[Brainpole]

OK, so I took Patches to my husband's work today to get some socialization work done. One of the oil bay guys looked at Patches for a while then asked me if I wanted to breed her to his Boxer! I pretended not to hear him, but my husband looked at him like he was crazy & said to him "why would I want to go & ruin a good dog like that?" His employee asked what he meant & I explained that mutts are a dime a dozen in the shelter. I hope we didn't hurt his feelings - he didn't say anything to us the rest of the time I was there, but really??? Breed an APBT to a Boxer????

(P.S. - In case anyone doesn't know, if there is no specific organization in your area to socialize your pup, providing you get the manager's permission, garages are great places to go! They usually have benches out front of the business you can set at. Lots of people of all types coming in & out, all kind of different smells & all kinds of noises from the mudane to loud & obnoxious & the company usually doesn't mind dogs as long as you keep them outside & they don't scare anyone. The only danger is to make sure you keep them away from antifreeze & make sure to keep them on a short leash so they don't get run over!)

Blessings ...