I love to talk to them .I have trained dogs.. cared for them when very sick. Make my own food for mine. Most of them have lived a very long time. They all have there own special personality. One of mine had to go out and play ball every night when I got home for work. He would whine and state. He would Chase that ball tell his tongue was all the way out . Then I knew he was tired. When he got old I would fix him numerous things cause he wouldn't eat sometimes. Bottom line I have had always had a dog in my life. I ve had to take and put them down when they couldn't go on and knew when it was time