Jadotha and Josh I truly appreciate that both of you posted. I have a feeling that I'm not one of ya'lls favorite poster
Your truly heartfelt post speaks volumes of who you are. I have come to the conclusion that "real" dog people are some of the finest people you can associate yourself with.
Josh, thank you for the kind words especially regarding rescues. I just can't see myself rescuing on the scale that I had at one time intended to. We are at the time in our life that the kids are grown and could afford to keep 4 dogs. I had really dreamed of bringing in seniors that had lost their people or special need dogs. Maybe after Cane is gone I will reconsider. I would be able to bring in a trainer or behaviorist if we ran into trouble.
Once again I can't stress how much each and every comment has meant to me and Debra. As silly as it may seem, There is just one last thing that I have got to say. Ziva was a beautiful and loving dog. She was not bad or evil In her short life she handled more than what most humans could. Run free my beautiful girl.