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A dog fighting ring in the Seattle area was just busted the other day. Sad what people do for money and entertainment…

My laugh of the day, agilebasenji!

BaNHANerZzz. Deb is right on. You need to rethink your whole idea of this subject.

Very cool smart little dogs!

@vickilb: On another note, my friend also found out that one of her senior cats has advanced mouth/jaw cancer and the vet gave her kitty 1 week to 1 month to live. Oh dear, I know all about that cancer. My beloved Barney died of that. It's so aggressive. From time of diagnosis, we had him with us for 2 weeks, then sent him over the bridge. Just curious - does your friend's cat have a lot of white in his fur? We were told cats with a lot of white get this cancer more frequently than others. Give your friend a hug for me. Have her check out www.rainbowsbridge.com . It was a big comfort for me.

I think she told me she is planning to be there also. Haven't seen her in a couple of years, first four I got from her. She doe have a birthday on Monday! DaMac

I would try to educate them. I would also do as Pat suggested, make an anonymous call to the state and fed tax reporting numbers and let them know. Best bet is to also call the local Dachshund club with a heads up… they may be able to educate them better without them knowing you were involved and warn about false advertising etc. Your state isn't listed in this Puppy Lemon Law list, but I have no idea how old it is: http://www.lemonlawact.com/what-exactly-is-lemon-law/what-is-puppy-lemon-law-320.htm This from aspca is probably current http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stuslars2451_2778.htm#s2772

You should go to the spam channel.

Fran..know that we are waiting for your return…hope your computer issues gets solved easily and inexpensively...see you soon. :)

Despite the heat and humidity, and the work, band camp was great. Our band and corps got a standing O from a rival school. Something I will never forget.

He so deserves a wonderful home now.

I had seen this one earlier. Very funny.

Robyn, thanks for sharing that. It gave me my first big tummy laugh of the day! :)

Everytime I see that commercial I wonder how they decided to use hamsters to sell a car. Lol. And hip hop hamsters at that.

Okay so watching and OMG wth is with that "laughing" noise? I mean, they make such wonderful noises, why did they insert that? Also, reading… I THOUGHT they gave the boy the dog because they bonded, but this article says it was in the contract from the beginning: http://www.apubasenjis.com/Good-Bye%20My%20Lady_a.pdf I was thinking the actor died pretty young, just didn't realize how young, and tragic :( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001121/bio However, he managed to keep his career building up to his adult status. While en route to visit his wife at a hospital where she had recently undergone surgery, he was killed in a vehicle accident as the camper van he was driving struck a parked truck. He was only thirty years old.

Good luck!

@Kipawa: Darn Facebook - so useful but so aggravating sometimes. You're right on that account! And you have to keep up with the security settings from time to time because they keep making changes…unfortunately, the default setting seems to be on the side of making your page "less" secure rather than "more" secure.

Very nice essay

@sharronhurlbut: That is because Therese has just love dogs and you picked the right breeder and pup! Did your homework and see how you got "lucky"!!! True, true. I know someone mentioned in a thread something to the effect that they were hoping their b would stop being so clingy. I, on the other hand, love how Kipawa wants to be wherever I am. He will wake up from a dead sleep to follow me into another room. He really does not like me to be out of his sight, and I love that, because when I am out with him at an offleash park, he is the same. He always wants to know where I am. Regarding "luck"… well, I think it was just meant to happen. Kipawa and I bonded instantly. His little sisters were more interested in Darrel in his wheelchair, but Kipawa had to snuggle with me on the couch and put his snoot in my hair. I will never, ever forget that.