Thank you all for your kind words. I must admit I am very proud of my husband.

Purrley... I am sory to have dredged up such a painful memory.

They could not afford to help the dog. Hard as it is to say I would not have wanted to see that or any other dog living there. We have lived across the street from them for three years. They have a SMALL fenced backyard and we did not know they had a dog! Never saw anyone walking the dog, never saw the kids (yes, there are kids living there -- extended family!) playing with the dog...none of the things you would normally see. I know all my other neighbors' dogs by name. However, I do know the brand of beer the two grown sons drink!

We now take Edwina to a Cat Clinic but we had called her former vet hoping there would be a message referring us to an emergency vet. Probably should have called the cat clinic too but I was just thinking "dog" at that moment.

I wish I at least knew the dog's name so I could pray for him but I will NOT stike up a conversation with those neighbors to find out (I'm not fond of beer!)