Mary-Ann, Thank you so much for your excellent reply to the gentleman's post which stated:
<< One of my wishes is that the focus of protecting would go to abused children as opposed to dogs. >> I suppose he might then prefer to get involvoed in one of the numerous community programs and their email lists that focuse on that issue, rather than this one, a dog breed email list. One could say abused children is not "the right" cause to work for either, not "good enough." Perhaps one should instead focus on teenage pregnancy or domestic abuse or saving the rainforest or historic sites or an endangered species or spreading your religion/saving souls or saving the ozone layer or protecting reproductive rights or homelessness or drug addiction.....Wow! There are plenty of worthwhile causes needing us, that's for sure! Individuals often choose to focus on one or two causes, where their talents lie, and not try to unrealistically "do it all." As an OB GYN physician working in a largely blue collar area w/ a signifigant amount of poverty, I spend much of my day helping improve the health of impoverished women. I work w/ teenage moms (and their prolific offspring) with the numerous health and social issues they confront. At the end of my day, I need another focus. I am somewhat offended that this gentleman would imply that by my protecting dogs in need, I am wasting time and energy that he has determined I "should" be using to do something else. His comments concerning judging others were very interesting....hmmmm.... implying that one person's worthwhile cause is not as important as your own ....sure sounds pretty judgemental to me.... Vilma Briggs, MD Mt. Gilead, OH U-UD Mocha Java Slurp, UDX, HIC, TT Ch. Brighteye Expresso Bean, UD, NDD, TT U-CDX Our Little Buddy, UD, NA, TT Thirdtym's A Charm, CGC and Ted In a message dated 1/8/2003 9:01:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > There are many deserving populations of people in need, and I have always > appreciate the opportunity to target my good intentions to areas that I will > be competent, trusting that there are others who will "cover" other areas of > need since I cannot do it all. Further, my berner "habit" gives me the > emotional uplifts and breaks that I need to be able to do other things that > are very hard and yet need to be done -- work in the area of children's > grief, for example (or raise four teenage boys!). While some may see my dog > hobby as frivolous and a waste of my time and talents (and money), I am able > to do other things BECAUSE I have this outlet that makes me so happy -- I > suspect I am not unique in this.
