When I was a youngster (a long time ago) I had a collection of little dog figurines. Most were china, but I did have some metal and wood ones too. They meant a lot to me and as an adult I wanted to pass them on to dog loving children. Today's kids seem to have such an abundance of stuff that I don't think the little dogs had much meaning to the recipients.
As an adult, I have not really *collected* anything. I do like teapots and there is a certain type of ceramic I would like to acquire some pieces, but I doubt that I would want any more than 5 of anything. Guess I don't have the collector mentality anymore. I still think that my little dog collection and that it really didn't have any importance to anyone else made an impression on me.
