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Originally Posted by Verbena  Well that is great . . now if people listen to it |
Oh, if only they would. So much less heartache as so many of the new owners just aren't prepared and don't know what to do or anything about hypoglycemia and other things that can befall these babies. And guess what - not every ER clinic HAS a vet in the middle of the night! I called ours once at 3:00 a.m., really just to ask a question about Tibbe and the guy had been called to the hospital for his daughter's emergency of some kind and they were desperately trying to find their back-up! The nearest ER vet I knew of was all the way across town and it was icey outside and sleeting. With a new baby in an emergent situation, we would have been in real trouble if that baby only had an hour to live. But besides all of that about the health worries is the imprinting and nurturing and calm guidance that puppy is getting from its mom and littermates nearby as it develops and learns in the best of surroundings without any undue stresses and scary new things. Hopefully, more and more the message will get out. I wish Animal Planet and TLC and Discovery, etc., would do more shows about responsible puppy shopping, purchasing and home-bringing, not to mention how to housebreak and train them in basic obedience. We could do a far better job of educating people if our entertainment industry would get involved and make the programs entertaining and informative. But, no, they have to have endless shows on people hunting Bigfoot, Mothman(!) and crocs!!!