Gerri Loved this post. The bottom line is that no matter how hard we try, all contingencies cannot be anticipated. We do the best we can. And in the meantime, we love our dogs and our lives are better for having them with us, even for a short time.
Susan Jackson >************************************* > >OK. Selling to people who work is out. Selling to people with children is >out. Selling to people with hampsters and large exotic birds is out. What >else can we add to the "Verbotten" list??? Hummmm.... > >Apartments - too confining. > >Farms - not confining enough. > >Cars...definitely cars. Dogs die more frequently by being hit by a car >than >they do from all other "Natural" causes combined. New owner might >inadvertantly back over their dog in the driveway. Or, they may allow >their >dog to ride, unrestrained in the car. We won't even discuss the open back >of >a pickup truck. > >Doors...people that have doors DEFINITELY cannot have a Cavalier. Doors >can >be left open and the dog can dash out, which winds back around to the "Car" >thing. > >Electricity...can't have that either. Puppies are notorious for chewing >and >what if they bite into a lamp cord? > >Cats...no cats, no sir'ree. Those damn things have sharp claws and can >severely injure a Cavalier. > >Fish tank....absolute No No. What if the dog gets curious and falls in and >drowns? > >Lake front property...dog could drown...dog could fall out of a boat. >Ducks >on lake could injure dogs. What if a snapping turtle came up from the >bottom >of the lake and snatched that dog under while it was happily swimming with >it's owner? And we've all heard the stories about monster catfish that >sometimes live in freshwater lakes...swallow a Cavalier whole. > >Ocean front property..too horrible to even consider. Think Jaws... > >Fences...definitely no fences. Dogs can go over or under. Gates can be >left >open. >Dog can get hung on the fence. > >Yards...the whole idea of a yard is out. Horrible things can happen out >there. Dog might swallow a rock and get a bowel obstruction. Fire ant >hills. > Fireants can take down foals and calves so imagine what quick work they >would make of a Cavalier. Mosquitoes are out there too and any sort of >wildlife might injure a Cavalier. > >The perfect scenario for a Cavalier would be a clear plastic hepa-filtered >room, completely sterile. That way all contingencies would be planned for. >Except...what if one of the walls collapsed? Nope...can't have that >either. > >So, now we are down to the fact that there is NO suitable place for a >Cavalier. > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
