Out of respect... - Page 5

Dr Blitzen, thank you for that indepth analysis on bullying, may I be so bald and ask, what did you disagree with in my post to Sunsilver to cause you to give me a thumbs down right before lunch...how am I suppose to enjoy my 3rd meal of the day now, knowing that you did not like my post?

cooth is probably a better term, respect is earned cooth should be offered. 

 

HD Some people live through their dog. Snap, you don't say. Calling my dog a POS is a term of endearment for you and me. It might crush someone else.

 

Cooth for some, hard opinion for others its hard to balance but if your real your much more cautious more often.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T    Just a little bit................................We should challange each other to make this a better and better breed. That is the best part of this chat room. the trading of information and experience. Under the thread '' nervous bite'' is a good example from "DUKE"  He gives a little clarity through experience and a little challange to do more research to the OP because a nervous bite must be seen in the context of the training, not just the verbage. 

HD, to each his/her own.

My dogs are not perfect, and I definitely don't think I have the best dogs in the world. I am quite willing to accept well-thought out criticism of their faults and virtues. But to say someone's dog is a POS, when you've never even seen it in person is unjustified and just plain MEAN.

But maybe you like to show what a thick-skinned SOB you are by saying stuff like that doesn't bother you. Well, go ahead, don't let me stop you....[shrug]

I just hope you're aware that the rest of the world DOES have feelings, and it's considered perfectly normal.to get upset when someone insults you or your dog, or your wife, or your kid...

What would you do if someone said your wife/GF was ugly? Tell her to  'suck it up'? Or punch the person in the face?

Just curious...

 

And yes, there have been some very well thought-out responses on the "Nervous Bite" thread!  It's not all black-and-white.

''if you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty girl your wife''...............'' Leroy, I just saw your girl friend and she is UGLLEY'', '' I know!  but she sure can cook''. do you remember the rest of the words? 

Hired dog what you say is true that what a person says shouldn't bother you unless you care what they think.  That being said, is it ok then in your view to just to speak in any fashion or as mean as you want to with out any regard as to how it might affect others?  I don't think any belief says that is ok?  Do not parents teach their children from a young age anjali?

In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.

One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?”

Wait a moment,” Socrates replied. “Before you tell me I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”

“Triple filter?”

“That’s right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my student let’s take a moment to filter what you’re going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”

“No,” the man said, “actually I just heard about it and…”

“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?”

“No, on the contrary…”

“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you’re not certain it’s true?”

The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.

Socrates continued. “You may still pass the test though,  because there is a third filter – the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?”

“No, not really…”

“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful,! why tell it to me at all?”

The man was defeated and ashamed.

This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.

It also explains why he never found out that Plato (his student) was having an affair with his wife.

Moral: It’s good to gossip sometimes!!!

 

I'm not addressing this to anyone in particular, just adding my two cents.

None of us can control the actions of other people, WE CAN control our re-action to their actions, and we can turn the computer off and take the dog(s) for a walk if we feel we are being bullied by some unknown boogey man who lurks in the shadows of the PDB Forum.

My life does not resolve around forums of any kind, if your life does then you should be willing to accept the consequences of dealing with all of the bad things that go hand in hand with forums. All you have to do is walk away/shut the computer off.

 

Peace/ Live long and Prosper

Kim

 

Sunsilver, I am neither thick skinned nor a SOB, although I have been called that in a few places around the world in several languages. I happen to be a realist who lives here and now. Punching a person in the face for just talking is a criminal offense punishable by arrest, prosecution and maybe prison, depending on the damage caused, so, you tell me, what would you do?

I know for a FACT that my GF is a STUNNING woman and that is what matters, not what some poor slob thinks, yes? I do not have the feelings the rest of the world has for an animal and I fail to comprehend those who attach so much importance to a dog and who think that dog is the be all and the measure by which they define themselves. I have a very active and well rounded social life that does not include dogs and I encourage others to do the same. So, in conclusion Sunslilver, because I live in the real world and that world is not defined by a dog, you can call my dog anything you like, anytime you like, so long as he serves my purposes, he is the dog for me.

Let me close this by saying that I do not confuse human members of my family to dogs as many other people do often. My feelings for my kids are unequaled, beyond anything I can ever describe and God help the person who ever layed a hand in anger on one of them. So, words are just that, words, empty space filled by air emitted from ones mouth, actions though, those are much different....

gsdstudent...hope you understand my point of view, get an ugly girl to marry you....

In dog sport from the SV your dog gets a verbal critique about his conformation. In the preformance arena the team gets critiqued. Some judges can say all of the negatives they see without ''hurting the weak link [ owners] feeling''. All Judges have been  instructed to say ''something nice'' about every dog they have before them during the event. It is difficult to learn  without your flaws being exposed. In the real world, your flaws will be expolited and maybe not in the nicest ways. slag stock und steins .

  HD;  are you happy for the rest of your life?............. because happiness is the truth