Well i can say this much. This dog I got here is a huge part of our family outside of hunting. If anything bad was to happen to her I would never hear the end of it or be able to forgive myself. Especially something like this that is pretty much avoidable if I can get her in font of a few and teach her.
A few years back she got a puncture wound in her chest that was not discovered until the following morning, and she was definitely not well when I woke up. I pretty much cried the whole way to the vets office for fear of the worst possible news. I'll be damned if I want to have to go through that again. (This is why we didnt hunt chukkar last year)
Im really at a point where I want to hunt chukkar, but probably won't until I get this done. It's putting a damper on both of us. But I couldnt live with myself if something bad happened. This dog has an amazing connection with my family, and she is what has gotten us through some very sad and hard times.
I know, all soft and mushy, but I'm sure you understand.