[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by 107barney

My posts did not leave you speechless, unfortunately.

First things first....I made no sweeping generalization, and I did not call it un-American to find a home for a pet in need. What I said was that the views of some people and their concept of pet ownership and responsibility are very far away from mine. What's wrong with that? I realize you have your back up because you gave up a dog as you stated earlier (after all, humans first is your view). But, my view is that my dogs are family members on the same exact plane with the humans who are my family members. You may choose to relegate your animals to a lesser status, but I do not, and not only will I not apologize for that view, I think it is a correct one.

Just to personalize it for a second -- I have a little epileptic dog. He has many challenges. A dog like Teddy would be cast aside by many. He will never be cast aside by me, and I thank God every day that he has entrusted me to care for this little darling. I consider it a privilege to administer his medication every 12 hours, to wipe up his accidents because he can't remember all the time what he is suppose to do, to encourage him daily with basic commands that he confuses, and to play the games he likes that mentally stimulate him. That is the honor to me of being guardian to a dog who has a disability. Perhaps he picked me for this reason and for as long as he is on this earth, he has a home where he is a family member.

I look for solutions to problems, and I will always find a way. I'm sorry you didn't, but that's not surprising since, after all, it's just a dog...

The world should be so lucky as to have only people like you have pets!