All good points Caroline.. and might I add that I didnt have to break out my "Ceelo-Translator" to read your post

Look, there's a bazillion ways to get adog.. some better than others.. But, like I said, this is what's going to work best for me now in relation to my gettnig a second hound. When the time comes that Icee is done racing, I'll be better able..both in terms of financial stability and living situation...totake on a second hound. If for some reason Icee has an extended career or is made a broody.. GREAT! I'd be really stoked, because that means she'll just be perpetuating a fantastic bloodline. I can hold on 2-3 years... if she were to race a full career and then go off to be a broody, well, then, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it