My previous dog Bailey was my "dog of a lifetime". She was smart (knew dozens of tricks), cooperative, and could read my mind. I never had before nor since a dog that would follow my verbal instructions in the manner she did. She was my partner and we were a team. But there are attributes that my others dogs have that she didn't. She was not one to play with toys or retrieve a ball...all that was quite beneath her, and if you were upset, you would just have to console yourself, because she wanted no part of a pity party. Her daughter, Tizzie, was nothing like her, but a sweet, gentle soul who wanted nothing more than to be by my side. Hannah has taught me about life and how to live it, about myself and what's important, and Tucker has brought me love and affection and being needed. Which is my favorite? That is like asking whether I would rather have food or water or air to breathe.