I feel like I've been slapped!

I have been doing breed rescue for many years. I don't breed, I don't show and none of my dogs have obedience titles. The closest I've got to agility is timing a Jumpers event.

I love my breed. It's not that I don't love all dogs but my experience and knowledge lies with one breed.

I love my breed so much that I negotiated with a breeder to relinguish her dogs (30+ of my breed) for six weeks and then, at my own expense, jumped on an airplane and landed in the Maritimes. I rented a van, made the 6 hour drive and picked up some of her dogs (my breed) from a horrible environment to make the return 6 hour trip, shave the dogs, bathe the dogs and put them all to bed with a kiss.

And then take them into the vet the following day to have them altered and have their assorted wounds and illnesses diagnosed and treated. The following day I groomed all the dogs, interviewed applicants and cared for the dogs in a home until we found appropriate homes.

This person of low opinion (me) spent $3000 out of her own pocket to help these dogs. Will I be reimbursed?... maybe if the fundraising brings in enough to pay for the vet bills. Having my own dogs and foster dogs cared for during my absence was another $500.

How am *I* like a bad breeder? what have *I* done to hold such disdain? I fought so that the NBSPCA wouldn't seize the dogs so "breed rescue" could give these dogs a chance for a better and healthier life. I refused press interviews so that gossip mongers wouldn't interfere. I did my work without need for applause and only to save dogs of "my breed".