To all,
I have never found a web forum with such wonderful people! Everyone was so quick to welcome me and you show such compasion in sharing one another's grief and joys.

I was once part of a Starling forum and someone asked me if they should release their Starling into the wild. Well of course I told them that it was just as cruel to release a tame bird as to leave a dog in the middle of the forest. I also mentioned that Starlings were not native and are illegal to released anyway.

Well! My e-mail turned into a River of Flame!!! I was so violently attacked by the other members (most of whom probably felt guilty for having raised tame birds and releasing them) that I never felt comfortable to return.

I have the feeling that something like that wouldn' t happen here.

Cheers,
T

PS- Thank you all for the kind words about my little Grey. He really is a great dog!