NO Bark Collars!!

We have a crazy man in our town that is trying to pass a no barking ordinance. According to the proposal, if we dogs get a few complaints our moms and dads have to either buy or rent a shock collar! How crazy is that? I'm OK because I am not a barker but I have friends that are and I don't want them being hurt. My mom is on a crusade to find all the documented info to show that they are not an acceptable form of training. It gets crazier because the man that is proposing this ordinance lives in the country, not in town. I wonder how he would like to have a shock collar around his neck zapping him all the time? He doesn't even own pets so he doesn't realize that a few barks now and then are well worth the happiness that we bring into people's lives. It is so sad! If you have any info or know of any situations were bark collars have caused either medical or behavioral problems, my mom would love to know.
Thanks for your help!!

Bees!

Yikes! I got stung by bees over the weekend. It really hurt! I never ran so fast in my life. Then I had to rub my butt in the dirt, and make hot laps around the house. Mom gave me a Benedryl and rubbed Benedryl gel on my owie bites to make me feel better. Thanks, Mom!

The first day

The day my girls and I decided to go look at Braesal I firmly told them, "We're just going to go and look. We are not going to buy him. We'll come home and talk about it first." We drove out the the breeder's kennel and waited while she brought him out. He was absolutely the cutest thing we had ever seen! He was 5 1/2 months old and was the last puppy in the litter. The breeder had planned to keep him and changed her mind. So much for going home and talking about it! We bought him on the spot. He was named Drake. We changed his name to Braesal which means 'strong and brave in conflict'. I knew from that moment that I would always love him to the moon and back.