Doug Kanter wrote:
Nah...the next move will be to a house. And, the landlord is on the
defensive as of today. Money talks. At the end of my 2nd year in this
apartment, I told her I was looking for a house and asked if they'd go for a
6-month extension instead of a year. She said yes, but it meant I'd have to
pay an extra $50 per month.

No, it means they'll have an empty apartment 6 months sooner



Dogs are universal. It doesn't matter where you live.

It's not the dog that's the problem.


No, but if they're gone, so is the trail they leave.

Agreed. It's a shame that there are so many people who feel they ought
to have a dog, but really don't have the time or the know-how to keep
one or train it properly. It's a flaw in our civilization IMHO.

Dogs cannot raise & train themselves, and they certainly can't make it
in this world on their own. They didn't ask to be born any more than you
& I did. But then my attitude is shaped by always having had a dog, and
always having cared for & trained them properly, and been rewarded by
always having *good* dogs.

The flip side of the coin is people that are pathologically afraid of
dogs, go ballistic around dogs, and seem to feel that dogs ought to be
prohibited anywhere they feel like going. I've had people scream at me
simply for having a dog, and one neighbor (who has since moved)
threatened me with violence because my dog sniffed at his mailbox.

Regards
Doug King