There is a possibility that my tear ducts have a limited capacity and I could become dehydrated from crying if I watch Old Yeller! I'm not even sure I've ever seen Old Yeller, but I have it playing in my head anyways from things people have told me about it. Boy loves dog, his only friend. Dog gets rabies. Dog gets shot. Boy doesn't have any friends any more.

OK! I remember from To Kill A Mockingbird! Atticus throws his glasses on the ground and kills the slavering rabid dog menacing the neighborhood. Happy Fathers Day to all the Atticus Finch fans, by the way!

Thanks for the heads up. I (obviously) wouldn't have thought of rabies. Now I will. Do you think that's what's wrong with those Yorkies on a string downtown who leap off the curb to try to bite my wheels?