This is just a random rant. Today I took Autumn to Petco to give her something to do in the winter and I figured I'd find her something she could have. Wrong. We nosed around for half an hour and all the toys were cheap pieces of junk she could destroy in half a second for $14 or more and even the rawhide is too much. I miss the day when the Foster and Smith supplier for a local store would bring stuff down and have a sidewalk sale at a great discount. I could get big rawhide bones for 75˘ each and dog toys that weren't so cheaply made. But he hasn't come around lately so now I'm stuck shopping in regular stores until I can get to Sheboygan once the threat of snow is gone. At least in Sheboygan there's more options. When did people start paying $15 for a single large rawhide bone? People have really got to set limits on what stores can charge them. If you buy it, they'll raise the prices. So stop buying from them for a while people! At least that's how I feel. Somebody is paying those prices in order for the store to stay running. The same as enough local people are recycling alum cans at 38˘ a pound so it doesn't need to go up to lure them in. Stop being so compliant!