Hi Grace and welcome I'm fairly new my self. Every one here is just great and love there pets(family members) I have a 4 year old English Springer who is the worlds biggers sofa spud (Merlin) I have raised and shown dogs for 30 years. I have rescued, and reabilited at least 10 dogs and kept 5 others. I still learn lots from the folks here they find items that I can't sometimes . Great place for learning. Welcome again and enjoy Corinna