Searchgoodbye forum I will miss you all~
This has become too much- i have put it on other threads. I am done here. I came here seeking knowledge and freindship, i got that. but now it is just a place i dont wanna be anymore.
I'm sad to see you go Mandy, as I have a feeling you would be a great resource having Cisco the original doberdude with attitude. I don't claim to even know what's going on and am admittedly out of the loop having been offline for a while, but I get it. I've been in the same position on various and assorted boards and when you gotta go, you just gotta go.
I wish you the best. :) Good luck with the kids.
tans please pm with your email- i want to know about gauge, karissa i will check in with you! thanks!
It will calm down and when it stops being snarky I will pester you to come back :)
Wanted to make sure you read this - so I reposted it here also
Mandy
you have contributed alot to this forum. I have enjoyied hearing your stories of Cysco - I have not been on enough lately kinda been in MIA to know raven well. But you should not walk away from a place that cares.
When you are apart of a place - website, forum, social network, we all become attached - emotionally. We get to know one another as much as we can. And people will disagree, but at the end of the day, It's a persons Character that will always shine... Yours shines - with passion & love for animals - your dogs & eveybody elses. It would be a dissapointed to those of us who do care for you and your kids... to let you simply walk away. However.. I do suggest you walk away for a break like 15 minutes & perhaps get a muzzle to place on whomever it is thats creating all this drama (okay Joke- please I am not bashing anyone - I am only trying to get a smile out of someone!!
Don't go - bc you will be missing out on all the great stories - and we will be missing out on yours!! Take a break for a week & then return... You know I did that once before b/c I was sensitive with some info I received on here.. but i started missing the others who were so welcoming & loving. One of those people being you!!
much love
rhonda & the diva in training
ps .. Bella wants to know if you would like her to send you a shock coller?? she said that might make your feel better than using the muzzle that her mama suggested?? ( I am jking here peopel please don't bash me) I have not visited this site in a while, I have some time, and want to catch up lol
The ones who count don't bash. And the ones who bash don't count.
Mandy.. you know we love you and will still see you on Facebook.. ( yes.. I finally got hooked into it and am so glad I did)but it's just not the same
I understand totally how you feel and why, but it's only giving those who are bothersome their fifteen minutes of fame.. It's like when we natter back at the Trolls.. it's the attention they seek. Besides who will be here to stick up for the little guys when the big bullies try to yank chains.???
Take a break ...take a breath... take a drink... just come back when you can... We need you
Kate and Sofia
Everyone has said it all. Y'all have facebook? I need some friend requests!! :)
I need some requests too!!! Mandy, add me so we can stay in touch!!!
I am sorry you are going, I am a relatively new member and live far away in the UK but I really enjoy this forum and the information available is invaluable and especially enjoy the fun and camaraderie that exists here. I don't post that often but am an avid reader and I often get incensed by the rude comments that now and again are posted and sometimes start to respond then I think to myself, what is the point, they won't listen.
I hope you change your mind as I love hearing about your two 'kids'. Hope to see you here again soon.
Pat & Cleo
Skye and I will miss you. Everything else has been said. Love ya. Hope to catch up with you and the kids soon.
Mandy, I am so sorry to hear that you are leaving. I am really new to this forumn, but I feel like I have really gotten to know your dogs (Raven and Cisco) as well some others (Sofia, both the Dakotas, Steve, and others). You have become a little like family to me.
Harley is my first doberman, and although I know I should of done a lot of research about the breed beforehand, we didn't. This forumn has been a blessing. We all have hurdles and bumps, and this is a place to share.
I understand that things have gotten a little ugly (I had a thread that I thought was a funny story, but went sour), but hopefully in time you will miss us and come back. We will all certainly miss you.
~Lilian
Don't let one blustery jackass run you off. This is your place - not his.
A-Men Hickory!!
Mandy, you have so much to offer us here. I have enjoyed your adventures and learned so much from everyone here. Please come back when your ready.!!!!
I obviously missed something in the past two days of my computer being comatose (it was missing the BOOTMGR and I had to wipe my whole computer of stuff... No recent back-ups, sadly...)
Mandy, I'll PM you, add you on facebook, something! I just need to stay in touch with you is all :)
Mandy, Don't let some (I can't say that) run you off! Your part of GD and a asset on here.
Jess, start pestering!
Mandy, JJ & I are gonna miss you, Cisco & Raven. We hope you change your mind and stay. I don't think you should leave because of a couple of A-HOLES, but it's your choice. JJ & I hope you keep in touch with us. GOOD LUCK!!!
Damn
I hate to play into this melodrama, but seriously, you take the good with the bad, the bad with the good. If you don't like someone's posts, don't read them. If your favourite TV show puts on an episode you don't like, is it still your favourite? Sometimes my favourite author puts out a book I don't like, but they're still my favourite author. Don't you attend parties or events where there are people you don't like because there are people you do enjoy? Do you quit your job because one person there bothers you but otherwise you like it? Obviously, you have people you enjoy here so continue to enjoy them and forget about the rest.
Good point glangate. Also, remember that the purpose of Gentle Doberman is to improve the world for Dobermans, not necessarily be a comfortable place for good Doberman owners. If all we had were polite and responsible people on our forum, we wouldn't have the opportunity to address the numerous problems, like ear cropping at home or thinking a Doberman can live outside in freezing weather.
Regardless, if someone is simple being rude or otherwise showing a counterproductive attitude, please flag their inappropriate posts. That's what the button is for, so use it. Flag it just to be sure. Flag anything you think might concern me. I need that kind of help. 
If someone is making this place less productive - I'll will stop them.
Thank you Alpha!
Thank you Alpha,
We are need to realize everyone has their own opinions and they are entitled to opinions. I love this place. I sometimes feel like a lost soul but when I have ?'s or want opinions I get so happy when members read my thread/forum and comment. I get all excited. This place has made me learn so much more about dobermans. Sometimes our opinions may offend others, and if it was intended then let it roll off the back. Definitely easier said than done. I'm one of the most sensitive people I know and it's hard to take criticism from others. I hate being judged or misunderstood etc. Being here has helped with that and I feel like I belong here most of the time because we have one thing in common for sure: WE LOVE DOGS/DOBES!!! :) I hope people here will bite their tongue and prevent saying something mean and hurtful. I love everyone here. I'm such a peacemaker. I want to make sure everyone fits in and feels accepted. Sometimes maybe all we need is a Gentle Doberman Detox. Take a break from the community, and when your ready log back in. This place shouldn't be like other websites ex:chatrooms and etc. There shoudn't be any cyberbully here. Hugs and Loves
Karissa
I absolutely agree with Glengate! There is no perfect forum on any subject - when you have a group with more than one member, there will always be disagreements.
Actually Fitzmar, I'm a member of several groups that include only one member, and believe me, we often have major disagreements. It can get serious. Some of those guys are really unpleasant.
Point made with Alpha, no need for rudeness. Of course we are all open to information, lessons and different ideas, whether it be training or whatever. That's why we're here!
if your gonna go then your gonna go. I just wanna say thanks for all the great advice and help. this site and the people like yourself contributing have helped me so much it's ridiculous. so once again thanks for the help and good luck to you and the kids!
Always a difference in presenting and educating to make a change in a dog's life through tact - you can be firm in your views, get a point across, and really help change that dog's situation. But if you call someone names, are rude, don't read the entire OP and make assumptions left and right all you do is alienate people and the whole POINT of a forum is to come and learn, ask questions, grow as an owner. No one has to say they agree nor like everyone - I certainly don't - but at the same time making someone feel awful for no reason is not okay. Mandy was personally attacked on numerous threads on here the last month so please, even if you can say "brush it off" not everyone can. Let's remember that we care about the dogs and the people. In the vet world I see plenty of stupid people doing stupid things with their pets but if I want to make a change for that pets life I can't say to the owner: "Hey retard, change what you're doing."
Thanks again Alpha for reading through some stuff and commenting. We appreciate the purpose of this Forum.
I guess I am missing the threads with personal attacks - I really have not seen that here. I've seen discussions where people disagree, but not ugly stuff. Maybe my definition of personal attacks is different. I've been seriously personally attacked on several forums. I left one of them, but not others. I pretty much have learned to ignore most stuff if I don't like it - as long as it is not harmful to the breed. JMHO
Guess Im a little out the loop as I dont get on here as often I would like or should..so dont know what happened. I will be sad to see you go though. I see that you contribute a lot and therefore will miss your stories and words.
Good luck... :-)
Take a break and come back and see us again later. I understand sometimes just leaving for a bit. I do it to...sometimes because I'm annoyed by something and sometimes life just keeps me busy. It is the internet and there are idiots everywhere. Don't let them upset you, they really aren't worth your time at all.
Many people here will miss you including myself so I hope you come back soon but if you choose not to, good luck to you and your family in all that you do in life.
Mandy, I don't know if you're still reading, but I'll miss you. I hope you won't stay away. I missed the threads - I've been missing more lately than ever. You are a wonderful dobermom. You help so many people here. Not only that, you're fun to have around.
Hugs to you, Chris and Reesie
One of the other sites I frequent has a very handy feature, "ignore member". If you hit that button, you no longer see that persons posts.
Wow -- I'd love that option here!
I hope no one would have to use that button on me. :(
Funny I was actually looking for that feature a week or so ago when this all started....but it doesn't look like we have that option. I'd also love a 'new posts' button...while we're wishing for things..
Mandy, I haven't been out here much lately (raising two six month old sibling puppies is a time consumer). I wasn't out here much when I joined. However, I joined because of Cisco and Raven and their 1/2 sibling shenanigans. I agree with the others and hope you can ignore the posts and stay on board.
Jan
Mandy- wish you wouldn't. But if you need to take a break, you need to. It is what it is! Hope you find your way back though. And that your dobies have a wonderful time with all the extra non-typing minutes on your hands. (Laith always hits my hands on the keyboard with his paws- can't stand me on the computer!) :)
You were such a great person to talk to when Laith was a little puppy. I had no clue what I was doing.
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I'm going to miss you Mandy. I wish you luck with your doberkids and the rest of your beautiful family. I love ya! Take care. E-mail me whenever! karissastraw@yahoo.com