> > "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.