Lucky Dog!

In case you're wondering what your children need to do for a living, in order to support you in your old age, send them to veterinary school. This month alone I've already financed my vet's car payment and next month, when one of my dogs has surgery, I think that will cover most of his mortgage.

Veterinary practices aren't subject to messy insurance claims or HMO's either. If you're lucky enough to have the money, and your dog is the one who runs the house, you're probably the type of person who will shell out just about any amount of money to keep Buster happy and healthy. For instance, if you have a dog who loves to be the center of attention, and who likes to show off by sitting up on his haunches, you just might be lucky enough to have a dog who then falls backwards, and manages to "sprain" his tail which then entails a trip to the vet for an anti-inflammatory shot and a $45 bill.

Pets (especially dogs and cats) mean big money to veterinarians, storeowners, kennel owners, etc. If you've never been in a Petsmart you really should poke your head in - even if you don't have any pets. If you do have pets and you've never been in there, then shame on you!! Leash up your dog and take him on over to Petsmart because yes, they do allow dogs to shop.

They also place the extra tasty treats in very strategic locations i.e., right at doggy level. You know, kind of like the grocery store placing the sugar cereals right at eye level where your little rug rat can see it and scream for more. More than once, my dogs have grabbed a bone out of the bin, hoping I wouldn't notice, and that they could somehow get me to pay for it when we got to the cash register.

If you're unlucky, you have a dog who needs a hip transplant. If you're seven year old Tabi however, you are lucky that they now perform hip transplants on small dogs. Tabi is also lucky because she has a mom who is willing to postpone eye surgery to give her the surgery. The surgery has a 95% success rate.

Mayor Richard Daley (Chicago) that lover of freedom, allowed a Chicago police dog to be locked up since January. What did this dog do you ask? Bite someone? Shoot an unarmed man 40 times? No. His human counterpart, in the police department got a promotion from the police canine unit to the gang crimes section. Previously, police dogs had been allowed to leave with their officers yet the Police Commander said there was a new policy and they locked the dog up. The city said the officer could take the dog home for $3500 cash. Keep in mind this officer, in his years of service, seized $700,000 for the city in drug busts. A retired police officer shelled out the money for the promoted officer to take the dog home to his two young sons. The best part? Thousands of people from as far away as Australia and Europe called and emailed City Hall to protest.

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