Thank you, Jo! That's an excellent reminder to us all! If you don't mind, I'd just like to add one thing....


To those who are giving advice....please remember that it's not your duty to make sure someone else takes your advice. All we can do is offer it. It's the other person's choice whether or not to take it. Sometimes we do have a tendency to belabor a point to death in an attempt to convince someone to take our advice.

And to those receiving advice...whether asked for or not....do remember it's entirely up to you whether you take that advice or not. If you don't like what you are being told, you don't have to convince anyone else here that they are wrong. Just nod and say, "thanks for the words" and continue to do whatever you think is best.

The long, drawn-out debates....while on rare occasions, amusing...are simply not necessary. Each and every one of us is capable of deciding what is right for our animals and acting on that, without having to convert the entire world to our way of thinking.

I would implore anyone who receives advice to carefully weigh and consider its merits...but the choice of what ultimately to do is always in your own hands and not anyone else's. As are the consequences of those choices.