I'm not sure if this is pertaining to the thread, but just yesterday I was discussing my trip to Utah with my aunt, who does not like dogs the way I do. She's grown attached to mine in a way, but she still doesn't *like* them and treat them as I do.

I was telling her how scared and how I cried when I had to leave Kiara at the Airport. She said that I was silly and asked why I would cry over such a thing?

I replied by asking her if she'd like to lock her child up in a cage, and stick them in a plane for 4 hours or so. She didn't answer my question but replied by saying that i've got to understand the value of a human compared to an animal. That totally pissed me off but I had to hold myself back in respect to my mother, as it's her sister. I told her that my dogs are like children to me, and I value them as I would value a human life, and as I would my human children *when/if I have them* and that I see them as a part of my family.

She said she understood but I really don't think she does.

My dogs mean the world to me.



Now, to the original subject of saving my dog's lives over mine.
I'm kind of in the middle here.
I'd never, ever, want my dogs or I to die or be injured.

But, I think either way, whichever one of us died, the other would suffer.

If my dogs died, I would never know what to do with myself.
If I died, my dogs would be so confused and lost, especially Kiara.
So, I really don't know, but I do know I probably wouldn't even think about dying if it came to rescueing my dogs, or someone elses. I'd just think of saving them, and hopefully coming out alive as well.