Although I often disagree with Sue Sternburg's theories, I think this was a good documentary. Changed my opinion on her quite a bit. I particularly liked that she said her own dogs would fail her temperment test--I know most of mine would fail her test on one thing or another.

I am not a supporter of the no-kill movement in most cases. I strongly believe that there are fates worse than death. If every rescue could do it like Best Friends, that would be different, but not many places have those kind of resources.

I am a supporter of the low-kill, limited admission shelter. That's what our shelter really is. We call it no-kill in our advertising ect, because the general public doesn't get the difference. We euthanize only the very sick and the aggressive. If you tell us your dog has bitten, we won't accept it or we will euthanize it for you, if it appears the dog is in danger from you. I have gone with many shelter dogs on that last appointment and held their paws so they crossed with someone and knew some kindness in their last moments.

Founder & Raven were starting to get like the dogs they showed on the video, after over a year in the shelter. Not to that extreme, but Raven paced in a circle the size of her kennel all day. After we got her, for months, she continued to pace in that same pattern. Founder started snapping at the staff when they tried to bring him inside, he snarled and lunged at people walking by his kennel. For the first six months I had him, he refused to come near a door. No way was he getting trapped inside a building again. He's been here for 19 months now and he likes to come inside, but he always makes sure he has an escape route! Founder never goes under the bed or into a corner, the door is always in his direct line of sight!