Gerri I second Susan's post you gave me the best "giggle" I've had today!! I loved it! Can I take it to the meeting on Sunday - could do with a bit of light relief after wading through the agenda!
Annette > from: Susan Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > date: Thu, 23 May 2002 23:14:57 > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > subject: Re: [CKCS-L] How Could You? > > 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 CKCS-L NOMAIL > >to start it up gain click here: > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET CKCS-L MAIL > > > > 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 CKCS-L NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET CKCS-L MAIL > > 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. ========================================================= "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.
