I grew up with little dogs and loved them to pieces when I was little. They were part of our family when we lived in Cincinnati. They even licked our ice cream cones! I had a dog for 16 years that was a lab mix when i lived in Oregon and she travelled everywhere with me, which was a lot. After her, I had 2 shelties that I loved dearly. I never had children so my dogs were my best companions. I cooked homemade chicken stews for my last dog, she loved it! They were all well behaved because they were well loved and cared for. I am an RN and wanted to save all of the abused children in the world at one time but I knew that wasnt possible so I focused my love on my dogs.