You don't know how tempting that is. We have just lost our big mutt, Ginger, to old age. She was almost 16 and the protection between her spinal cord and her spine just wore away. She was not in pain, but her rear legs kept giving out from under her, and her left leg had taken on a life of it's own. The failure was so rapid that we knew for her comfort we had to put her to sleep before she became more frightened and puzzled than she already was. She had been in her own world for the past year, but physically in good shape, when the physical went ..... well we did what was very hard for us, but we hope better for her.
Now it is just Raul, my husband and me. Raul is a 7 month old Chi puppy, I am 61, but my husband is soon to be 84 and not in good health. I am treasuring our time together as a small family, but I know that it will be just Raul and me in the foreseeable future. When it is down to just the two of us I would like to travel again, both in my very small trailer, and to visit friends and family. I am thinking that showing up on a friends doorstep with one small, well behaved dog, will be better than showing up with two. Also if it is a place where I can carry in a dog, but not let it walk in on a leash, I can handle one, but not two. >From a practical side I can see Raul being an only dog. But I would love for Raul to have somebody to play with and relate to besides me. I am torn. That is why I melt at each and every picture of a chi in need of a home. So far none of them have been in my area, I would not ship by air, and my husbands health prevents me from traveling overnight. Each day I look at the dogs advertised by the local pound and I am grateful that they are all too big. If a homeless Chi showed up on my doorstep I would fold, and I am not sure that would be wise. Barbara & Raul ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack&Mare To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Dog food??? Thanks Barbara Now me I have Chihuahua puppies for sale. Hahha. Hugs,Mare -------Original Message------- From: Barbara Littlefield Date: 03/23/07 09:31:05 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Dog food??? Interesting, but not Chihuahuas, Raul won't let me even think about it. I am glad for her, somebody who cares that much should be in the dog business. Barbara & Raul ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack&Mare To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Dog food??? Yes she almost quit the dog business but she had a new litter born last night of dachshunds and she is estatic cause she got dapples and a beautiful cream. 3 females and 3 males ...AKC if anyone is interested, Thanks,Mare -------Original Message-------
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