[ladylawinkc]

Thank you for your words of wisdom, Sky Fox! I'm certainly not a breeder and could never be one - obviously. We just wanted Bella to have a litter of puppies and knew we wouldn't be keeping any of them. Like you, we take rescues since we live out in the country and so many people just dump their animals out here. Our four big farm dogs and 10 kitties (good thing we have a great big barn - of course, they all go in and out of the house too!) have been rescued, but they are now part of our family.

I'm still having such a hard time reconciling with the notion of losing them all in one day, but I will keep reading your posts and hope that somebody out there will agree with me instead of my husband!!!!

I'm very appreciative of you taking the time to help me.