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> Why wouldn't people presumably SO compassionate to animals as you lot not > Here's where you say you meant for him to get one at the pound... Rat Dutch wrote: If available. I would suggest getting one from
> "Swan & Rat" <lab...@NOSPAMpacbell.net> wrote
> > firstoftwins wrote:
> > > "Jonathan Ball" <jonb...@mindspring.NS.com> wrote in message
> > > > firstoftwins wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > > > We both grew up with big fat labs around us coincidentally,
> > > > > and I've no real objection to pet ownership, but dogs are
> > > > > just so messy around the house. The house just ends up
> > > > > looking and stinking like an old kennel. Their feet stink and
> > > > > they trump all over the place or they're ruining the garden.
> > > > That's a small price to pay for loyal friendship.
> > > I'll give it some more thought. A dog might take her mind off
> > > her teeth and jaw.
> > Try a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel -- a great
> > breed, thoroughly British. I lived for 16 years
> > with one I rescued.
> rescue a pound dog, NOT patronize an evil dog exploiting pet breeder?
a breed rescue, which usually gets dogs which
are -- or look like -- a specific breed, which are
due to be put down at a pound, or were returned
by an owner from a previous adoption. Swan and
I have worked with cat rescue (there are breed
rescues for Siamese, Persian, and other breeds )
and Golden Retriever rescue. I'm constantly sending
people to breed rescue rather than to a breeder
for a dog or cat, if they want a specific type of
dog or cat. Of course, there are many, many good
mixed-breeds out there too, and I've worked to place
a lot of them too.