i spoke to berts' rescuer today and i will be going to meet them tomorrow evening. i do have 3 reference letters, one from my vet and i strongly urged that she call my vet to talk to them so they know i'm legit. bert hasn't had a known seizure for several months and is about 8. bert has been around cats and other dogs in an outside kennel for 2 years. i will do a meet and greet tomorrow and then if things look ok, i'll bring alex over for a neutral terrority meeting on the weekend. bert will be fixed and i have asked for copies of his vet records also. i also don't really like the name bert too much(yes it was for bert of bert&ernie). thanks for the web addys. i will go look. woofs and smiles joyce and alex the wonder dog