Yup. This is so true. We almost lost Iris 2 years ago when she got hit by a car. She was the dog that ALWAYS came when you call her, every time. We "trusted" her so much that my Dad brought her out with him to mow the lawn - down by the road. And for those few short seconds, when she went into the road -the reason why she was in the road we'll never know, a car came along and hit her. She had to have surgery, but she was a young healthy dog so she recovered. She still limps sometimes when she's tired, and she goes up stairs funny. But boy was that scary!!!!