I should add that after a rather spirited debate out behind the barn, in which we were both able to express our views (Both right and left) we agreed to no longer associate with each other. That was 30 years ago, and I don't know what ever happened to him - I just know karma is a b!%ch. Most people have no idea of the cruelty towards animals that goes on. My wife has rescued a couple dogs now. One from a puppy mill, that supplied purebreds to all the pet stores that people like to frequent. It had lived it's life in a 12" X 20" cage, fed mashed potatoes with a little beef broth mixed in, urinating and defecating in the same cage. When we got her, at 6 years old, 19 teeth were rotted out and had to be removed. She didn't know what water or a water bowl were. The vet was going to spay her, but didn't think she would live because she had a protein level that was under 1%. My wife used to belong to a lot of the rescue pages on FB, but finally had to stop because she couldn't stand what she was seeing on a daily basis.
The more people I get to know - The more I like my dogs!