When I was 6 or 7, we went on vacation and my parents put our dalmation puppy, “Spotty” into a kennel. When we returned, there seemed to be a delay in getting Spotty home. Finally my father told me that Spotty, who was always afraid of stairs, was pulled down a staircase and broke a leg(s) – in those days (mid-1940s) I guess they didn’t believe in putting dogs in splints and Spotty was put to sleep. I took this very bitterly and when we got another dog, I never wanted her to be taken care of in a kennel.
When I was 6 or 7, we went on vacation and my parents put our dalmation puppy, “Spotty” into a kennel. When we returned, there seemed to be a delay in getting Spotty home. Finally my father told me that Spotty, who was always afraid of stairs, was pulled down a staircase and broke a leg(s) – in those days (mid-1940s) I guess they didn’t believe in putting dogs in splints and Spotty was put to sleep. I took this very bitterly and when we got another dog, I never wanted her to be taken care of in a kennel.