Good for you, Aly! You might as well weed out the undesirables (someone not crazy about dogs) early on anyway.

Sometimes I watch this TV show (while I exercise) called A Dating Story. It's about two people going out on a blind date. This one girl's date is introduced to her dog and the little dog does a submissive pee on the concrete stoop (just a little). The guy gets this frozen smile on his face and he makes a big deal to the camera later on about how the dog almost peed on him. CREEP, REJECT, LOSER!!!

Sorry, Jackie, I got off the topic. My Hannah is the same way about her water. Can't be in the dog dish for very long, otherwise she is demanding "fresh". My husband thinks I spoil the dogs because I haven't figured out how to take a vacation without them. He doesn't understand that it just won't do to have a pet sitter come in twice a day or a rely on a neighborhood kid. What is sufficient, I probably can't afford - a live-in dog lover. And it would absolutely kill me to think of putting them in a kennel. Tucker would have a nervous breakdown. But in answer to the question, no my dogs are not spoiled!

[This message has been edited by RachelJ (edited May 01, 2001).]