Pam - nice to meet you too! This is the first poodle I've owned and I must say I love him to pieces. He's the perfect dog. He gets along great with my other dog and my cat. He only has one problem that I've been working hard on. He has one of the worst cases of seperation anxiety I have seen. Poor little guy has already been in 2 shelters and 3 different homes and he's only a year old. Its a slow process but I am seeing some progress