Margarita,
Yes, Marita Malone used to say "it's a doggy dog world." This is the same person whose retort to a contingent of Save the Whale folks was "My mother died and I had to get used to that -- why should I worry about the whales?" (which actually bears thinking about). By the way, Marita loved the whales; it's just that that was her unique way of comparing losses in her life...

Bark