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By Gina Spadafori
March 3, 2007
Dr. Becker and the Tripps are on the road, and Christie and I are both on deadlines. So much for my great idea that having a team of bloggers would mean never having a day without posts!
Today, I point you elsewhere. First, to Terrierman, on why he does not support mandatory spay-neuter laws:
You see, the problem is NOT puppies. Healthy puppies are readily sold or adopted from pounds. There is always a line of people eager for a puppy. The problem is DOGS. While puppies are small and cute, a dog is a loud, expensive, demanding, barking, defecating, and life-restricting ball-and-chain.
It turns out that a lot of people that want a cute puppy are not so enamored with the realities of adult dog ownership. In a world of throw-away marriages, jobs, cars, communities and houses, dogs have been tossed on to the pile.
[... T]he problem is not that there are “too many puppies,” but that a lot of people who get puppies are not well-prepared for the realities and responsibilities of full-sized dog ownership.
How will mandatory spay-neuter laws change that equation? Not to the positive.
Read the rest. And over on Dolittler, Dr. Khuly continues with a string of outstanding posts, the most recent on vaccinations and specialists. Be sure to read the comments on the vaccination posts … very interesting!
The picture, by the way, has nothing to do with anything. That’s my dog Woody, trying out the rear seat of this week’s test dogmobile, the Honda Ridgeline, which I’ll review Monday.
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