WELL HI STELLA! HAPPY DOTD.WATCH OUT IF YOU'RE HANGING OUT WUTH A DOBERMAN-I LIKE THEM AND IT SEEMS THEY CAN BE SASSY! I OFTEN RECALL WHEN I LEFT THE AIR FORCE AND CAME HOME TO UPSTATE NY. A LADY WHO RENTED THE FLAT UNDER MINE HAD A DOBIE WHO LIKED TO FREAK ME OUT AND LEAP OVER THE FRONT END OF MY CAR!! MAURICE WAS A CLASSY DOG THOUGH!I AM A CAT LADY MYSELF-BUT STELLA I LOVED READING ABOUT YOU GIRL! YOU COULD END UP WITH A CANINE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IF YOU KEEP SWIMMING! GO FOR IT! BEST WISHES SUSANSWATLIN518