ollie, ollie, oxen-free....

Have you ever had to hire a private investigator? Do you know someone who has? My dad had to hire one back in the 70's to find his long-lost brother. His brother just up and disappeared and my dad could not find him for over two years.

Until he hired the PI. Turns out he was just living in Arizona with his new woman. I believe he had five wives total. Not all at once, of course.

Have you ever gone two years without having any sort of contact with an immediate family member?

Anyway, my uncle died a very lonely man. None of his kids or ex-wives would have anything to do with him when he was alive or even after he was dead. My dad cremated him and he sat in their basement for a couple of years while my dad waited for one of his kids to bury him.

My dad finally buried him.

Warm Regards,
AB

heavy heart part two

The deed is done and hearts are indeed, heavy. Rest in peace my sweet Macaroni.

May your days all be warm and filled with endless balls to chase, endless shoes to shred and endless tummy rubs.

Warm Regards,
AB

heavy heart

So what do I do? Here's the abbreviated version of the problem: Family adopts dog from shelter. Family, (especially little boy), falls in love with dog. Dog begins growling at everyone but family. Dog begins BITING everyone but family. Vet says dog must either go back to shelter or be put "down."

I've got three options:
1. Call Animal Control tomorrow and have them pick up the dog....they will put the dog down.
2. Take the dog to the vet and have the vet put the dog down.
3. Take the dog back to the shelter. However, this is a "no kill" shelter. Although the dog is old and can't have more than 2 years left anyway, I can't stand the thought of him living in a tiny cage for the rest of his life.

I'm very torn up about all this. However, my son is going to really suffer over this. Now comes the question about what we tell him. I'm really leaning towards a nice older couple from Utah, who live on a big ranch, needed a guard dog and that's where our dog ended up.

In any case, no matter what avenue I take, it's going to be a sad day for everyone tomorrow.

Warm Regards,
AB