I've had a small dog and have a big dog, now. I love them both. Bruno was very cuddly, and, would play so cute! He would run laps around the yard and play with squeaky toys and would suck on his blanket and follow me everywhere. He was a mix between a cocker spaniel and a long haired dachshund, but, basically looked like a larger-than-normal doxie. He was about 18 pounds. He was small, but, very much a dog. Not just a lap dog, although he was that, too. Finn is all of that, as well, but, has the lab qualities, too, of really loving the water and being a great retriever. He can obviously play harder than Bruno could, but, I don't really play that roughly with him, because he just has no idea he's over 70 pounds. He's very much a lap dog, also, though, going back to the fact that he doesn't know how big he is. I hope to one day have several dogs, of all sizes, and, a couple of cats, too!