What do you think

I met my friend S for a walk on the weekend and she was telling me that her brother's dog seemed to have been run over by a car, maybe twice. His paw was injured and he was in a lot of pain. A neighbour knocked on his door to ask if it was his dog. They took the pet to emergency and were told it would cost $1,000 per day to keep the animal for treatment. So now the bills have mounted to $30,000! S wanted my honest opinion and we both agreed the dog should have been put down, regardless of how attached the family is to the dog. I can see under $5,000 dollars being spent, and of course the option is to get a new dog. Her brother is not wealthy, he has a family to support, this is not the best use of one's savings I would think.  Most people don't have pet insurance as it is expensive and never seems to cover the particular ailment as I understand.

So Peaceful

Daughter L took this photo on a recent visit to cottage country, Muskoka to be exact. It looks so peaceful.

I was outside doing some weeding when our new neighbour's 2 small dogs came running at me aggressively, barking loudly. She was running after them, telling them to stop. They were unleashed and I thought they were going to attack or bite me. Fortunately she was able to call them off (seemingly in the nick of time) and for some reason, I didn't run or panic. She apologized. I'm not really comfortable with dogs, as I never had any pets growing up.