Per request I have put this in a separate thread to keep the uproar to a minimum and placed it in the Dog House in case of further conflicts.

As I recall the thread had been going along fairly well until a couple comments were made saying the OP was attention getting. I did NOT make those comments or anything like it.

My first post was in regards to the OP jumping on k9krazy and condemning an entire profession by saying vets weren't concerned about animals welfare only the money. In that post I was being a bit sarcastic based on the tone in which the profession had been condemned.

My second post was not intended to slight chocolatepuppy (since I quoted her) nor was it intended to insinuate that the OP didn't care or love her dog. If that is the impression that was taken then I sincerely appologize to all who were upset, it was not my intention to do either.

If I may explain.

There are alot of people, including on this board, that have cared for their animals well and yet the animals die at a very young age, though no fault of their own. But when comments like Age = Well Cared for keep perpetuating it tends to make the people who lose animals young feel guilty as if somehow they are at fault for losing their animal which is not always true. I had recently been reading about similar situations where people were very hard on themselves for losing an animal young despite good care. I appologize for not making that part more clear to begin with or for not just keeping my yap (typing) to myself.

I also appologize to the OP (and to anyone else upset by it) for posting that unclear comment within Rockee's thread, that was an error in my judgment to put it there and I'm sorry.

I am simply not accustomed to starting a new thread based on a comment from another one, I apparently will have to learn to do that in the future. I have seen other threads morph into something other than where they started and it was not a problem. At the time I did not realize where this particular thread would morph to.

I do resent being called a troll however. Lack of judgement in this case I agree with, and have appologized for, but I am NOT a troll. I know many people read PT, inclulding ones that are not members or don't posts comments. Many times if I interject something into a thread it's aimed at helping to clarify things for them reading it as well, not always in direct relationship to the actual people commenting.


Per Wikipedia:

An Internet troll, is someone who posts controversial and usually irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, with the intention of baiting other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

Often, calling someone a troll makes assumptions about a writer's motives. Regardless of the circumstances, controversial posts may attract a particularly strong response from those unfamiliar with the robust dialogue found in some online, rather than physical, communities.

The term troll is highly subjective. Some readers may characterize a post as trolling, while others may regard the same post as a legitimate contribution to the discussion, even if controversial.

My intentions were not to slam the OP's care/love of her dog, nor was it intended to insult the person I quoted from. My understanding is that a troll goes out of the way to cause conflict which was NOT my intention, regardless that it obviously happened anyways.

I can only think of 1 other post that I have made recently that would be considered off topic or in your words 'troll-like'. That post, as all my posts are, is usually based on the tone I get from the poster I'm responding to.

People are not always going to agree on everything, and I have yet to see any group of people, in person or online that do not have conflicts or disagreements. People are all different and have different thoughts on every topic under the sun and different ways of viewing things.

The OP is free at any time to delete my, or anyone else's posts to their thread if they feel it is getting off topic or upsetting in any way to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Anyways so that's my appologies, my explanations, and my complaints.

As Rhett Butler would say "again I appologize for all my shortcomings".