[lodwick]

Those are so great - please don't stop.

Shootist - first get an old Shep from the pound or rescue folks, and then get a pup.

Both our poochies are the same age, going on fourteen, and it's going to be very tough going when one or the other crosses the Rainbow's Bridge.

They have been best buds for so very long now.

Just my observation on the matter.

Cheers.

[.38sw]

There is a Shepherd rescue in the area. I think it would be a good idea to get an adult dog to begin with, but I'll have to convince hubby, and he can be verrrry stubborn.

Two of our three cats were rescued strays. Our oldest cat is a Maine Coon I bought as a kitten - she is 14 now, and still healthy, other than arthritis, for which she gets Cosequin. It really is hard to lose our little fur friends. I still miss my Tonkinese cat, Petra. She had some type of cancer, and just wasted away.