Posted on 01/22/2012 10:55:37 AM PST by aldabra
We do indeed get a lot from our pets.
And I’m glad we can all still choose ours in whatever way suits us. I hope you eventually fill that hole with exactly the right new friend. As for me, in the past I have always had more than one dog in the house, so when I lost one, it was a little easier. At the moment there is only one here, and it would be quite a trauma if anything happened to her. Fortunately Pauli is just 5 1/2 so it’s a long time before I have to think about it.
Well, I’m sure it was not as available, it cost money, and people just didn’t think about it. Interestingly, there is a bit of a swing away from automatically spaying/neutering right now too, as there is some research to suggest that it is not without health implications. Double edged sword. BTW in parts of Europe it is much less common for people to alter their pets and they don’t have a large pet over population problem.
Let me just end this by saying that to some extent, the DOG overpopulation problem in the US has been politicized and is not exactly what it is stated. They included cats (feral cats ARE a problem) in the numbers often, and in some places they have to ship puppies in from other countries to fill the need for adoptable puppies. Of course, there are agendas that need there to be a pet overpopulation problem in order to push their legislation through and get the public to continue writing checks to them.
Aw, pretty dog. Is she still small or did she make it to a normal size?
Well, she actually got one a point as a puppy (AKC show) she was very very nice, other than being very small. But no, she never did get to be in standard for a golden, she still looks like a puppy. I think she’s about 18 1/2 or maybe 19 inches or so tall at her shoulder. A golden bitch should be 21 1/2 to 22 1/2 inches. Too bad for me, but she didn’t care. And she ended up being completely healthy, just small. FWIW she was the only puppy in the litter who was not standard size, so go figure. Nature is a funny thing.
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