RT Journal
A1 Margolis DM
T1 ELmo's story
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD January 23
VO 172
IS 2
SP 185
OP 185
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.793
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.793
AB 
We first met Elmo at a dog breeder's farm owned by Melvin Smith. As a practicing gastroenterologist, I had treated Mr Smith for a bleeding ulcer a few years previously. At that time, we got to talking about dogs, and Mr Smith told me that I should look him up if we were ever interested in acquiring a standard poodle. Elmo was much larger than the other puppies there, and we found out from Mr Smith that he was from an earlier litter. The first owners had brought him back because he could not be housebroken. Even though he appeared to be hyperactive, I immediately felt sorry for him and suggested to my wife that we take him in. The 50% discount from the price of the other dogs was also an enticement.