chatty -- isn't it a shame how people treat their animals -- oh i know its nothing compared to the abused children and orphans in the world -- but we're talking about people who just "get tired" of taking care of the dog/cat/bird etc that they got on a "whim" and they just dump them.

but Max is a happy ending and is gaining weight already and will die an old dog in the same home he was brought into the world in [Big Grin]