"Judith Althouse" wrote in message
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Janet said in part.....
Dogs often show up in our lives when we need them, whether we know we
need them or not.
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Janet,
Amen, to that statement. My young dogs that arrived a year apart, have
been a lot of work, but worth every bit of it. We (me and the older
dogs) had become rather sedentary. Since Jubal Early and Jack are here,
I don't stare at Lady and Buck as much and look for things to be wrong,
or wonder how many days they have left?
Oh yeah (and cats).


Be Free.....Judy


Oh I agree there too.. all 4 of the dogs we've had since I was married have
more or less just "happened" whenever.. and really only the first one was
even remotely "planned" (well, the newest one was kind of.. though we were
planning on getting one later in the year and were simply doing a
preliminary search to find breeders.. but, as happens.. we found a breeder
who "just happened" to have a special needs pup in need of a good home.. so
he came home with us a lot sooner then we'd figured on....)

and while most of the dogs we had when I was younger were "picked out"
(either from breeder, pet store or pound..) none of them were holiday pets..

anyway, my point had been that if you are giving a dog or cat as a family
holiday present and there are kids and such involved, having it show up
Christmas morning, might not be the best idea, too much going on, and lots
of things likely to get left lying about for it to chew on.. of course, if
there are no kids, not as much hub bub, or all the kids are older and a bit
more responsible, well, situation, and therefore milage may vary some...



Davina