Thx for all the replies! I grew up with lots of animals and always had a good dog or two. I don't how my dad would have managed with a good dog, I really don't. We in looking for another dog and we had to put ours to sleep last year and our cat is lonely without his buddy around. Our old dog is going to be hard to beat though, she was very special....I hope we can find one that will work for us.