Family is everything to me and dogs have always been a part of our family . With 4 kids grown and out of house and 5 grand kids dogs have always and continues to be part of our lives . Love to play ball with them , talk to them , a cuddle , scratch, hug can always make both of us feel good . I have a 12 year old Chihuahua / Pomeranian, my daughter brought home from work and couldn't take her with them when she got married and rented . Before Phoebe, we had a beautiful black Lab who lived 14 years, Duke . Towards the end of his live had to give him daily shots for diabetes . Got him for my son who was in Pre-K when we adopted him at around 6 weeks old, and we had to put him to sleep 14 years later when son was starting college.