I retire this year after 33 years dispatching for various police departments.  I'm tired and I've had enough.  I've also had enough with the pain in my joints from fibromyalgia and getting out of the snow should help that.

With an American husband and a US citizenship thanks to my US born mother, I have options.  I loved the sound of Savannah and decided that's where I want to…

Mango Jerry was born 2 days before I broke my foot last year.  He came into my life when he was only 6 weeks old, just a little orange ball of fluff.  He and Jitterbug (the 106 lb Otterhound) became best buddies at first sight.

Now, just a year and a half later, he's been fighting for his life after coming down with ideopathic cystitis.  That's one of the urinary tract diseases male cats can develop.  Serious in females, it's life-threatening for males.

Mango is at the extreme…

 Next week I travel to Ohio for my husband's high school reunion.  While there we'll take Jitterbug (yes, that's her name) to a breeder for evaluation.  Assuming she passes muster we'll head down that slippery slope of dog breeding.

 Choosing to have a rare breed of dog (or of any living thing) carries responsibilities with it.   Do we just let it do down into extinction and memories in a book or try to save it?  I own an Otterhound.  You will be forgiven for never having…