On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:47:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 2/13/2019 10:46 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:32:07 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce" wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:05:45 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I know what you mean, more or less. I wouldn't want to risk our pets
>>>> outliving us. My wife's younger than me, though. Besides, you might
>>>> live until a 100
>>>>
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> Yeah and I might not)) Before we got our Poppy I'd had serious thought
>>>> about getting another dog. Then I saw this poor skinny dog on the Dogs
>>>> Trust website!!
>>>>
>>>> She had no hair on her back and looked really scared. That did it!!
>>>
>>> I think we'll do that too at some point. All these poor animals in
>>> shelters. Even if they only have one year to go, we could still give
>>> them that. I'd hate all kinds of medical problems, though. I knew a
>>> guy who had to inject his cat for diabetes. Well, he didn't...
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> Oh dear. We have to inject Poppy once a month for her skin condition
>>> (Dermatitis). Well, D. does it. He knew how to do it from his time in the
>>> military.
>>>
>>> I get heartbroken when I see all those lost wee souls. If only I was
>>> younger and a millionaire eh?
>>
>> Yes, we'd clearly better stay away from animal shelters. I wish people
>> wouldn't go to breeders while the shelters are full.
>>
>Mostly ignorance and vanity. There are those that don't want some mutt,
>but a pure bread dog that looks cute, no matter how poor a fit it may be.
>
>When the Disney 101 Dalmation move came out many people wanted one but
>did not know the characteristics of the breed until too late.

I remember that, the Dalmatian breeders really hated the movie. People
complain about yappy dogs, but those dogs are generally the breeds
known as Watch Dogs and that is their purpose, to warn.