Of course something happened to him, Dukedogsmom! He was raised by somebody just like him.

I'm not looking for sympathy at all. I'm fine. I just want to emphasize that we need to be understanding and teach people who come on this board not knowing about how to love and care for animals. There are reasons for their lack of knowledge! We are all products of our environment. Pet Talk is an environment which can help people to become loving pet parents, instead of cold hearted pet owners. But we have to be a loving example of that - not hateful or mean.