[Dan from Michigan]

19!????
That's like 140 in dog years. The dog I had when I was a kid died at 14 or 15, of old age.(Couldn't move so had to be put to sleep). I can't imagine a dog last that long.

As soon as I get out of the apartments, I'll be picking up a puppy, probably a black lab.

[deadhead]

My childhood dog Dino lived until 19. It happens.

[RikaStrom]

Yep, I've told her that she is basically dead in doggy years, she just just grins at me and demands another pupporoni. :-)

Labs are great too. Eventually when it is time to get another dog, I will probably be looking at lab mixes as well. But I always end up rescuing a dog from the pound.

[texgal]

My 1st Yorkie lived just past his 19th birthday and he still looked much like a puppy. It was hard to part with my old friend last February. Our second Yorkie is 8 and still very much like a puppy. Great companion, low upkeep. Just happy to sit at my side or by my feet.

My favorite dog was our Weimaraner (sp?) - she was the best (after a wild, wild puppyhood!). She was a great babysitter after my daughter became a toddler. No one got close to our baby - including grandparents - unless we told her it was ok and the dog would herd her away from the street. All of our dogs were rescued or given to us.