[JudyB1938]

You just made me cry. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I know what you mean, because of my poor Dane's cancer.

[Humidston]

Thank you both for the kind words, and my sympathy goes out to you as well Judy, for the loss of your Dane.

Frankly, that experience also made me hinky about getting a dog so heavy that I couldn't lift it if need be. Of course a herd of horses couldn't have moved Thor (our Dobie), because any movement absolutely sent him into screams of agony.... I covered him with a blanket and when a wave of pain hit him, he would literally bite a hole in that blanket. (But he never never tried to bite us as we ministered to him! Nor the vet who came to our house.)

Alylonee, I think it would be a very good idea to hide your dog when you get insurance. When asked if you have one, wing it!