SKRENNINGER CARDS AND HUGS AND GIFTS, OH MY! USA
Card from Andréa, SweeTea, Emily & Tipsy Gipsy to Neal . . . Card from Neal, SweeTea, Emmie & Tipsy Gipsy to Andréa . . . Great minds think alike! From Lori Walker . . . I'm now encouraged to get a Breed DNA test done for Gipsy, 'cause she sure looks like this Maltese. From Anita Charochak . . . Yes, this is the year that Guard Dog is freed from his chain; he has beeen renamed Sparky and now lives with Doozy. From Patricia Yarnot & Henry Mushinsky . . . Coasters A Howliday Yard Flag . . . . . . that I hang on the inside of the front door so we see it all the time. From Dexter to SweeTea, Emmie & Gipsy . . . From Paula & Jim Lackner . . . Front Back (There IS a border on both sides; my scanner cuts it off, for whatever reason. Sorry, Paula!) I plan to frame these and hang them in my office . . . Front Back The MUTTS most-lauded story of its 30th-anniversary year . . . . . . signed by Patrick McDonnell Just out of curiosity, I looked up Florida's laws concering tethering and chaining. This is what I found: No, dogs are not allowed to be chained in Florida without meeting certain conditions: * AGE: It is illegal to chain a dog under six months old. * TETHER: The tether must be designed for dogs and not weigh more than 1/8 of the dog's body weight. * COLLAR OR HARNESS: The dog must wear a properly-fitted collar or harness. * WATER, FOOD & SHELTER: The dog must have access to water, food, shelter, and dry ground at all times. * WEATHER: The dog should not be tethered outside during extreme weather. * MULTIPLE DOGS: Multiple dogs must be tethered separately. * CHAIN TYPE: Chain, choke, or prong collars are not allowed. * TETHERING TIME: The dog should not be chained continuously for more than one hour between 9 AM and 5 PM * OWNER PRESENCE: The owner must be present while the dog is chained. Some counties have laws that are even more strict. Remember TROOPER, the Bull Terrier left tied to a fence during Hurricane Milton? You can read his story HERE, and his adoption story HERE. The only part of the law that wasn't violated was the part about multiple dogs.

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