I thought that this would be a good time to rehash an old email/blog post from 2006.
Funny how history repeats itself?
“Ok, I had some coffee [but no toast yet] when I read a post from yesterday that started me thinking………..[yes, cue the music....but nothing from the Sound of Music]
What are those repeated subjects that send people off on the email flaming/hurricane wars – not just this Belgian lists but other groups as well [but especially with Belgians]?
My picks but not necessarily in order of rank:
1. Raw vs kibble [my dogs coats/teeth are better than yours, I've raised many litters on this/that, raw is guesswork...........]
2. Protection type sports [don't understand/get it, our breed was meant to do this, I don't want my dog to want to bite children]
3. “Show” vs. “working” lines [which often leads to number 4 and often meanders into "What is the standard, screw the standard"]
4. Our Belgian temperaments
5. New age vs. traditional training [Clicker, yank and spank, negative reinforcement/negative punishment, e-collars]
6. Shampoos, coat types
7. Bad breeder, good breeder
8. AKC ‘good’, AKC ’sucks’
9. Pro vs. amateur handling and handlers, “Biased” judges and favoritism
10. Brags [you're bragging about that?, no one replied to my brag with congrats, I wouldn't brag about that, he/she's always bragging]
11. PETA! and animal rights, legislation
12. Where will my dog go, when I finally go?
13. stupid emails such as this…………
**14. Health checks, clearances, interpretations i.e. OFA [new to 2010]
………..Gotta get more coffee…..
Bobby
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