[Dailydrool] This & that

[Jane Hay]

As I read the early spay/neuter study, all I could think was how many more
unwanted dogs there would be in shelters and getting euthanized if we
waited till females got to be a year old before they were spayed. Some of
the forms of euthanasia that is used in the shelters here in the south are
absolutely barbaric but continue to this day no matter how much outrage
there is or how many petitions are signed. We all know that a lot of
people don't see cats and dogs the same way that you and I do and you know
that the unwanted pet population would increase significantly if dogs
weren't spayed/neutered early. I guess I would rather take the chance on
the possible consequences of early spay rather than have a litter of
unwanted puppies. Plus, as Bev said, this was a pretty informal study and I
don't know how much credence you can put with it.

I didn't know about getting meds at the pharmacy until my vet told me about
it. A lot of places (Target and Walmart are two of them) sell certain
generics for $4 and our vet was the first one to clue me in about it. I
know some of the grocery stores have gotten on that same band wagon and are
doing the same thing. You can go to their website and see the specific meds
that they have at that price. I'm with Bev. If a vet is more interested in
selling medications than helping you save some money, I'd be looking for
another vet.

The mastiffs are with us for a week while my daughter is in NY. I was so
proud of Ginger the other day. She was on the ortho bed and Brutus very
carefully oozed onto it behind her and laid down. It wasn't too long ago
that she would have gone after him for invading her space but she just
looked at him and went back to sleep. Believe me, I had the spray bottle in
my hand because she won't hesitate to go after one of the mastiffs even
though they are so much bigger than she is but she was good. As sad as I am
to not be fostering any longer, I'm really seeing the benefits in her
behavior. She apparently just can't tolerate the upheaval of having a bunch
of different dogs here all the time. She hasn't had an outburst in a long
time. I don't think that we'll ever be able to be totally complacent with
this Houndette but it's nice to be able to relax our vigilance a little. I
even took pictures of the two of them for the DH to see because I knew he'd
never believe it if he didn't see it.

The Houndettes and mastiffs are sending get well and heart healing drool to
all in need.

Jane & the Houndettes
Jersey, Shadow, Suzy & Ginger
with help from Sasha & Brutus
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