Welcome to all the newcomers. This site seems to attact a special kind of dog lover, not just the ordinary run of the mill kind but the slightly obscessed kind. and I love it. I have an example of the difference. Just the other day a lady was taking her West Highland White Terrier for a walk on the sidewalk in front of my house. My dogs and I were out in the back yard. My dogs noticed the dog and ran from one side of the yard to the other and barked their greeting to the Westie. I quickly went to the side of the yard as well so I could see the dog. The Westie looked our way and tugged a bit on the leash to get a better look at my two. The lady kept walking and never even turned her head in our direction. THAT is an ordinary dog lover...has a dog, takes care of it, goes for a walk with it, but doesn't even bother to glance at someone else's dogs. Now I, on the other hand, would not only look but quickly gauge whether there would be any way I could approach anyone with a dog to interact with the dog or maybe engage the owner in a few words about the animal. I frequently head in a different direction than I had intended in an effort to run into someone with a dog, and I admittedly go to PetsMart when I don't need anything, but hope to casually meet dogs in passing. So please don't hesitate to tell us all about your animals, show us pictures, share your worries and concerns as well as boast of your pets accomplishments. We really, really are interested.