And if you don't like cleaning up POO, don't have time for the constant attention a new puppy needs, don't want your children knocked over by a furball of boundless energy, don't like cleaning puddles of WEE, having to find a good kennel if you want to go on holiday and are not prepared to spend $$$ on flea treatment, worm treatment, vaccinations and potentially more on other injuries.....if you think it's ok to buy lone dog and leave it at home to amuse itself in the backyard all day, or that dogs/cats are not proper members of a family like the people members....THINK AGAIN.

This issue craps me off to high heaven. Unless you already noticed