I found a dog wandering streets, distraught and thirsty, and brought him home, fed him, and next day I reunited him with his family. My dog was excited, and they became friends. Dogs are very smart. You can see sometimes very clearly a reflection of owners in dog's character. Few years ago I saw a cartoon in NEW YORKER magazine; a dog party was shawn chatting with each other, with surprizing feature every dog had small business card under its tail with short message: "I am Betty" and so on. Amazing is n't? I hope you have got my attitude towards dogs from these 2 stories. I love cats too, but cats are different: more soft and independent. We used to have a dog and a cat in a house: cat was a boss