We have had some wonderful dogs. Both have gone to doggy heaven. The last, was Scooter, a 150 pound Rottweiler/Aussie mix who was the gentlest giant. We miss him still and hope, someday, to have another like him. A cat tried to adopt us a few weeks ago, but, fortunately wer were able tot find him a cat friendly house to call his own. He tried really really hard to turn us into cat lovers before he went though.