This sad tale jogged my memory. When my Cody was about 1 yr old-still going thru puppy trials and tribulation, and me a 1st time dog owner, I used to see a guy walking his beautiful yellow lab puppy. I spoke to him a few times, he was young but grumpy and did nothing but complain about the dog! (argh!) I later saw him at a family owned drug store getting malaria pills for some exotic trip. I asked him what about the puppy?? And he said (the pharmacist went "oh, Oh!)that they were boarding the dog, but if their was no behavior improvement when they returned, the dog goes. Afterall, he and his wife work 10 hrs a day and by the time they get home all the dog wants to do is play and run around and they're too tired! Needless to say I flipped out very loudly, gave him my phone number but never heard from him and never saw him on my block again. Sad isn't it?? Poor thing didn't deserve them.