HA! That has to be the best "peeing in WalMart" analogy I've ever read.

Amen! And I have the pictures to prove it ;-)

If he's still keen on getting a puppy when he moves, could you steer him toward a shelter? They will have been assessed by trained staff, injections will be taken care of and so on and the staff will be able to give lots of helpful advice.

Definitely, Daisy -- I'm a big fan of adopting from a local shelter. Hopefully, I can convince him.

I posted this the other day, but it's not here. So let me try again.

This isn't aimed at your son or any one particular person, but what on earth is the attraction to pit bulls and other dogs that have reputations for being fierce?

My yellow lab would defend me, I'm pretty darned sure (he defended our other dog when he'd only known her a week). He was 18 months old when we got him from the SPCA, so I'm another proponent of shelter dogs.

But I never have to worry about him being vicious with a person, a baby, a puppy or kitten. I've seen him in all those situations, and he's a big old goofball who is as gentle as a lamb.

Why do people think they want fierce dogs? I just don't get it?

Hi I saw you were talking about puppies ;-)
I'm a black labrador called Sam, and im chairman of www.sempo-tahoe.com
(a search engine club for animals)

We would really like some junior members to join (or any pets for that matter).
We're having soooo much fun and we'd love it if your pets would join too!

Regards

Sam ~ Woof Woof!