Coming soon

So I have a new post coming soon with pictures and everything involving my oldest 3 girls, Obama, and 30,000 other people. Very exciting. In the meantime, why did my dog have such a nasty area of grossness on her behind?

Dear Dog,

I would appreciate it if you would learn to wipe your ass, so that I don't have to fight you in the bath to wash the crap off.

Thank-you very much,

Your human Mama

Great Debate Continued

Rick and I were continuing our debate, I told him that instead of enjoying and loving her, he wanted her to be a sex-slave spitting out babies for his pleasure. To which he replied: Well, that's what I want you for too. Very funny baby, very funny. Thank god that I chose to get my tubes tied. He did say that he wanted to beat his dad, who, by the way, had 9 kids.

The Great Debate

We have a purebred white german shepard. She is beautiful. She is timid. She is humble. She accepts leadership from all of the kids including the boys. She is quiet. She is well-behaved. I love her.

I would NEVER purchase a purebred dog. There are WAY TOO MANY dogs in shelters throughout this country that don't have a home. There are too many dogs that are euthanized simply because of the overwhelming amount of un-spayed/fixed dogs already in this country. A purebred dog is no better than a mutt, in fact, most health issues with purebreds are eliminated by mixing dogs. Shelter dogs are sweet, shelter dogs are smart, and shelter dogs need a home.

So how did I end up with a gorgeous, snow-white german shepard? She was given to Andrew as a "wish". When he was going through radiation, a kind couple found out through his nurse that white german shepard was his favorite breed, and they gave her to him.

She was 7 wks old, and cute as could be. She is now almost 1 1/2, and still cute as she can be. She is well loved.

Now for the GREAT DEBATE. The sweet love of our lives in now in her 2nd heat. Rick feels that about 6 months from now, when she is in her next heat, we should breed her. Although I am aware that the breeder she is from has full papers, and was selling her for $400, I feel that she should be spayed. Not because I am against the $3200 we would make if she has 8 puppies, but because of the thousands of shelter dogs put to death daily.

I am fully out-voted in this family. Even my vegetarian, animal loving daughter does not see it my way. Not my Mom, not my brother, I have NOBODY seeing how us bringing more purebreds into the world adds to the problem.

Opinions? Please? Even if, like the rest of my family, you disagree with me. Opinions desperately needed.