Hi Rory, I'm a newby too, and I'm kinda embarrased about slippin 'into your thread like this... I guess I should introduce myself...I'm Laurie, I live in Il. I'm the mother of Daisy Bone, (she's a 6 yr old Airedale) We have lots of other furry, feathery, and scaley kids too) Daisy is the 3rd Airedale we've had, but she's the only one who's had health problems.I'm looking forward to "meeting" everyone.