I really didn't intend to post here but I'm going to....

This isn't the first time I've seen people up and leave because of "rude" comments. Personally I think people were just posting what they felt given the information they had, nothing more. It is easy to emote on a subject that is near and dear to you and everyone who posts in the Dog section obviously cares a great deal about dogs. I'm not going to say what I think on the original topic because that isnt the topic here. I AM going to say that leaving in a huff is IMO a bad idea, and I think you need to realize that it was passion and caring that made these people post what they did, not some personal dislike towards you specifically.
Expressing deep feelings *While not in the most tactful of ways* is niether inmature nor ignorant. I do agree that sometimes tact was forgotten in this whole discussion, however. You made a choice, yes, and came here looking for support which you DID recieve. I do think that fighting tactlessness with tactlessness is a recipie for a very big and very non productive argument.
I'd give PT another chance if I were you. I did. As a newbie I got really blasted *my fault, I admit* because I made a dumb comment. oops, I moved on. People had some not so nice things to say to me but I took it this way: They wouldn't have bothered if they didn't care. I hit a nerve, whoopsie and I heard about it. Giving an animal up is a big nerve hitter around here especially since a lot of PTers work in shelters and such. You hit a nerve, realize that and move on. Keep gaining the positive things you have from this forum *I know you must have had some positive experences here, look at the outpouring of support from people on just THIS thread* and examine and learn from the negative *gosh I must have said that more or less at least a billion times in the last two days*.
Ok, I'm done now