A dog's birthday party triggered one of my ex's DUIs because I stopped at the dog's BD party on my way to visit him after returning from a long vacation. It was just 15 minutes, and I told him I would be there. When I got to his house, he was gone, and I was mad. But he was in jail and said, "You chose to go to a dog's BD party over coming to my house!" It was not like that. I was paying respect to my daughter, who got cheated out of having kids and treated her dogs very well. Like they were her kids. Anyway, Janet, I agree with you. My ex was right that time. I should have skipped the damn dog party and gone to see him right away. I gave the message I didn't care, which sent him into an alcoholic relapse.