[Sallyvine]

I did not mean to offend in any way. My point is that I don't feel I did anything so wonderful by getting this dog. I love her dearly and am so thankful to have her. And you are right- all these little folks are champions.

My point is, I tried very hard to find a dog from less fortunate circumstances that I would have been willing to take. I could afford a puppy if I wished. In fact I got Lolly because the woman who was ahead of me fell in love with the puppies instead and purchased one of them.

I thought it was the responsible thing to do because there are so many needy little ones. The problem is they are so hard to find. At first I wasn't even going to get another dog, but my grown children felt it would help me. I made them promise that if I do not outlive the dog that one of them would take her, and they agreed.

I also wish that people could be more educated about the needs of dogs in general. Someone posted here about getting a Yorkie from a pound ( this must be a rare occurence). Unfortunately the poor creature had been badly abused and was vicious. I suggested that the dog be placed on psychotropic meds, but the person was told the dog would be on them forever. I feel that it would be better to have a dog on meds forever to control its behavior and make it adoptable rather than have it put down.

I must say that these little toy breeds are so easy to love. In my travels to various pounds, I saw some poor abused dogs that were not what you would call cuddly. I wish I had more strength of character and could take one of those, but I am not physically able to handle a big dog, nor give it the exercise it needs.

Again, I wish to stress that I don't feel I did anything special. As far as I am concerned, I am getting more from this little dear than I could ever give to her.

Sallyvine