citrusnut, My friend (who is also president of our local animal welfare group) had a collie who died from eating pork chops. She only ate a few & you would think it wouldn't matter to a dog that size. I think she said there is an enzyme they can't digest, I will check with her & find out. Karyn, Tell her to get her dog to obedience classes & quick. What would happen if the dog drug her in front of a car? You really need to be able to control your dog to keep both of you safe & a well trained dog is a much better family member. 15 to 20 minutes of training twice a day for 6 to 8 weeks is all it takes. After all the excitement last week, Abbi took a whole head of cabbage off the kitchen table & started to eat it! I have spent her entire life hiding food from her. In the past she has eaten several loaves of bread (plastic & all) & she knows how to get a full pan of food off the top of the stove without spilling much. She clamps her mouth over the edge & lifts it off, I wish I had a video of it, it's amazing. She has also figured out how to open both the oven & fridge doors but she doesn't do it very often. In her younger days, she could clear a 4 foot chain link fence (Newfs are not supposed to be able to do that). She is 9 now & slowing down & she hasn't jumped the fence for a couple years (I have an American Eskimo to do that for me now). Linda

I can relate somewhat, although I didn't hit anything. Black ice is treacherous and I barely missed a big Coco Cola truck, after spinning in a circle. I know I was completely shaken about it and I expect you were,too. Glad you weren't hurt! Sue

So happy and hope there wasn't anything to it except she might need a good spanking!!!

Yes, it is. Alex wants a bike to get around UK's campus. I'm petrified. It's bad enough he has to walk around with all the idiots who drive around that area and don't pay attention or stop for pedestrians. At least 2 people I know have died since I started working at the VA almost 7 years ago, 2 others were hit in crosswalks (that I remember), one guy was hit on his bike. The traffic was stopped, I was a couple cars back and watching this woman on her cell phone turn right just when the guy on the bike thought he was safe to cross the street. He limped away from it, but I thought he was hurt worse because it took him a few minutes to get back off the pavement.