My friends were moving to Hong Kong and had a 3 month old French Bulldog (Peanut). My girlfriend and I took him for 2 months due to rules in Hong Kong (dog must be 5 months old to enter country) and loved having him so much we really hated to see him go. We don't want our own dog only b/c of the time commitment but we love to have dog visitors. I have owned several dogs as a boy growing up including a beagle, dachshund, cocker spaniel and mutt. My dachshund required medicine daily for epilepsy but we loved him so much that it was never a chore for anyone in our family. I also cared for my grandmother's dog, Yogi, a poodle, when she was no longer able to take care of him.