Star was an only furchild till she was 4. Then my skin-child left our home and she was miserable. poor dog used to stand up on the bench and look over the fence to watch the kids playing across the street. So we got Rosie, a round cuddly ball of fur 3 months old. I did have to watch them at first because Star can be pretty bossy and was for a while. But she grew to love Rosie & they were best buds till Rosie was hit & killed a year and a half ago. Star was devastated, she got so depressed . we began another search, tried out 2 other dogs that didn't work out, and finally found our beloved Sherman. From day one they were like 2 peas in a pod! And I love him just as much as I did Rosie, which I never thought could happen. I don't think of him as a "replacement" dog at all. He's our answer to a prayer!

P.S. I wish we could have tons more dogs. But it was important that whoever came to stay got along well with Star, and apparently she can be hard to get along with.