[Darnright]

Rachel, honey, read my post once again. WHERE do you read that I suggest any of the hysteria to which you imply? Here, read what I posted one more time. Here, let me type real s-l-o-w:

Thank you. Dogs end up needing to rehomed for a lot of reasons. Some end up homeless because their owner died, or due to divorce. Lots of others end up needing a new family because the people who got them as pups decided one day they were tired of their pet. Not fault of the unlucky dog. These dogs make perfectly good pets in the hands of responsible folk.

Note the second to last word in my quote above. Responsible. That assumes the people would have the sense to choose the pet wisely and to supervise any interaction between Phydeaux and children.

You, my sweet, told the rest of us to NEVER NEVER NEVER, etc., etc., etc. adopt any canine that is not a puppy. NEVER!!!!!!!! I simply disagree, as do any number of dog experts, such as Ian Dunbar, Jean Donaldson, and for that matter, Cesar Milan.

[RachelFaith]

Alright.

Fair enough I guess.

Although that “qualifier” is a very subjective if not an impossible to know criteria.

I will just have to assign “responsible” the same value as my “never”.

Which too, is a subjective, if not impossible to achieve condition.

[Vendome]

You’re an old man, like me.

Let’s just mozzie on down and talk to the fillies...

1999

[Salamander]

Never say never.

:)