why a spike collar is a bad idea...maybe the OP did not like it...but other's understand the reason for our dislike for them.
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difference in viewpoints here - i DO care if we retain members, given how many people we've the potential to reach. the more folks we manage to educate, the better off the BREED AS A WHOLE will be.
what can i say - i firmly believe in strength in numbers. don't see it doing our collective cause any good at all to chase off anyone who's foolish enough to ask a question about something you may disapprove of.
just noting a trend there is, no matter the subject. new person comes and asks a question about food, or training, or tails vs. no tails, or collars. and then people come crawling out of the woodwork to tell them how horrid a dog owner they are.
given it's easier to keep a person listening/reading what you have to say when you're not crawling down their throat or up their hind end with a holier than thou attitude, would think that a little bit of civility, and yes, bloody sugar coating, would be expected. almost the norm.
guess if you don't care about educating the new folks, it's not a big deal. i'd like to get as many rott owners, and just dog owners in general here, reading and learning. and i'd like them to stay, and maybe send their friends here to learn. won't happen if we drive off all the new members with iffy questions. difference in purpose, i suppose. but to each their own.
every single person who has a rott is a fellow member in the fight to keep our breed. each and every one that comes here, then leaves before they get to learn what we're up against is a mark against us. from where i sit it's in our best interest to keep more folks.....
and i apologise for the thread hijack, but it's something that comes up far far too often on these forums not to fight against whenever it happens. folks rarely listen when you're busy attacking them. rational speech normally goes a whole lot further.
later, eh?
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