After 7 years we've had to give up our dog, Bailey. Lately she has been nipping the girls I watch. I can't take the chance that she will bite. I have mixed emotions. Sad that my gaurd dog is leaving, happy that she won't bark everytime the doorbell rings. Oh and I won't have dog hair everywhere.

My boys, well the don't have a strong bond to animals, so they really don't care. Cody feels really bad. But I only can hope that she will be placed with a home that will take better care of her. We are not the perfect animal family.

So no furture animals here. We will stick with the one cat. Maybe a fish or two. We don't want to have to go through this again, and plus I have the brunt of taking care of anything that enters this home.