thanks! i know how yah feel! me and my mom are planning to get a longhaired dog in the spring. maybe a toy poodle mix or bichon mix. well a new dog came into the humane society and they say hes a bichon mix. (i think it looks like a shih tzu mix) i want to take it home sooo bad! but its 8 years old, and the ppl say it does not like dogs trying to jump and play with him. and i have a 14 month old pup at home. i hope he gets a home soon. his name is niles. he will be on petfinder.com soon! so if anyone is interested....