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Thanks for all the replies! I live about 5 hours away from him, so it would definitely be possible for me to go down a couple of weekends a month to help with socializing. Unfortunately it's not quite close enough to manage more than that for the time being. Grammy--thanks for the book...

I missed the last few minutes of it, but for the most part I think the show was a good step in giving people a new perspective on the dogs. I do agree with Mia, that more could have been said about DA, but I'm still glad they aired the program. It likely got a lot of viewers, and at the very...

I'm going to echo the congrats from above. We bought our first home a year and a half ago, and you have reason to feel good about it. Oh and, if it turns out to be anything like my house did, there isn't ever a lack of projects to keep you busy. :)

Actually, in a perfect world I would agree with your point. Assuming that the OB/GYN has no alternative agenda in mind, he or she should absolutely have the right to only perform medically necessary abortions. "Medically necessary" could easily become a relative term, though. I just don't...

Right, and therein lies the rub. A 6 year-old child is not biologically dependent on his mother. Technically, anyone willing to pony up the responsability will do. I just don't see many people lining up to carry all those fertilized eggs out there to term. Like I said, I accept that we won't...

Miakoda, I do understand that you and I aren't going to agree on the core basis of the argument at hand here. No minds will be changed despite the profundity of our dog-forum medium. :) With me, it just goes back to what Lil was mentioning regarding bundled legislation, with which you also seem...

The point I am making is in direct reference to the quote. You're implying that euthanizing an independent individual due to a minor inconvenience is on the same ground as an elective procedure in the womb. In other news, I sure did jump right into the snakepit on this one, didn't I? :P...

Once again, healthcare legislation is a slippery slope. If someone smoked cigarettes for years, and then develops cancer, should their doctor have the right to refuse them chemo? After all, they technically caused it.

People often abort their 6 year-olds, after all.

And I didn't imply that most physicians go to medical school solely for the purpose of prodding unborn babies in the head, either. Those nurses have the option to work in an Orthopedic office, or cardiac unit, or ICU, etc. etc. If they CHOOSE to work in the vicinity of a va-jay-jay then they...

/swoon

News of this legislation bothered me this morning as well. Mainly because I see it as a slippery slope. Sure, there are plenty of physicians out there who will not refuse healthcare based on their own moral opinions, but that isn't the point. As many of you mentioned (emphatically) upthread, if...

A Whippet? A little far off my radar. Entertaining read, though. :p

They say that cats always land on their feet...they lie. :( This was the first clue that my Kizzy might be missing a few wires upstairs.

I'm sorry, Reggin. Families have a way of being a pain that way. From where I sit, the best you can do is prove 'em wrong by raising a well-mannered dog. Without much fuel for the fire it can't burn long.

Thanks for your insight on this. The rescue option was actually my first inclination, but taking into account my two cats (he would have to already be used to being around small animals, as I don't want to take any chances) as well as the fact that I want to bring him to work with me (with the...

From what I've gathered so far, the consensus on Pyr problems leads with HD. Depending on the source, some mention eye and skin problems, and some don't mention them at all. I wonder if any of the skin problems (such as hot spots) are more grooming/environmentally related? Ugh, I wouldn't...

Skittledoo, Bamm's a beautiful dog, I like BC's as well. It's a riot to watch them in action. And sorry for the huge images in the previous post, folks, I'm still learning the ropes on resizing. That's better. :)

As requested, Maxy, these are my girls: http://s403.photobucket.com/albums/pp120/Dawni4148/?action=view&current=IMG_0002.jpg http://s403.photobucket.com/albums/pp120/Dawni4148/?action=view&current=IMG_0001.jpg The first is Karma, the Manx, and the second is Kizzy. I love them dearly...

Hello Chazzers! I've been lurking the forums for a little while now in hopes of better educating myself on the aspects of dog ownership and ethics, and I'm happy to say that I've scooped up a veritable florabunda of information on the threads here. Now for a rant about myself, my intentions, and...