Second was a rescue and very sweet...not bossy like the one I got from the cradle and was my own creation. :)
Yes. We’ve had three over the years. Our first one was Thunder. He was amazing - almost a European standard. Weighed around 30 pounds. He had the full range of the small town where we lived. He was not neutered since that was not really the thing back then. He would bring dates home with him. He showed up once at a New Year’s eve party we went to with a german shepherd. They seemed very happy together, went around the place saying hello to everyone and then left. Our next one had serious health problems and wasn’t that much fun to own. As I said, this one, Biscuit, is a joy. Makes us laugh every day. Doesn’t even bark much. He knows that magic command, “out.” If you have not taught your dog to leave the room on command, you need to work on it. It solves a lot of problems. Our dogs leave the room and sit in the next one, watching us closely.