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I was out walking this morning when I saw a Golden sitting in his back yard on a lounge chair, so in spite of convention I walked across the lawn to see what was going on. When I reached the Golden I asked “what’s happening here,” he tilted his sunglasses below his eyes and replied. “Why I’m trying to spend as much time outside in this great weather as possible,” I nodded at the obvious, then asked, ” I mean what’s the deal with the big floppy hat?” He just smiled and sipped his lemonade, I walked off with the same smile.
The Dallas Times has an interesting article about the changing landscape of how local areas are dealing with new rules and pets, “Just months after Dallas adopted strict pet sterilization rules, the Plano City Council has approved even tougher requirements.Plano’s council last week unanimously approved an ordinance requiring most dogs, cats and ferrets to be spayed or neutered and implanted with microchips at 4 months of age” Read More about Plano’s new sterilization rules.
Down at the Miami Hearld Ellie Brecher writes about “Handicapped Pets Foundation a non-profit that is dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of elderly, disabled and injured pets. The foundation provides mobility equipment to pets in need.” Check out the story Handicapped Pets on her blog
Have a great weekend everyone 
and remember to spend lots of time with your pets, they love you.
Ok–I feel an internal rant coming on…which is turning to indigestion. Legislators need to be stopped from practicing medicine! Let me guess…HSUS came to town, right? Perhaps we need to outlaw stupidity. They "hope it works"??? I know different areas of the States have different issues with strays, but targeting root causes has to do with irresponsible people. Leaving aside the consistent failure of MSN across the US, why should the animals suffer from bone cancer and other diseases later in life from too early spay/neuter? Evidently the city council not only has no knowledge of bone and internal organ growth rates, but refused to listen to Vets who I am sure imparted this information and more. Targeted programs are what's required, not sloppy, scattershot "hope it works" policies. Thanks, Craig for pointing out this story.