I don't know if this is the right place to post my "story" but I will anyway because it's on my mind because of previous posts.... I had a shih-tzu puppy that was given to me as a gift. The cutest little furball in the world. I had him for 3 yrs. He had seperation anxiety so severe...He and I went to the vet's office once a week ( I have a fabulous vet, a young girl (Lisa Markham). We tried EVERYTHING! And yes I mean EVERYTHING!! I took a leave of absence from work, so did my mother, EVERYTHING! This poor baby could not be alone! My mother is VERY allergic to cats so that was the only thing we did not do! I spent thousands of dollars on this dog trying to help him...Nothing worked. The neighbors had called the police on us several times for his barking. Finally, we went to court. The judge gave us 1 week to get rid of the dog... We were hysterically crying as we paid the fine, knowing that he would have to be put to sleep. ( I know this may upset some of you but we couldn't take him to the pound, he was too cute. Someone would take him home and he would be upset when they left and they would either abuse him or bring him back! He was a "special needs" dog. I spent over $3000 a year on him and nost "ordinary" peole are no prepared for that....) I did not want him to become a "revolving door" dog! I wanted him to have a loving home like he had with us! And his medicine was over $35 a month because he also had severe allergies. AND he wasn't good with children. and my sis and her 2 girls both lived with my mom! ...Do you see what I mean... Not an easy dog But I loved him so.... Anyway, the baliff at the court loved him. We all loved him and still do. HThe baliff and his wife (the court clerk, I live in a small town) had 2 shih-tzus at home and adopted him!! I still send him b'day cards. He is so happy now. I won't go see him because I don't want him to remember me and break his heart but they send me cards to let me know how he is. They live literally, around the corner from my mother. Sometimes you have to make the ultimate sacrifice to ensure happiness in someone else's life.........Human and animal.........